AAPC CPC Exam & AAPC CPC Exam Terms questions and answers
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vWhichvorganizationsvarevresponsiblevforvmonitoringvchangesvandvupdatesvtovICDv-v9?v-
vANSWER vNCHSvandvCMS
InvthevICDv-vninevguidelines,vwhatvisvmeantvbyvthevtermv"provider"?v-
vANSWERvThevphysician
Categoryvcodev387,votosclerosisvalsovincludesvwhichvofvthevfollowingvdisorder?v-
vANSWER vOtospongiosis
Whatvisvanvexamplevofvanvinjuryvthatvwouldvbevclassifiedvasvsuperficialvinjury?v-
vANSWER vBlister
Ifvavpatientvhasvavconditionvthatvisvbothvacutevandvchronicvinvtheirvseparateventriesvforvb
oth,vhowvisvitvreported?v-vANSWERvCodevbothvsequencingvthevcutevfirst
Ifvthevtypevofvdiabetesvmellitusvisvnotvdocumentedvinvthevmedicalvnotevwhatvdefaultvtypevis
vused?v-vANSWERvTypevII
Whatvinvthisvcasevisvtraumaticvfracture?v-vANSWERvCompoundvfracture
Whenvwouldvanvexternalvcausevcodevbevreported?v-
vANSWERvCausesvofvinjury,vpoisoning,vandvothervadversevaffects
Whatv doesv CKDv standv for?v -v ANSWERv Chronicv kidneyv disease
Whatvtypevofvprovidervhasvapproximatelyv26v1/2vmonthsvofveducationvandvisvlicensedvtovpracti
cevmedicinevwithvthevoversightvofvavphysician?v-vANSWERvPhysicianvAssistantv(PA)
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refervtovwhethervcertainvmedicalvitems,vservices,vtreatmentvprocedures,vorvt
echnologiesvarevmedicallyvnecessaryvforvMedicarevpurposesv-
vANSWER vNationalvCoveragevDeterminations
LCD'svonlyvhavevauthorityvinvtheirv area.v-vANSWERvRegional
ABNvstandsvforv-vANSWERvAdvancevBeneficiaryvNotice
HIPPAv wasv madev intov lawv inv whatv year?v -v ANSWERv 1996
Whatvwillvthevscopevisvavcompliancevprogramvdependvon?v-
vANSWERvSizevandvresourcesvofvthevphysician'svpractice
AccordingvtovthevOIG,vinternalvmonitoringvandvauditingvshouldvbevperformedvbyvwhatvm
eans?v-vANSWERvPeriodicvaudits
AAPCvhasvwhatvtovdeterminevcurrentvyear'svcodervsalaries?v-vANSWERvSalaryvsurvey
ThevASPCvhasvoverv440vlocalvchaptersvnationwidevandvinvthevBahamasvtovmeetvthevnee
dsvofv-vANSWERvNetworking
Anvabdominalvaorticvaneurysmvisvsignificantvbecausev-
vANSWER vItvisvavweaknessvinvavlargevarteryvandvrupturevcouldvbevdeadly
Whatvisvuniquevaboutvav"sentinel"vnode,vasvopposedvtovthevothervlymphvnodes?v-
vANSvAvsentinelvnodevisvthevfirstvnodevinvavseriesvofvnodesvthatvreceivesvmetastasizing vca
ncervcells
Thevmediastinumvcontainsvallvofvthevfollowingvexceptv-vANSvLungs
, Thevtermv"pneumomediastinum"vdescribesvwhatvcondition?v-
vANSvAirvinvthevmediastinum
Thevnamevofvthevvasvthatvcarriesvspermvfromvthevepididymisvoutvofvthevmalevbodyvis:
-ANSWERv Vasv deferens
Thevtermv"episiotomy"vbestvdescribesvanvexamplevofvwhatvtypevofvprocedure?v-
vANSWERvAnvincisionvmadevinvthevperineumvtovwidenvthevpassagewayvforvthevbaby'svhea
dvduringvbirth
Whichvglandvisvassociatedvwithvthevsuperiorvsurfacevofvthevkidney?v-
vANSWERvAdrenalvgland
Whatvisvthevfunctionvofvthevthyroidvgland?v-
vANSvThesevglandsvsecrete vhormonesvcontrollingvbodyvmetabolismvandvbloodvcalcium
Whichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvisvtruevaboutvthevtympanicvmembrane?v-
vANSvTheveardrum vseparatesvthevexternalvearvfrom vthevmiddlevear
Bonevmarrowvharvestingvisvthevsurgicalvprocedurevtovacquirevbonevmarrowvfromvavdon
or.vBonevmarrowvextractedvfromvavnearvrelativevis:v-vANSvAllogenic
Wastevproductsvarevremovedvfromvthevbloodvthrough:v-vANSWERvHemodialysis
Thevtermvusedvtovdescribevanvoveractivevthyroidvis:v-vANSWERvThyrotoxicosis
AccordingvtovCPT,vwhatvshouldvthevprofessionalvcodervseekvoutvfirstvwhenvpreparingvtov
codevanvoperativevreport/physicianvnote?v-vANSWERvProcedurevorvservice
