AAPC CPC 2017 Chapter 1to 16 Test Review EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES INCLUDED. GUARANTEED A GRADE

Question 1_4 out of 4 points What is the value of a remittance advice? Selected Answer: c. It states what will be paid and why any changes to charges were made. Correct Answer: c. It states what will be paid and why any changes to charges were made. Response Feedback: Rationale: The determin...

 Question 1_4 out of 4 points What hernia repair codes can be reported with add-on code 49568? Selected Answer: a. Correct Answer: a. Response Feedback: Rationale: Look in your CPT® codebook for 49568. The parenthetical note under add-on code 49568 states to Use 49568 in conjunction w...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? Selected Answer: b. Keloid Correct Answer: b. Keloid Response Feedback: Rationale: A keloid scar is excess growth of connective tissue during the healing process.  Question 2_4 out of 4 points Wha...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? Selected Answer: b. Keloid Correct Answer: b. Keloid Response Feedback: Rationale: A keloid scar is excess growth of connective tissue during the healing process.  Question 2_4 out of 4 points Wha...

 Question 1_4 out of 4 points Left ureteral stent placement and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or Lithotripsy (ESWL) of the left kidney are performed. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this service? Selected Answer: d. 50590-LT, 52332-51-LT Correct Answer: d. 50590-LT, 52332-51-LT ...

 Question 1_4 out of 4 points An axillary view might be included in an X-ray of what part of the skeleton? Selected Answer: c. Shoulder Correct Answer: c. Shoulder Response Feedback: Rationale: The axillary view is an X-ray view taken of the shoulder.  Question 2_4 out of 4 points Whic...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points An axillary view might be included in an X-ray of what part of the skeleton? Selected Answer: c. Shoulder Correct Answer: c. Shoulder Response Feedback: Rationale: The axillary view is an X-ray view taken of the shoulder.  Question 2_4 out of 4 points Which an...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points A 22 year-old patient who has severe medical problems is placed under general anesthesia by an anesthetist for a service not usually requiring anesthesia. What modifier would be appended to the service? Selected Answer: b. 23 Correct Answer: b. 23 Response Feedba...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points A patient with cardiac arrhythmia has a pacemaker system with electrodes in the atrium and ventricle. The patient visits his cardiologist for evaluation of the battery, leads, capture and sensing function, heart rhythm and programmed parameters of the system. What CPT...

 Question 1_4 out of 4 points A patient is seen by Dr. B who is covering on call services for Dr. A. The patient is an established patient with Dr. A. but she has not been seen by Dr. B. before. Which E/M subcategory is appropriate to report the services provided by Dr. B? Selected Answer: a....

 Question 1_4 out of 4 points The patient presents with a recurrent infection of the Bartholin’s gland which has previously been treated with antibiotics and I&D. At this visit her gynecologist incises the cyst, draining the material from it and tacks the edges of the cyst open creating an o...

1. How many layers of tissue does an artery have? • One • Two • Three (correct answer, your response) • Four Rationale: An artery has three layers: an outer layer of tissue, a muscular middle and an inner layer of epithelial cells. 2. The conduction system contains pacemaker cells, no...

AAPC Medical Coding (CPC) Final Exam 2017 (Test #1) (The correct answer has been verified, selected and highlighted in yellow for all of the questions below.) 1 What form is used to submit a provider’s charge to the insurance carrier? a. ABN b. UB-04 c. CMS-1500 d. Provider reimbursement for...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points What modifier identifies the professional component of a service? Selected Answer: c. 26 Correct Answer: c. 26 Response Feedback: Rationale: Modifier 26 identifies the Professional component. Modifier TC identifies the technical component. There is no modifier P...