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AAPC CPC NEWEST EXAM 2024 COMPLETE 400QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//GRADED A+
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for?
a. Medicaid Alert Contractor
b. Medicare Advisory Contractor
c. Medicare Administrative Contractor
d. Medicaid Administrative Contractor - (correct answer) c. Medicare Administrative Contractor
What type of code is assigned when the provider documents the reason for a patient seeking healthcare services that is
not for an injury or disease?
a. Non-specific code
b. External cause code (V00-Y99)
c. Z code (Z00-Z99)
d. ICD-10-PCS - (correct answer) c. Z code (Z00-Z99)
Melasma is defined as:
a. Lines where the skin has been stretched
b. A discharge of mucus and blood
c. A dark vertical line appearing on the abdomen
d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face - (correct answer) d. Brownish pigmentation appearing on the face
The minimum necessary rule is based on sound current practice that protected health information should NOT be used
or disclosed when it is not necessary to satisfy a particular purpose or carry out a function. What does this mean?
a. Staff members are allowed to access any medical record without restriction
b. Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to protected health information.
c. Practices should only provide minimum necessary information to patients.
d. All of the above. - (correct answer) b. Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to
protected health information.
EHR stands for:
a. Electronic health record
b. Extended health record
c. Electronic health response
d. Established health record - (correct answer) a. Electronic health record
The AAPC offers over 500 local chapters across the country for the purpose of
a. Continuing education and networking
b. Membership dues
c. Regulations and bylaws
d. Financial management - (correct answer) a. Continuing education and networking
The OIG recommends that provider practices enforce disciplinary actions through well publicized compliance guidelines
to ensure actions that are ______.
a. Permanent
,b. Consistent and appropriate
c. Frequent
d. Swift and enforceable - (correct answer) b. Consistent and appropriate
Through which vessel is oxygenated blood returned to the heart from the lungs?
a. Pulmonary vein
b. Bronchial vein
c. Pulmonary artery
d. Bronchial artery - (correct answer) a. Pulmonary vein
Muscle is attached to bone by what method?
a. Tendons, ligaments, and directly to bone
b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
c. Ligaments, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
d. Tendons and cartilage - (correct answer) b. Tendons, aponeurosis, and directly to bone
Lacrimal glands are responsible for which of the following?
a. Production of tears
b. Production of vitreous
c. Production of mydriatic agents
d. Production of zonules - (correct answer) a. Production of tears
A gonioscopy is an examination of what part of the eye:
a. Anterior chamber of the eye
b. Lacrimal duct
c. Interior surface of the eye
d. Posterior segment - (correct answer) a. Anterior chamber of the eye
What is the ICD-10-CM code for hay fever? - (correct answer) J30.1
What is the ICD-10-CM code for swine flu?
a. J10.1
b. A08.4
c. J11.1
d. J09.X2 - (correct answer) d. J09.X2
What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported for enlargement of the prostate with a symptom of urinary retention?
a. N40.1
b. N40.3, R33.8
c. N40.0
d. N40.1, R33.8 - (correct answer) d. N40.1, R33.8
What diagnosis code(s) is/are reported for behavioral disturbances in a patient with early onset Alzheimer's?
a. G30.8, F02.81
b. F02.81
c. F02.81, G30.0
,d. G30.0, F02.81 - (correct answer) d. G30.0, F02.81
What is the ICD-10-CM code for a patient with postoperative anemia due to acute blood loss during the surgery who
needs a blood transfusion?
a. D64.9
b. D53.0
c. D50.0
d. D62 - (correct answer) d. D62
A 54-year-old male goes to his primary care provider with dizziness. On physical exam his blood pressure is 200/130.
After a complete work-up, including laboratory tests, the provider makes a diagnosis of end stage renal disease and
hypertension. What are the appropriate diagnosis codes for this encounter?
a. I12.0, N18.6
b. I10, N18.6
c. I10, N18.9
d. I12.0 - (correct answer) a. I12.0, N18.6
A 32-year-old male was seen in the ambulatory surgery center ASC for removal of two lipomas. One was located on his
back and the other was located on the right forearm. Both involved subcutaneous tissue. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported?
a. D17.30
b. D17.39
c. D17.1, D17.23
d. D17.21, D17.1 - (correct answer) d. D17.21, D17.1
A 33-year-old patient visits his primary care provider to discuss a lap band procedure for his morbid obesity. His caloric
intake is in excess of 4,000 calories per day and his BMI is currently 45. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
a. E66.01, Z68.42
b. E66.3, Z68.45
c. E66.01
d. E66.01, Z68.45 - (correct answer) a. E66.01, Z68.42
A 58-year-old patient sees the provider for confusion and loss of memory. The provider diagnoses the patient with early
onset stages of Alzheimer's disease with dementia. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. F02.80, G30.0, F29, F41.3
b. G30.0, F02.80
c. F02.80, G30.0
d. G30.0, F02.80, F29, R41.3 - (correct answer) b. G30.0, F02.80
What would be considered an adverse effect?
a. Shortness of breath when running
b. Rash developing when taking penicillin
c. Hemorrhaging after a vaginal delivery
d. Wound infection after surgery - (correct answer) b. Rash developing when taking penicillin
What is a TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers?
, a. When a pressure ulcer is at on stage and progresses to the higher stage, report the lowest stage for that site.
b. Two codes are assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage during the
admission.
c. When documentation does not provide the stage of the pressure ulcer, report the unstageable pressure ulcer
code(L89.95).
d. The site of the ulcer and the stage of the ulcer are reported with two separate codes. - (correct answer) b. Two
codes are assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage during the admission.
A child has a splinter under the right middle fingernail. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
a. S61.222A
b. S61.227A
c. S61.242A
d. S60.452A - (correct answer) d. S60.452A
A 16-year-old male is brought to the ED by his mother. He was riding his bicycle in the park when he fell off the bike.
The patient's right arm is painful to touch, discolored, and swollen. The X-ray shows a closed fracture of the ulna. What
ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. S52.201A, V19.9XXA, Y92.830
b. S52.201A, V18.4XXA, Y92.831
c. S52.201A, V18.0XXA, Y92.830
d. S52.209A, V18.4XXA, Y92.830 - (correct answer) c. S52.201A, V18.0XXA, Y92.830
A 12-month-old receives the following vaccinations: Hepatitis B, Hib, Varicella, and Mumps-measles-rubella. What ICD-
10-CM code(s) is/are reported for the vaccinations?
a. B19.10, B01.9, B26.9, B05.9, B06.9, Z23
b. Z23, B19.10, B01.9, B26.9, B05.9, B06.9
c. Z23
d. B19.10, B01.9, B26.9, B05.9, B06.9 - (correct answer) c. Z23
The Table of Drugs in the HCPCS Level II book indicates various medication routes of administration. What abbreviation
represents the route where a drug is introduced into the subdural space of the spinal cord?
a. IT
b. SC
c. IM
d. INH - (correct answer) a. IT
A patient is in the OR for an arthroscopy of the medial compartment of his left knee. A meniscectomy is performed.
What is the correct code used to report for the anesthesia services?
a. 01400
b. 01402
c. 29880-LT
d. 29870-LT - (correct answer) a. 01400
What is the correct CPT® code for a MRI performed on the brain first without contrast and then with contrast?
a. 70554
b. 70553
c. 70552
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