AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
___________AfixationAwithApins,Ascrews,Aplates,AorAwiresAisAplacedAdirectlyAonAorAinAtheAb
oneAtoAimmobilizeAaAfracturedAboneAandAtoAmaintainAalignmentAwhileAitAheals.
a.AManipulation
b.AReduction
c.AInternal
d.ACastingA-AAnswerAc.AInternal
AA15-year-
oldAunderwentAplacementAofAaAcochlearAimplantA1AyearAago.AItAnowAneedsAtoAbeAreprogram
med.AWhatACPT®AcodeAisAreportedAforAtheAreprogramming?
a.A92602
b.A92604
c.A92603
d.A92601A-AAnswerAb.A92604
Rationale:ACochlearAimplantsAdifferAfromAhearingAaids;AtheyAbypassAtheAdamagedApartAofAth
eAear.ATheAuseAofAaAcochlearAimplantAinvolvesArelearningAhowAtoAhearAandAreactAtoAsounds.
AInAtheACPT®AIndexAlookAforACochlearADevice/ProgrammingAwhichAdirectsAyouAtoAcodesA926
02,A92604.ATheAcodeAselectionAisAbasedAonAtheAageAofAtheApatientAandAwhetherAitAisAtheAin
itialAprogrammingAorAsubsequentAreprogramming.ACodeA92604AdescribesAsubsequentAreprogr
ammingAforAaApatientAageA7AorAolder.
AA16-year-
oldAmaleAisAbroughtAtoAtheAEDAbyAhisAmother.AHeAwasAridingAhisAbicycleAinAtheAparkAwhen
AheAfellAoffAtheAbike.ATheApatient'sArightAarmAisApainfulAtoAtouch,Adiscolored,AandAswollen.A
TheAX-rayAshowsAaAclosedAfractureAofAtheAulna.AWhatAICD-10-CMAcodesAareAreported?
,a.AS52.209A,AV18.4XXA,AY92.830
b.AS52.201A,AV19.9XXA,AY92.830
c.AS52.201A,AV18.0XXA,AY92.830
d.AS52.201A,AV18.4XXA,AY92.831A-AAnswerAc.AS52.201A,AV18.0XXA,AY92.830
AA17-year-
oldAfemaleAhasAaAboneAmarrowAbiopsyAforAexaminationAasAaApotentialAvolunteerAstemAcellA
donorAforAherAmotherAwhoAhasAacuteAmonocyticAleukemiaA(AML).AWhatAdiagnosisAcode(s)Ais/
areAusedAforAtheAtypingAofAtheAstemAcellAspecimens?
a.AC93.00,AZ52.3
b.AZ00.5
c.AZ52.3,AC93.00
d.AC93.00A-AAnswerAb.AZ00.5
AA23-year-
oldApatientApresentsAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentA(ED)AwithAaAcutAonAhisAleg.AHeAisAaAconf
irmedAAIDSApatientAasAdocumentedAinAtheArecord.AWhatAICD-10-
CMAcodesAshouldAbeAreported?
a.AS81.819a,AZ71.7
b.AS81.819a,AZ11.4
c.AS81.819A,AB20
d.AS819A,AR75A-AAnswerAc.AS81.819A,AB20
AA26-year-
oldApatientApresentsAwithAheadache,AneckApainAandAfeverAandAisAconcernedAheAmayAhaveAm
eningitis.ATheApatientAwasAplacedAinAtheAsittingApositionAandAgivenA0.5AmgAAtivanAIV.AHisA
backAwasApreppedAandAaA20-
gaugeAneedleApuncturedAtheAspineAbetweenAL4AandAL5AwithAtheAreturnAofAclearAfluid.ATheAce
rebrospinalAfluidAwasAreviewedAandAshowedAnoAsignAofAmeningitis.AWhatACPT®AcodeAisArep
orted?
a.A62272
b.A62326
c.A62270
,d.A62282A-AAnswerAc.A62270
AA27-year-
oldAgirlAhasAbeenAonAtheAlungAtransplantAlistAforAmonthsAandAtodayAsheAwillAbeAreceivingA
aALTAandARTAlungAfromAanAindividualAinvolvedAinAanAMVA.AThisApersonAwasADOAAatAtheAho
spitalAandAisAanAorganAdonor.ATheAdonorApneumonectomyAwasAperformedAbyAphysicianAA,At
heAbackbenchAworkAbyAphysicianABAandAtheAtransplantAofAbothAlungsAintoAtheApreppedAand
AwaitingApatientAbyAphysicianAC.AWhatAisAtheAcorrectAcodingAforAtheAremovalA(physicianAA),A
preparationA(physicianAB)AandAinsertionA(physicianAC)AofAtheAlungs?
a.A32850,A32855AxA2,A32850-50
b.A32850,A32855,A32851
c.A32850,A32856,A32853
d.A32850,A32856,A32851AxA2A-AAnswerAc.A32850,A32856,A32853
AA37-year-oldAfemaleAisAseenAinAtheAclinicAforAfollow-
upAofAlowerAextremityAswelling.ASheAhasAhadAthisAissueAforAtheApastAsixAmonths.
