AAPC - Final Exam 2022 Q&A

Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom? a. State Law b. NCDs c. Each regional MAC d. LMRPs - ANSWER c. Each regional MAC ABN stands for _____. a. Advanced Benefits Notification b. Advisor ...

Local Coverage Determinations are administered by whom? a. State Law b. NCDs c. Each regional MAC d. LMRPs - ANSWER c. Each regional MAC ABN stands for _____. a. Advanced Benefits Notification b. Advisory Beneficial Notice c. Admitting Beneficiary Notice d. Advance Beneficiary Notice - ANSWER d. Advance Beneficiary Notice What type of health insurance provides coverage for low-income families? a. Commercial HMO b. Medicaid c. Medicare d. Commercial PPO - ANSWER b. Medicaid Which type of information is NOT maintained in a medical record? a. Treatment outcomes b. Financial records c. Medical or surgical interventions d. Observations - ANSWER b. Financial records According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? a. Focused audits on problems brought to the attention of the compliance officer. b. Baseline audits. c. Periodic audits. d. Audits on all denied claims. - ANSWER c. Periodic audits. Urine is transported from the kidneys to the urinary bladder by which structure? a. Ureter b. Urethra c. Kidney pelvis d. Urinary vein - ANSWER a. Ureter Which of the following does NOT circulate fluids throughout the body? a. Venous system b. Endocrine system c. Arterial system d. Lymphatic system - ANSWER b. Endocrine system What is a function of the alveoli in the lungs? a. Oxygen exchange b. Nicotine is destroyed c. Fluid in the lungs absorbed d. Providing an airway to breathe - ANSWER a. Oxygen exchange Cytopathology is the study of: a. Tissue b. Cells c. Blood d. Organs - ANSWER b. Cells The meaning of heteropsia (or anisometropia) is: a. Blindness in half the visual field b. Double vision c. Unequal vision in the two eyes d. Blindness in both eyes - ANSWER c. Unequal vision in the two eyes What is the meaning of provider in the ICD-10-CM guidelines? a. Insurance company b. The hospital c. The physician d. The patient - ANSWER c. The physician What is the ICD-10-CM code for hay fever? a. J30.1 b. J30.89 c. J30.81 d. J45.909 - ANSWER a. J30.1 What is the ICD-10-CM code for eyestrain? a. H53.10, H53.10 b. H57.8 c. H57.8, H57.8 d. H53.10 - ANSWER d. H53.10 What diagnosis codes should be reported for spastic cerebral palsy due to previous illness of meningitis? a. G03.9, G80.1 b. G80.1, G43.909, G03.9 c. G09, G80.1 d. G80.1, G09 - ANSWER d. G80.1, G09 The patient is a 12 month-old with a history of muscle weakness. Unfortunately, his etiology is unknown and to help delineate the diagnosis, Neurology has consulted us to obtain a right bicep muscle biopsy. What diagnosis code is reported? a. R29.898 b. M62.81 c. R53.1 d. G58.9 - ANSWER b. M62.81 A 50 year-old patient has been diagnosed with elevated blood pressure. The patient does not have a history of hypertension. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code to report? a. I15.0 b. I13.0 c. R03.0 d. I10 - ANSWER c. R03.0 A 32 year-old male was seen in the 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. D17.1, D17.23 b. D17.21, D17.1 c. D17.30 d. D17.39 - ANSWER b. D17.21, D17.1 What is the time frame defining when pain becomes chronic? a. After the global period b. One year c. The 30th day d. No time frame - ANSWER d. No time frame A patient with amyloidosis being treated for glomerulonephritis. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? a. E85.3, N08 b. E85.4, N08 c. N08, E85.3 d. N08, E85.4 - ANSWER b. E85.4, N08 A 45 year-old-male patient has developed an ulcer on his upper back. He has had diabetes for several years and is on insulin. The provider determines that the ulcer is due to his diabetes. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? a. E11.622, Z79.4 b. E11.9, L98.429, Z79.4 c. E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4 d. E11.622, L98.429 - ANSWER c. E11.622, L98.429, Z79.4 In which circumstances would an external cause code be reported? a. Delivery of a newborn. b. Causes of injury or health condition. c. Chemotherapy treatment of neoplasms. d. Only for the cause of motor vehicle accidents. - ANSWER b. Causes of injury or health condition. Patient presents with no menses and positive pregnancy test but an ultrasound reveals no uterine contents. An embryo has implanted on the left ovary and this is treated with laparoscopic oophorectomy. What ICD-10-CM code is reported for this procedure? a. O00.102 b. O00.202 c. O00.802 d. O00.09 - ANSWER b. O00.202 A patient has an open displaced fracture of the second cervical vertebra. This is her fifth visit and the fracture is healing normally. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? a. S12.9XXS b. S12.190D c. S12.9XXD d. S12.190A - ANSWER b. S12.190D A 43 year-old female presents to the provider for a diabetic ulcer of the right ankle. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? a. L97.319 b. L97.319, E11.9 c. L97.319, E11.622 d. E11.622, L97.319 - ANSWER d. E11.622, L97.319 A patient is prescribed anticonvulsant medication for her seizures. She returns to her doctor three days later with nausea and rash due to taking the anticonvulsant medication. The provider notes that this is a drug reaction to an anticonvulsant and changes the medication. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? a. L27.0, R11.2, T42.71XA b. R21, R11.2, T42.71XA c. R21, R11.0, T42.75XA d. L27.0, R11.0, T42.75XA - ANSWER d. L27.0, R11.0, T42.75XA What surgical status indicator represents the Global Surgical Package for endoscopic procedures (without an incision) where there is no postoperative period after the day of the surgery?? a. XXX b. 000 c. 010 d. 090 - ANSWER What code represents a secondary rhinoplasty where a small amount of work is performed on the tip of the nose? a. 30430 b. 30420 c. 30435 d. 30400 - ANSWER What is the appropriate modifier to use when two surgeons perform separate distinct portions of the same procedure? a. 59 b. 66 c. 62 d. 80 - ANSWER What is the correct CPT® coding for a cystourethroscopy with brush biopsy of the renal pelvis? a. 52005, 52007 b. 52007 c. 52000, 52007 d. 52005 - ANSWER What codes are voluntarily reported to payers, provide evidence-based performance-measure data? a. CPT® Category I codes b. CPT® Category II codes c. CPT® Category III codes d. HCPCS Level II codes - ANSWER Which statement is true regarding coding of carbuncles and furuncles in ICD-10-CM?