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A covered entity does NOT include a. Healthcare providers b. Health plans c. Patients d. Clearinghouses - c. Patients What does MAC stands for? a. Medicare Administrative Contractor b. Medicare Advisory Contractor c. Medicaid Administrative Contractor d. Medicaid Alert Contractor - a. Medicare Admi...

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2022/2023 AAPC CPC FINAL PRACTICE
TEST | with 100% Correct Answers
A covered entity does NOT include
a. Healthcare providers
b. Health plans
c. Patients
d. Clearinghouses Correct Answer: c. Patients

What does MAC stands for?
a. Medicare Administrative Contractor
b. Medicare Advisory Contractor
c. Medicaid Administrative Contractor
d. Medicaid Alert Contractor Correct Answer: a. Medicare Administrative Contractor

When are providers responsible for obtaining an ABN for a service NOT considered medically
necessary?
a. After providing a service or item to a beneficiary.
b. Prior to providing a service or item to a beneficiary.
c. After a denial has been received from Medicare.
d. During a procedure or service. Correct Answer: b. Prior to providing a service or item to a
beneficiary

AAPC credentialed coders have proven mastery of what information?
a. Code sets
b. Evaluation and management principles
c. Documentation guidelines
d. All of the above Correct Answer: d. All of the above

Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom?
a. LMRPs
b. NCDs
c. State Law
d. Each regional MAC Correct Answer: d. Each regional MAC

Rationale: Each Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) is then responsible for interpreting
national policies into regional policies

Which of the following best describes constituent components of the human lymphatic system?
a. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, spleen, thoracic duct
b. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, thymus gland, pancreas
c. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, tonsils, liver
d. Lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, bone marrow, kidneys Correct Answer: a. Lymph nodes,
lymphatic vessels, spleen, thoracic duct

,The term hemic specifically refers to what bodily fluid?
a. Bile interstitial fluid
b. Interstitial fluid
c. Blood
d. Lymph Correct Answer: c. Blood

Which part of the brain controls blood pressure, heart rate and respiration?
a. Cerebellum
b. Cerebrum
c. Cortex
d. Medulla Correct Answer: d. Medulla

The radiology term fluoroscopy is described as:
a. Use of high-frequency sound waves to image anatomic structures
b. An X-ray procedure allowing the visualization of internal organs in motion
c. Technique using magnetism, radio waves and a computer to produce images
d. A scan using an X-ray beam rotating around the patient Correct Answer: b. An X-ray
procedure allowing the visualization of internal organs in motion

Which of the following characterizes the disorder dystonia?
a. Difficulty swallowing
b. Slowness of motion
c. Abnormal muscle tone causing abnormal postures and muscle spasm
d. Impairment of speech Correct Answer: c. Abnormal muscle tone causing abnormal postures
and muscle spasm

In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index what is the code next to the main term called?
a. Category Code
b. Default Code
c. Unspecified Code
d. Subcategory Code Correct Answer: b. Default Code

What is the ICD-10-CM code for eyestrain?
a. H53.10
b. H53.10, H53.10
c. H57.811, H57.812
d. H57.813 Correct Answer: a. H53.10

What is the ICD-10-CM code for fatigue?
a. R29.898
b. F45.8
c. F48.8
d. R53.83 Correct Answer: d. R53.83

, A patient sees his primary care provider for chest pain and regurgitation. The provider's
diagnosis for the patient is gastroesophageal reflux. What diagnosis code(s) should be reported?
a. K21.9
b. K21.9, R07.9, K21.9
c. R07.9, R11.10
d. R07.9, R11.10, K21.9 Correct Answer: a. K21.9

A 45 year-old female with malignant Mullerian 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, D28.7
d. Z51.11, C57.7 Correct Answer: d. Z51.11, C57.7

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due to
malignancy, how is it reported?
a. Anemia is the only condition reported.
b. The malignancy is the only condition reported.
c. Anemia is reported first, followed by the code for the malignancy.
d. The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia. Correct Answer: d.
The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia.

What ICD-10-CM code is reported for a patient who is a habitual abuser of cannabis?
a. F12.159
b. F12.129
c. F12.121
d. F12.10 Correct Answer: d. F12.10

A patient presents to the ED with weakness on the left side and aphasia. Tests are ordered and
the patient is admitted with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are
reported?
a. I67.89
b. R53.1, R47.01
c. I63.50
d. I63.9 Correct Answer: d.

A patient is admitted after being found unresponsive at home. The patient had right-sided
hemiplegia and aphasia from a previous CVA. The provider documents a current cerebral
infarction due to occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery as the final diagnosis and the
patient is transferred for rehabilitation. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported?
a. I67.89, I69.959, I69.920
b. I65.319
c. I67.89, I69.954, R47.01
d. I63.511, I69.351, I69.320 Correct Answer: d. I63.511, I69.351, I69.320

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