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AAPC CPC Exam| Code Selection Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/2024 Update Q: A patient presents to the Dermatologist with a suspicious lesion on her left arm and another one on her right arm. After examination the physician feels these lesions present as highly suspicious and obtains consent to perform punch biopsies on both sites. After prepping the area, the physician injects the sites with Lidocaine 1% and .05% Epi. A 3 mm punch biopsy of the lesion of the left arm and a 4mm punch bio...

AAPC CPC Exam| Code Selection Questions and Verified Answers| Latest 2023/2024 QUESTION Melanin is found in what layer of the epidermis? A) Basal B) Epithelium C) Dermal D) Squamous Answer: A QUESTION Update Which statement is TRUE regarding the Table of Neoplasms in ICD-10-CM? A) The Table of Neoplasms is found in the Tabular List. B) There is not a Table of Neoplasms in ICD-10-CM. C) The Table of Neoplasms is found by looking for Neoplasm in the ICD-10-CM Alphab...

AAPC CPC (CODE SELECTION) EXAM GEADED A B - CORRECT ANSWER A patient arrives at the hospital from a nursing home with a stage 3 bed sore on his left hip. List the ICD-10-CM code for the bedsore. A) L89.209 B) L89.223 C) L97.823 D) L89.323 C - CORRECT ANSWER Operative Report: INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY: The patient is a 72-year-old male with a biopsyproven squamous cell carcinoma of his left forearm. With his permission, I marked my planned excision and my best guess at the resultant sc...

AAPC CPC Chapter 7 Integumentary SystemWhat term relates to connection of skin to underlying muscles? - correct answer Correct Answer:b. Hypodermis Response Feedback: Rationale: The hypodermis is also known as subcutaneous tissue and is made up of fat and connective tissue responsible for binding skin to the tissue beneath it. A patient is taken to surgery for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma of the right thigh. What is the correct diagnosis code for today's procedure? - correct answer...

AAPC CPC EXAM 2023/ 2024 UPDATE| More than 150 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| GRADE A QUESTION Which one of the following is a disorder in causing paralysis of the facial nerve? A. Exotropia B. Tarsal tunnel syndrome C. Brachial plexus lesions D. Bell's palsy Answer: d. Bell's palsy QUESTION Complete this series: Pulmonary, Aortic, Mitral, and ________are valves of the heart. A. Tricuspid B. Superior Vena Cava C. Carotid D. Atrium Answer: a....

AAPC-CPC Chapter 15 What ICD-10-CM code is reported for mild no proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema? - correct answer E11.3219 Response Feedback: Rationale: In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index look for Diabetes/type 2/with/retinopathy/no proliferative/mild/with macular edema and you are directed to E11.321-. The Category E11.- indicates the type of diabetes. Since the type is not indicated, the default is type 2 per ICD-10-CM guideline I.C.4.a.1. Verify code selection in the T...

AAPC 2017 CPC Final with Questions and Answers 1. While whittling a piece of wood, the patient sustained an avulsion injury to a portion of his left index finger and underwent formation of a direct pedicle graft with transfer from his left middle finger. Immobilization was accomplished with a plaster splint. What CPT® code is reported? a. 15574 c. 15750 b. 15740 d. 15758 ANS: A Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for Pedicle Flap/Formation, you are directed to 15570-15576. Code selecti...

AAPC CPC Final Exam questions with correct and verified answers. The minimum necessary rule is based on sound current practice that protected health information should NOT be used or disclosed when it is not necessary to satisfy a particular purpose or carry out a function. What does this mean? a. Staff members are allowed to access any medical record without restriction b. Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to protected health information. c. Practices sh...

AAPC CPC FINAL PRACTICE TEST 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 Administrative Contractor When are providers responsible for obtaining an ABN for a service NOT considered medically necessary? a. After providing a ...

NEW CPC Exam AAPC (Actual TEST) With All correct Questions And Answers with Rarionales. A 43-year-old male undergoing a cystoscopy has a 1.5 cm mass on the left posterior bladder wall, which cannot be definitively classified as malignant, and an area of velvety, peach-colored tissue less than 1 cm on the bilateral ureteral orifices. Using cold-cup biopsy forceps, biopsies are performed and the bladder mass is fulgurated. What is the CPT® coding for this procedure? A. ...