AAPC Medical Coding Questions with Answers
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Many coding professionals go on to find work as: - Answer - Consultant
A medical record contains information on all but what areas? - Answer - Financial
records
Technicians who specialize in coding are called: - Answer - Coding specialists
EHR stands for: - Answer - Electronic health record
What type of provider goes through approximately 26.5 months of education and is
licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? - Answer - Physician
Assistant (PA)
The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is most significant
to coders working in physician offices and covers physician fees without the use
of a private insurer? - Answer - Part B
The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is affected by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' - hierarchal condition categories
(CMS- HCC)? - Answer - Part C
What does CMS-HCC stand for? - Answer - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services - Hierarchal Condition Category
When coding an operative report, what action would NOT be recommended? -
Answer - Coding from the header without reading the body of the report
Outpatient coders focus on learning which coding manuals? - Answer - CPT, HCPCS
Level II, and ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 and 2
If an NCD doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a
Medicare patient, who determines coverage? - Answer - Medicare Administrative
Contractor (MAC)
The describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures,
or technologies are considered medically necessary under Medicare. - Answer -