HPI:APatientAisAhereAtodayAforAfollow-
upAofAbilateralAlowerAextremityAswelling.ATheAswellingArespondedAtoAhydrochlorothiazide.
DATAAREVIEW:AIAreviewedAherACBCAlab.
EXAM:APatientAisAinAnoAacuteAdistress.
ASSESSMENT:1.ABilateralAlowerAextremityAswelling.AThisAhasAresolvedAwithAdiuretics.
PLAN:AWillAorderAanAechocardiogramAandAkidneyAfunctionAlabAtest.ARefillAprescription.ARetur
nAinA2Amonths.
a.A99212
b.A99214
c.A99215
d.A99213A-AAnswerAa.A99212
, AA40-year-
oldAfemaleAhasAcholelithiasisAwithAchronicAcholecystitis.ASheAisAinAtheAAmbulatoryASurgicalAC
enterAtoAhaveAaAlaparoscopicAcholecystectomy.AAAdyeAwasAinjectedAtoAperformAanAintraoperat
iveAcholangiogram.ATheAsurgeonAwhoAperformedAtheAprocedureAincludedAaAseparateAreportAw
ithAhisAinterpretationAofAtheAcholangiogramAthatAindicatedAthereAwasAnormal,AfreeAflowAinto
AtheAduodenum,AwithAnoAevidenceAofAfillingAdefectsAwithAnoAstonesAorAstricturesAseen.AWhat
ACPT®AcodesAareAreportedAforAtheAprofessionalAservicesAofAtheAsurgeon?
a.A47562,A74300
b.A47563,A74300
c.A47562,A74300-26
d.A47563,A74300-26A-AAnswerAd.A47563,A74300-26
Rationale:ATheApatientAisAhavingAherAgallbladderAremovedAalongAwithAhavingAaAdyeAinjection
AforAanAintraoperativeAcholangiogram.ATheAcholangiogramAisAperformedAtoAmakeAsureAthereA
areAnoAgallstones,AtumorsAorAstricturesAcausingApartialAorAtotalAobstructionAofAtheAflowAofAd
yeAintoAtheAduodenum.AInAtheACPT®AIndexAlookAforACholecystectomy/AnyAMethod/withAChola
ngiographyA47563,A47605,A47620.ACodeA47563AdescribesAaAlaparoscopicAcholecystectomyAwit
hAcholangiography.AForAtheAradiologyAserviceAlookAinAtheACPT®AIndexAforACholangiography/I
ntraoperativeAdirectingAyouAtoA74300-
74301.ACodeA74300AisAtheAcorrectAcode.ATheseAcodesAareAalsoAreferencedAinAtheAparenthetica
lAnotesAbelowAcodeA47563.ATheAprocedureAisAperformedAinAtheAAmbulatoryASurgicalACenterAi
ndicatingAtheAradiologicalAserviceAwillAneedAmodifierA26AforAtheAprofessionalAservice.ATheAsu
rgeonAonlyAperformedAtheAradiologicalAsupervisionAandAinterpretationA(theAprofessionalAcomp
onent)AandAdidAnotAownAtheAequipmentAusedAtoAperformAthisAservice.
AA40-year-
oldApresentsAwithAvaginalAbleedingAforAseveralAweeks.ATheAgynecologistAordersAanAultrasoun
dAtoAobtainAmoreAinformationAforAaAdiagnosis.AWhatAdiagnosisAcodeAisAappropriateAforAthis
Aencounter?
a.AN92.4
b.AN92.6
c.AN92.5
d.AN93.9A-AAnswerAd.AN93.9
Rationale:ATheAbleedingAisAunrelatedAtoAtheApatient'sAmenstrualAcycleAandAthereAisAnoAindica
tionAofAmenopause.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforABleeding/vagina,AvaginalA(abnormal)AdirectingAyouAtoAN93.9.
EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM 140 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
___________AfixationAwithApins,Ascrews,Aplates,AorAwiresAisAplacedAdirectlyAonAorAinAtheAb
oneAtoAimmobilizeAaAfracturedAboneAandAtoAmaintainAalignmentAwhileAitAheals.
a.AManipulation
b.AReduction
c.AInternal
d.ACastingA-AAnswerAc.AInternal
AA15-year-
oldAunderwentAplacementAofAaAcochlearAimplantA1AyearAago.AItAnowAneedsAtoAbeAreprogram
med.AWhatACPT®AcodeAisAreportedAforAtheAreprogramming?
a.A92602
b.A92604
c.A92603
d.A92601A-AAnswerAb.A92604
Rationale:ACochlearAimplantsAdifferAfromAhearingAaids;AtheyAbypassAtheAdamagedApartAofAth
eAear.ATheAuseAofAaAcochlearAimplantAinvolvesArelearningAhowAtoAhearAandAreactAtoAsounds.
AInAtheACPT®AIndexAlookAforACochlearADevice/ProgrammingAwhichAdirectsAyouAtoAcodesA926
02,A92604.ATheAcodeAselectionAisAbasedAonAtheAageAofAtheApatientAandAwhetherAitAisAtheAin
itialAprogrammingAorAsubsequentAreprogramming.ACodeA92604AdescribesAsubsequentAreprogr
ammingAforAaApatientAageA7AorAolder.
AA16-year-
oldAmaleAisAbroughtAtoAtheAEDAbyAhisAmother.AHeAwasAridingAhisAbicycleAinAtheAparkAwhen
AheAfellAoffAtheAbike.ATheApatient'sArightAarmAisApainfulAtoAtouch,Adiscolored,AandAswollen.A
TheAX-rayAshowsAaAclosedAfractureAofAtheAulna.AWhatAICD-10-CMAcodesAareAreported?
,a.AS52.209A,AV18.4XXA,AY92.830
b.AS52.201A,AV19.9XXA,AY92.830
c.AS52.201A,AV18.0XXA,AY92.830
d.AS52.201A,AV18.4XXA,AY92.831A-AAnswerAc.AS52.201A,AV18.0XXA,AY92.830
AA17-year-
oldAfemaleAhasAaAboneAmarrowAbiopsyAforAexaminationAasAaApotentialAvolunteerAstemAcellA
donorAforAherAmotherAwhoAhasAacuteAmonocyticAleukemiaA(AML).AWhatAdiagnosisAcode(s)Ais/
areAusedAforAtheAtypingAofAtheAstemAcellAspecimens?
a.AC93.00,AZ52.3
b.AZ00.5
c.AZ52.3,AC93.00
d.AC93.00A-AAnswerAb.AZ00.5
AA23-year-
oldApatientApresentsAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentA(ED)AwithAaAcutAonAhisAleg.AHeAisAaAconf
irmedAAIDSApatientAasAdocumentedAinAtheArecord.AWhatAICD-10-
CMAcodesAshouldAbeAreported?
a.AS81.819a,AZ71.7
b.AS81.819a,AZ11.4
c.AS81.819A,AB20
d.AS819A,AR75A-AAnswerAc.AS81.819A,AB20
AA26-year-
oldApatientApresentsAwithAheadache,AneckApainAandAfeverAandAisAconcernedAheAmayAhaveAm
eningitis.ATheApatientAwasAplacedAinAtheAsittingApositionAandAgivenA0.5AmgAAtivanAIV.AHisA
backAwasApreppedAandAaA20-
gaugeAneedleApuncturedAtheAspineAbetweenAL4AandAL5AwithAtheAreturnAofAclearAfluid.ATheAce
rebrospinalAfluidAwasAreviewedAandAshowedAnoAsignAofAmeningitis.AWhatACPT®AcodeAisArep
orted?
a.A62272
b.A62326
c.A62270
,d.A62282A-AAnswerAc.A62270
AA27-year-
oldAgirlAhasAbeenAonAtheAlungAtransplantAlistAforAmonthsAandAtodayAsheAwillAbeAreceivingA
aALTAandARTAlungAfromAanAindividualAinvolvedAinAanAMVA.AThisApersonAwasADOAAatAtheAho
spitalAandAisAanAorganAdonor.ATheAdonorApneumonectomyAwasAperformedAbyAphysicianAA,At
heAbackbenchAworkAbyAphysicianABAandAtheAtransplantAofAbothAlungsAintoAtheApreppedAand
AwaitingApatientAbyAphysicianAC.AWhatAisAtheAcorrectAcodingAforAtheAremovalA(physicianAA),A
preparationA(physicianAB)AandAinsertionA(physicianAC)AofAtheAlungs?
a.A32850,A32855AxA2,A32850-50
b.A32850,A32855,A32851
c.A32850,A32856,A32853
d.A32850,A32856,A32851AxA2A-AAnswerAc.A32850,A32856,A32853
AA37-year-oldAfemaleAisAseenAinAtheAclinicAforAfollow-
upAofAlowerAextremityAswelling.ASheAhasAhadAthisAissueAforAtheApastAsixAmonths.
