AAPC CPC Exam Verified Grades A+
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to
practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or tec...
AAPC CPC Exam Verified Grades A+
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to
practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? ✔✔Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or technologies are
considered medically necessary under Medicare ✔✔National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. ✔✔Regional
ABN stands for ✔✔Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? ✔✔1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? ✔✔Size and resources of the physician's
practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means?
✔✔Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? ✔✔Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose of
✔✔Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because ✔✔It is a weakness in a large artery and rupture
could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? ✔✔A sentinel node is the first lymph node
in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
, The mediastinum contains all of the following except ✔✔Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? ✔✔The presence of air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: ✔✔Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? ✔✔An incision made in the perineum
to enlarge the passage for the fetus during delivery
Which gland is located on the superior surface of the kidney? ✔✔Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? ✔✔It secretes hormones regulating body metabolism and
blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? ✔✔It separates the external ear from the
middle ear
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a donor. Bone marrow collected
from a close relative is: ✔✔Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is: ✔✔Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: ✔✔Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD - 9? ✔✔NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? ✔✔The physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? ✔✔Otospongiosis
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