AAPC CPC Exam 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
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AAPC CPC Exam 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRADE
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? - Answer -Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whethe...
AAPC CPC Exam 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|AGRADE
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? - Answer -Physician
Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or
technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare - Answer -National
Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction 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 offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the
purpose 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 distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - Answer -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 - Answer -Lungs
The term "pneumomediastinum" describes what condition? - Answer -The presence of
air in the mediastinum
The structure of the male anatomy carrying sperm out of the epididymis is called: -
Answer -Vas deferens
, The term "episiotomy" best describes a procedure of what type? - Answer -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? - Answer -Adrenal gland
What is the function of the thyroid gland? - Answer -It secretes hormones regulating
body metabolism and blood calcium
Which of the following is true about the tympanic membrane? - Answer -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: - Answer -Allogenic
Removal of waste products from the blood is: - Answer -Hemodialysis
A condition where the thyroid is overactive is called: - Answer -Thyrotoxicosis
Who are the parties responsible for overseeing changes and modifications to ICD - 9? -
Answer -NCHS and CMS
What is the meaning of "provider "in the ICD - nine guidelines refer to? - Answer -The
physician
Category code 387, otosclerosis, includes what other disorder? - Answer -
Otospongiosis
What is an example of an injury that would be considered a superficial injury? - Answer
-Blister
When 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
When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is used
as a default type? - Answer -Type II
What type of fracture is considered Traumatic? - Answer -Compound fracture
Under what circumstances would an external cause code be reported? - Answer -
Causes of injury, poisoning, and other adverse affects
What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - Answer -Chronic kidney disease
Per CPT guidelines, what should professional coder seek out first when preparing to
code an operative report/physician note? - Answer -Procedure or service
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