Whatvarevservicesvprovidedvinvthevhomevbyvanvagencyvconsidered?v-vANSWER
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2026 update v
vWhichvorganizationsvarevresponsiblevforvmonitoringvchangesvandvupdatesvtovICDv-v9?v-
vANSWER vNCHSvandvCMS
InvthevICDv-vninevguidelines,vwhatvisvmeantvbyvthevtermv"provider"?v-
vANSWERvThevphysician
Categoryvcodev387,votosclerosisvalsovincludesvwhichvofvthevfollowingvdisorder?v-
vANSWER vOtospongiosis
Whatvisvanvexamplevofvanvinjuryvthatvwouldvbevclassifiedvasvsuperficialvinjury?v-
vANSWER vBlister
Ifvavpatientvhasvavconditionvthatvisvbothvacutevandvchronicvinvtheirvseparateventriesvforvb
oth,vhowvisvitvreported?v-vANSWERvCodevbothvsequencingvthevcutevfirst
Ifvthevtypevofvdiabetesvmellitusvisvnotvdocumentedvinvthevmedicalvnotevwhatvdefaultvtypevis
vused?v-vANSWERvTypevII
Whatvinvthisvcasevisvtraumaticvfracture?v-vANSWERvCompoundvfracture
Whenvwouldvanvexternalvcausevcodevbevreported?v-
vANSWERvCausesvofvinjury,vpoisoning,vandvothervadversevaffects
Whatv doesv CKDv standv for?v -v ANSWERv Chronicv kidneyv disease
Whatvtypevofvprovidervhasvapproximatelyv26v1/2vmonthsvofveducationvandvisvlicensedvtovpracti
cevmedicinevwithvthevoversightvofvavphysician?v-vANSWERvPhysicianvAssistantv(PA)
,Thev
refervtovwhethervcertainvmedicalvitems,vservices,vtreatmentvprocedures,vorvt
echnologiesvarevmedicallyvnecessaryvforvMedicarevpurposesv-
vANSWER vNationalvCoveragevDeterminations
LCD'svonlyvhavevauthorityvinvtheirv area.v-vANSWERvRegional
ABNvstandsvforv-vANSWERvAdvancevBeneficiaryvNotice
HIPPAv wasv madev intov lawv inv whatv year?v -v ANSWERv 1996
Whatvwillvthevscopevisvavcompliancevprogramvdependvon?v-
vANSWERvSizevandvresourcesvofvthevphysician'svpractice
AccordingvtovthevOIG,vinternalvmonitoringvandvauditingvshouldvbevperformedvbyvwhatvm
eans?v-vANSWERvPeriodicvaudits
AAPCvhasvwhatvtovdeterminevcurrentvyear'svcodervsalaries?v-vANSWERvSalaryvsurvey
ThevASPCvhasvoverv440vlocalvchaptersvnationwidevandvinvthevBahamasvtovmeetvthevnee
dsvofv-vANSWERvNetworking
Anvabdominalvaorticvaneurysmvisvsignificantvbecausev-
vANSWER vItvisvavweaknessvinvavlargevarteryvandvrupturevcouldvbevdeadly
Whatvisvuniquevaboutvav"sentinel"vnode,vasvopposedvtovthevothervlymphvnodes?v-
vANSvAvsentinelvnodevisvthevfirstvnodevinvavseriesvofvnodesvthatvreceivesvmetastasizing vca
ncervcells
Thevmediastinumvcontainsvallvofvthevfollowingvexceptv-vANSvLungs
, Thevtermv"pneumomediastinum"vdescribesvwhatvcondition?v-
vANSvAirvinvthevmediastinum
Thevnamevofvthevvasvthatvcarriesvspermvfromvthevepididymisvoutvofvthevmalevbodyvis:
-ANSWERv Vasv deferens
Thevtermv"episiotomy"vbestvdescribesvanvexamplevofvwhatvtypevofvprocedure?v-
vANSWERvAnvincisionvmadevinvthevperineumvtovwidenvthevpassagewayvforvthevbaby'svhea
dvduringvbirth
Whichvglandvisvassociatedvwithvthevsuperiorvsurfacevofvthevkidney?v-
vANSWERvAdrenalvgland
Whatvisvthevfunctionvofvthevthyroidvgland?v-
vANSvThesevglandsvsecrete vhormonesvcontrollingvbodyvmetabolismvandvbloodvcalcium
Whichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvisvtruevaboutvthevtympanicvmembrane?v-
vANSvTheveardrum vseparatesvthevexternalvearvfrom vthevmiddlevear
Bonevmarrowvharvestingvisvthevsurgicalvprocedurevtovacquirevbonevmarrowvfromvavdon
or.vBonevmarrowvextractedvfromvavnearvrelativevis:v-vANSvAllogenic
Wastevproductsvarevremovedvfromvthevbloodvthrough:v-vANSWERvHemodialysis
Thevtermvusedvtovdescribevanvoveractivevthyroidvis:v-vANSWERvThyrotoxicosis
AccordingvtovCPT,vwhatvshouldvthevprofessionalvcodervseekvoutvfirstvwhenvpreparingvtov
codevanvoperativevreport/physicianvnote?v-vANSWERvProcedurevorvservice
Whatvarevservicesvprovidedvinvthevhomevbyvanvagencyvconsidered?v-vANSWER