HPI:APatientAisAhereAtodayAforAfollow-
upAofAbilateralAlowerAextremityAswelling.ATheAswellingArespondedAtoAhydrochlorothiazide.
DATAAREVIEW:AIAreviewedAherACBCAlab.
EXAM:APatientAisAinAnoAacuteAdistress.
ASSESSMENT:1.ABilateralAlowerAextremityAswelling.AThisAhasAresolvedAwithAdiuretics.
PLAN:AWillAorderAanAechocardiogramAandAkidneyAfunctionAlabAtest.ARefillAprescription.ARetur
nAinA2Amonths.
a.A99212
b.A99214
c.A99215
d.A99213A-AAnswerAa.A99212
, AA40-year-
oldAfemaleAhasAcholelithiasisAwithAchronicAcholecystitis.ASheAisAinAtheAAmbulatoryASurgicalAC
enterAtoAhaveAaAlaparoscopicAcholecystectomy.AAAdyeAwasAinjectedAtoAperformAanAintraoperat
iveAcholangiogram.ATheAsurgeonAwhoAperformedAtheAprocedureAincludedAaAseparateAreportAw
ithAhisAinterpretationAofAtheAcholangiogramAthatAindicatedAthereAwasAnormal,AfreeAflowAinto
AtheAduodenum,AwithAnoAevidenceAofAfillingAdefectsAwithAnoAstonesAorAstricturesAseen.AWhat
ACPT®AcodesAareAreportedAforAtheAprofessionalAservicesAofAtheAsurgeon?
a.A47562,A74300
b.A47563,A74300
c.A47562,A74300-26
d.A47563,A74300-26A-AAnswerAd.A47563,A74300-26
Rationale:ATheApatientAisAhavingAherAgallbladderAremovedAalongAwithAhavingAaAdyeAinjection
AforAanAintraoperativeAcholangiogram.ATheAcholangiogramAisAperformedAtoAmakeAsureAthereA
areAnoAgallstones,AtumorsAorAstricturesAcausingApartialAorAtotalAobstructionAofAtheAflowAofAd
yeAintoAtheAduodenum.AInAtheACPT®AIndexAlookAforACholecystectomy/AnyAMethod/withAChola
ngiographyA47563,A47605,A47620.ACodeA47563AdescribesAaAlaparoscopicAcholecystectomyAwit
hAcholangiography.AForAtheAradiologyAserviceAlookAinAtheACPT®AIndexAforACholangiography/I
ntraoperativeAdirectingAyouAtoA74300-
74301.ACodeA74300AisAtheAcorrectAcode.ATheseAcodesAareAalsoAreferencedAinAtheAparenthetica
lAnotesAbelowAcodeA47563.ATheAprocedureAisAperformedAinAtheAAmbulatoryASurgicalACenterAi
ndicatingAtheAradiologicalAserviceAwillAneedAmodifierA26AforAtheAprofessionalAservice.ATheAsu
rgeonAonlyAperformedAtheAradiologicalAsupervisionAandAinterpretationA(theAprofessionalAcomp
onent)AandAdidAnotAownAtheAequipmentAusedAtoAperformAthisAservice.
AA40-year-
oldApresentsAwithAvaginalAbleedingAforAseveralAweeks.ATheAgynecologistAordersAanAultrasoun
dAtoAobtainAmoreAinformationAforAaAdiagnosis.AWhatAdiagnosisAcodeAisAappropriateAforAthis
Aencounter?
a.AN92.4
b.AN92.6
c.AN92.5
d.AN93.9A-AAnswerAd.AN93.9
Rationale:ATheAbleedingAisAunrelatedAtoAtheApatient'sAmenstrualAcycleAandAthereAisAnoAindica
tionAofAmenopause.ALookAinAtheAICD-10-
CMAAlphabeticAIndexAforABleeding/vagina,AvaginalA(abnormal)AdirectingAyouAtoAN93.9.
