AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024

AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-2024

REAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED

ANSWERS)|AGARDE

(The correct answer has been verified, selected and highlighted in yellow for all of the questions below.)

• What form is used to submit a provider’s charge to the insurance carrier?
• ABN
• UB-04
• CMS-1500
• Provider reimbursement form
• AAPC credentialed coders have proven mastery of what information?
• Code sets
• Evaluation and management principles
• Documentation guidelines
• All of the above
• When coding an operative report, what action would NOT be recommended?

• Coding from the header without reading the body of the report.
• Reading the body of the report.
• Highlighting unfamiliar words.
• Starting with the procedure listed.
• When are providers responsible for obtaining an ABN for a service NOT considered

medically necessary?

• During a procedure or service.
• After a denial has been received from Medicare.
• After providing a service or item to a beneficiary.
• Prior to providing a service or item to a beneficiary.
• Evaluation and management services are often provided in a standard format such as

SOAP notes. What does the acronym SOAP stand for?

• Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
• Standard, Objective, Activity, Period 1 / 3

• Source, Opinion, Advice, Provider
• Scope, Observation, Action, Plan
• What is a myocardial infarction?

• Malfunction in one of the valves in the heart, disrupting blood flow
• Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue death 2 / 3

• Abnormal heart beats causing pain, nausea and discomfort
• Overgrowth of muscle tissue, affecting the heart’s ability to pump
• Which of the following is true about the function of the cochlea?

• It helps with balance only
• It helps with balance and sound transmission
• Its function is to excrete cerumen (wax) to help keep the ear clean
• It transmits sound only
• Which of the following best describes psoriasis?

• An inflammatory condition characterized by redness pustular and vesicular lesions,

crusts, and scales.

• An allergic reaction characterized by wheals and generally accompanied by pruritus.
• A chronic condition characterized by red, dry, elevated lesions, covered by silvery

scales.

• A contagious infection of skin generally caused by staphylococcus bacterium.

9 A thin membrane lining the chambers of the heart and valves is called the:

• Epicardium
• Endocardium
• Pericardium
• Myocardium

10 The dome-shaped muscle under the lungs flattening during inspiration is the:

• Diaphragm
• Pleura
• Mediastinum
• Bronchus

11 When a patient has a condition that is both acute and chronic and there are separate entries for both, how is it reported?

• Code only the chronic code
• Code only the acute code
• Code both sequencing the acute first
• Code both sequencing the chronic first

12 Which diagnosis code(s) below reports pain in the left and right ears?

• H92.09
• H92.03
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