AAPC CPC Study Guide Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is the patient's right when it involves making changes in the personal medical
record?
A. Patient must work through an attorney to revise any portion of the personal medical
information.
B. They should be able to obtain copies of the medical record and request corrections of
errors and mistakes.
C. It is a violation of federal health care law to revise a patient medical record.
D. Revision of the patient medical record depends solely on the facility's compliance
program policy. - Answer-B. They should be able to obtain copies of the medical record
and request corrections of errors and mistakes.
Under HIPAA regulations, patients have the right to receive a copy of their medical
record and request that errors are corrected.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/medical-records/index.html
Which modifier is appended to a CPT®, for which the provider had a patient sign an
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) form because there is a possibility the service may
be denied because the patient's diagnosis might not meet medical necessity for the
covered service?
A. GJ
B. GA
C. GB
D. GY - Answer-B. GA
An Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is a waiver of liability. When a patient has been
informed a service that is otherwise covered by Medicare but might not be covered in a
particular instance an ABN is signed by the patient prior to receiving the service. To
inform Medicare the ABN has been signed, append modifier GA. If an ABN is signed,
the claim is the patient's responsibility if the claim is denied. This modifier is listed in the
HCPCS Level II codebook.
Which statement regarding an ICD-10-CM coding conventions is TRUE?
A. If the same condition is described as both acute and chronic and separate subentries
exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same indentation level, code only the acute
condition.
B. Sequela (Late effect) codes are reported for a current acute phase of the injury or
illness
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What is the patient's right when it involves making changes in the personal medical
record?
A. Patient must work through an attorney to revise any portion of the personal medical
information.
B. They should be able to obtain copies of the medical record and request corrections of
errors and mistakes.
C. It is a violation of federal health care law to revise a patient medical record.
D. Revision of the patient medical record depends solely on the facility's compliance
program policy. - Answer-B. They should be able to obtain copies of the medical record
and request corrections of errors and mistakes.
Under HIPAA regulations, patients have the right to receive a copy of their medical
record and request that errors are corrected.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/medical-records/index.html
Which modifier is appended to a CPT®, for which the provider had a patient sign an
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) form because there is a possibility the service may
be denied because the patient's diagnosis might not meet medical necessity for the
covered service?
A. GJ
B. GA
C. GB
D. GY - Answer-B. GA
An Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is a waiver of liability. When a patient has been
informed a service that is otherwise covered by Medicare but might not be covered in a
particular instance an ABN is signed by the patient prior to receiving the service. To
inform Medicare the ABN has been signed, append modifier GA. If an ABN is signed,
the claim is the patient's responsibility if the claim is denied. This modifier is listed in the
HCPCS Level II codebook.
Which statement regarding an ICD-10-CM coding conventions is TRUE?
A. If the same condition is described as both acute and chronic and separate subentries
exist in the Alphabetic Index at the same indentation level, code only the acute
condition.
B. Sequela (Late effect) codes are reported for a current acute phase of the injury or
illness
