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AAPC CPC Review Exam 2024-2025What is the difference between entropion and ectropion?
A. Entropion refers to an eyelid that is turned inward, and ectropion refers to an eyelid
that is turned outward.
B. Entropion is facial drooping, while ectropion is a facial spasm.
C. Entropion is the turning of the hands outward and ectropion is the turning of the
hands inward.
D. Entropion inward turning of the feet and ectropion is the outward turning of the feet
due to muscle disorder. - ANSWER a. entropion is the inward turning of the eyelid and
ectropion is the outward turning of the eyelid.
An arteriovenous anastomosis is used to increase blood flow in hemodialysis. Which one
of the following describes a direct arteriovenous anastomosis?
A. Insertion of a cannula
B. A segment of artery and an adjacent vein are connected
C. A segment of donor vein is used to connect an artery and a vein
D. Radical hysterectomy NOS
E. A synthetic vein is used to connect an artery and a vein - ANSWER b. a segment of the
artery and an adjacent vein are connected
Ventral, umbilical, spigelian and incisional are types of:
A. Surgical approaches
B. Hernias
C. Organs found in the digestive system
D. Cardiac catheterizations - ANSWER b. hernias
A part of the male genital system sitting below the urinary bladder and surrounding the
urethra is called the:
,a. testis
b. scrotum
c. prostate
d. epididymis - ANSWER c. Prostate
What is the Rinne test?
a. Test using music as the focal point
b. test for hearing loss using a vibrating tuning fork placed at the center of the head
c. test using a 2-syllable word with equal stress on each syllable
d. test measuring hearing using bone conduction and air conduction - ANSWER d. test
measuring hearing using bone conduction and air conduction
When a patient is having a tenotomy performed on the abductor hallucis muscle, in what
location is this muscle?
A. Foot
B. Upper Arm
C. Upper Leg
D. Hand - ANSWER a. foot
Which of the following statements are TRUE when coding pregnancy codes (O00-O9A):
A. These codes may be used on the maternal and baby records.
B. These codes have sequencing priority over codes from other chapters.
C. Code Z33.1 should always be reported with these codes.
D. The seventh character assigned to these codes only indicate a complication during
the pregnancy. - ANSWER B: These codes have sequencing priority over codes from
other chapters
Which statement is TRUE about reporting codes for diabetes mellitus?
A. If type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in record, then default to Type 2, E11.-
,Diabetes mellitus
B. When patient uses insulin, the Type 1 is always reported
C. The age of the patient is a sole determining factor to report Type 1
. D. When coding diabetes and its associated condition(s), the code(s) from category
E08-E13 should not be used as a primary code. - ANSWER a. if the type of diabetes
mellitus is not documented in the record, the default is type E11: type 2 diabetes
mellitus
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding reporting of external cause codes
of morbidity (V00-Y99)?
A. All external cause codes do not require a seventh character.
B. Report only one external cause code that fully describes each cause.
C. Report code Y92.9 if place of occurrence is not stated.
D. External cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary code -
ANSWER d. external cause codes should never be sequenced as a first-listed or primary
code
Which of the following is NOT considered a part of the CPT® surgical package?
A. Routine postoperative follow-up care
B. One related Evaluation and Management service provided on the same date of the
procedure
C. Returning to the operating room the next day for a complication due to the original
procedure
D. Assessing the patient in the post-anesthesia recovery room - ANSWER c. returning to
the operating room the next day for a complication resulting from the initial procedure
What is the term for inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?
A. Chondromatosis
B. Osteochondritis
C. Costochondritis
D. Osteomyelitis - ANSWER d. osteomyelitis
, What anatomical or compartment contains all the viscera of the thorax except for the
lungs? - ANSWER Mediastinum
By whom is the HIPAA security rule enforced? - ANSWER Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
ABN - ANSWER Advance Beneficiary Notice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be done through what? -
ANSWER Periodic audits
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for? - ANSWER Medicare Administrative
Contractor
How many lobes does the RIGHT lung have? - ANSWER the right has 3 lobes
the left has 2 lobes
Condition where there is endometrial tissue outside the uterus. - ANSWER
Endometriosis
Thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves. what is it called: - ANSWER
endocardium
PHI - ANSWER Protected Health Information
What is the TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers? - ANSWER Two codes are
assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage
during the admission.
The acronym MMRV stands for what? - ANSWER measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella
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