AAPC CPC Final Exam 2022 BEST
STUDYING MATERIAL WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATAEST UPDATE 2024-2025
GRADED A
Which CMS product describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment
procedures or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare?
a. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
b. Medicare Claims Processing Manual
c. National Coverage Determinations Manual
d. Relative Value Files
- ANSWER c. National Coverage Determinations Manual
If an NCD does not exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a Medicare
patient, who determines coverage?
a. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
b. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) guidelines
c. Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)
d. The physician providing the service
- ANSWER c. Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)
Which does NOT contribute to refraction in the eye?
a. Cornea
b. Aqueous
c. Macula
d. Lens
- ANSWER c. Macula
Which part of the brain controls blood pressure, heart rate and respiration?
a. Cerebellum
b. Medulla
c. Cerebrum
d. Cortex
- ANSWER b. Medulla
Upon leaving the stomach, nutrients move through the small intestine in what order?
a. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
b. Jejunum, ileum, duodenum
c. Jejunum, duodenum, ileum
,d. Duodenum, ileum, jejunum
- ANSWER a. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum.
Bone marrow harvesting is a procedure to obtain bone marrow from a donor. Bone
marrow collected from a close relative is:
a. Autoinfusion
b. Allogenic
c. Alloplasty
d. Autologous
- ANSWER b. Allogenic
A respiratory disease characterized by overexpansion and destruction of the alveoli is
identified as:
a. Respiratory distress syndrome
b. Emphysema
c. Pneumoconiosis
d. Cystic fibrosis
- ANSWER b. Emphysema
The terms malignant, benign, in situ and uncertain behavior are all terms used when
coding what?
a. Seeds
b. Lumps
c. Skin rashes
d. Neoplasms
- ANSWER d. Neoplasms
What do brackets [ ] indicate in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index?
a. Use the code(s) in brackets first.
b. Use the code(s) in brackets in addition to the disease or condition to identity an
associated manifestation.
c. Use the code(s) in brackets as the only code.
d. Do not assign the code in brackets.
- ANSWER b. Use the code(s) in brackets in addition to the disease or condition to
identity an associated manifestation.
What is the ICD-10-CM code for nausea?
a. R11.0
b. R11.11
c. T75.3XXA
d. R11.2
- ANSWER a. R11.0
A 45-year-old female with malignant Müllerian duct cancer is receiving her first
treatment of chemotherapy. What diagnosis codes are reported?
a. C79.82, Z51.11
,b. C57.7, Z51.11
c. Z51.11, C57.7
d. Z51.11, D28.7
- ANSWER c. Z51.11, C57.7
A 30-year-old female patient was seen in the ED with complaints of diarrhea for the past
four days. She was also complaining of lower abdominal pain. After examination, the
patient was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis. She was instructed to drink plenty of
fluids and to begin eating solids only after the diarrhea has subsided. What diagnosis
code(s) would be reported for this encounter?
a. R10.31, R19.7
b. K52.9
c. A08.4, R10.84, R19.7
d. A08.4
- ANSWER d. A08.4
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. D53.0
b. D50.0
c. D62
d. D64.9
- ANSWER c. D62
A patient is having surgery to repair a recurrent left inguinal hernia without obstruction.
What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
a. K40.21
b. K40.91
c. K40.20
d. K40.90
- ANSWER b. K40.91
A 45-year-old patient is scheduled to have an INFUSAID pump installed. He has
primary liver cancer and the pump is being inserted for continuous administration of 5-
FU. A pocket is created just under the skin and the pump is placed in the pocket. A
catheter is attached to the pump and to the subclavian vein. The pump is filled with a
chemotherapy agent provided by the hospital and the patient is given his first treatment
and observed for adverse reaction and discharged to home. What ICD-10-CM codes
are reported?
a. Z51.11, C22.8
b. Z51.11, C22.9
c. C22.9, Z51.12
d. C22.8, Z51.11
- ANSWER a. Z51.11, C22.8
, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
