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AAPC OFFICIAL CPC CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE NOTES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+ 2025/2026
"hold harmless clause" * found in some non-Medicare health plan
contracts
* prohibits billing to patient for anything beyond
deductibles and co-pays.
* more accurate payment of claims
A compliance plan * fewer billing mistakes
may offer several * improved documentation and more accurate
benefits, including: coding
* less chance of violating self-referral and anti-
kickback status
A healthcare clearing entity that processes nonstandard health
house is a information they receive from another
entity into a standard format
A key provision in only the minimum necessary protected
HIPAA is the Minimum health information should be shared to
Necessary satisfy a particular purpose.
requirement. this
means
A medically necessary least radical service/procedure that
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service is the allows for effective treatment of the
patients' complaint or condition
A patient sustaining Leg
an injury to her
great saphenous
vein would have
sustained injury to
which of
anatomical site?
APC Ambulatory Payment Classification
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (of
2009)
ASC Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Abuse consists of payment for items or services that are
billed by providers in error that should not
be paid for by Medicare.
An ABN protects the creating a paper trail that CMS requires
provider's financial before a provider can bill the patient for
interest by payment if Medicare denies coverage
for the stated service or procedure.
An entity that Clearinghouse
processes
nonstandard health
information they
receive from
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AM
another entity into a
standard format is
considered what?
As a part of Health intent
Care Reform, the
Affordable Care Act of
2010 amended the
definition of fraud to
remove the __________
requirement
By statute, all work every 5 years
RVUs, must be
examined no less
often than
CF Coversion Factor - fixed dollar amount used to
translate the RVUs into fees
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
CMS developed Social Security Act
polices regarding
medical necessity
are based on
regulations found in
title XVIII, $1862(a)
of the
CMS will accept the CMS-R-131
______________for
3/
18
AM
AAPC OFFICIAL CPC CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE NOTES
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+ 2025/2026
"hold harmless clause" * found in some non-Medicare health plan
contracts
* prohibits billing to patient for anything beyond
deductibles and co-pays.
* more accurate payment of claims
A compliance plan * fewer billing mistakes
may offer several * improved documentation and more accurate
benefits, including: coding
* less chance of violating self-referral and anti-
kickback status
A healthcare clearing entity that processes nonstandard health
house is a information they receive from another
entity into a standard format
A key provision in only the minimum necessary protected
HIPAA is the Minimum health information should be shared to
Necessary satisfy a particular purpose.
requirement. this
means
A medically necessary least radical service/procedure that
1/
18
,11/18/25, 7:42
AM
service is the allows for effective treatment of the
patients' complaint or condition
A patient sustaining Leg
an injury to her
great saphenous
vein would have
sustained injury to
which of
anatomical site?
APC Ambulatory Payment Classification
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (of
2009)
ASC Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Abuse consists of payment for items or services that are
billed by providers in error that should not
be paid for by Medicare.
An ABN protects the creating a paper trail that CMS requires
provider's financial before a provider can bill the patient for
interest by payment if Medicare denies coverage
for the stated service or procedure.
An entity that Clearinghouse
processes
nonstandard health
information they
receive from
2/
18
, 11/18/25, 7:42
AM
another entity into a
standard format is
considered what?
As a part of Health intent
Care Reform, the
Affordable Care Act of
2010 amended the
definition of fraud to
remove the __________
requirement
By statute, all work every 5 years
RVUs, must be
examined no less
often than
CF Coversion Factor - fixed dollar amount used to
translate the RVUs into fees
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
CMS developed Social Security Act
polices regarding
medical necessity
are based on
regulations found in
title XVIII, $1862(a)
of the
CMS will accept the CMS-R-131
______________for
3/
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