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AAPC CPC Exam & AAPC CPC Exam TermsWhich organizations are responsible for monitoring changes and updates to ICD - 9? -
ANSWER NCHS and CMS
In the ICD - nine guidelines, what is meant by the term "provider"? - ANSWER The
physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis also includes which of the following disorder? -
ANSWER Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be classified as superficial injury? - ANSWER
Blister
If a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic in their separate entries for
both, how is it reported? - ANSWER Code both sequencing the cute first
If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note what default type
is used? - ANSWER Type II
What in this case is traumatic fracture? - ANSWER Compound fracture
When would an external cause code be reported? - ANSWER Causes of injury,
poisoning, and other adverse affects
What does CKD stand for? - ANSWER Chronic kidney disease
What type of provider has approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to
practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? - ANSWER Physician Assistant (PA)
,The ____ refer to whether certain medical items, services, treatment procedures, or
technologies are medically necessary for Medicare purposes - ANSWER National
Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have authority in their ____ area. - ANSWER Regional
ABN stands for - ANSWER Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - ANSWER 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - ANSWER Size and resources
of the physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what
means? - ANSWER Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - ANSWER Salary survey
The ASPC has over 440 local chapters nationwide and in the Bahamas to meet the
needs of - ANSWER Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - ANSWER It is a weakness in a
large artery and rupture could be deadly
What is unique about a "sentinel" node, as opposed to the other lymph nodes? - ANS A
sentinel node is the first node in a series of nodes that receives metastasizing cancer
cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except - ANS Lungs
, The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - ANS Air in the
mediastinum
The name of the vas that carries sperm from the epididymis out of the male body is:
-ANSWER Vas deferens
The term "episiotomy" best describes an example of what type of procedure? - ANSWER
An incision made in the perineum to widen the passageway for the baby's head during
birth
Which gland is associated with the superior surface of the kidney? - ANSWER Adrenal
gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - ANS These glands secrete hormones
controlling body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following statements is true about the tympanic membrane? - ANS The
eardrum separates the external ear from the middle ear
Bone marrow harvesting is the surgical procedure to acquire bone marrow from a
donor. Bone marrow extracted from a near relative is: - ANS Allogenic
Waste products are removed from the blood through: - ANSWER Hemodialysis
The term used to describe an overactive thyroid is: - ANSWER Thyrotoxicosis
According to CPT, what should the professional coder seek out first when preparing to
code an operative report/physician note? - ANSWER Procedure or service
What are services provided in the home by an agency considered? - ANSWER
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