AAPC CPC Exam Latest Update Test Prep Questions

AAPC CPC Exam (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Test Prep Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct

Question:

Tina was referred to a PT for low back pain that radiates to her left, lower extremity. Pain increases when she ascends/descends stairs, goes from sitting to standing or vice versa, and when she lies down. The patient's goal is to reduce her pain and be more comfortable. The PT should look to which G codes for reporting therapy sessions?

• Other PT/OT primary G code set
• Self-care G code set
• Mobility G code set
• Changing and maintaining body positions G code set

Answer:

• Changing and maintaining body positions G code set

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Question:

A physician orders 90 minutes of HBOT. The documentation for the HBOT treatment indicates the patient was in the chamber at 100 percent oxygen for 90 minutes. Additional time of 10 minutes for descent, a 10-minute air break, and 10 minutes for ascent was also documented. How many units of G0277 are billed by the hospital?

• 3 units
• 5 units
• 2 units
• 4 units

Answer:

• 4 units

Question:

Put a policy in place that requires a scribe to sign and date all medical records

entries:

• When the practice is under the jurisdiction of a MAC that requires it
• Never, since a signature is not required by a scribe
• When the scribe is certified by a national organization
• When the practice/organization may be surveyed by The Joint Commission

Answer:

• When the practice/organization may be surveyed by The Joint Commission

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Question:

Can an NPP work as a scribe?

• Only if they indicate in the documentation that they are working as a

scribe, and not as a clinician.

• Never. It's too expensive to use NPPs as scribes.
• Yes, because they are able to interject observations and impressions the

provider might leave out, resulting in better documentation.

• Only if they have the appropriate scribe certification.

Answer:

• Only if they indicate in the documentation that they are working as a

scribe, and not as a clinician.

Question:

Mr. Valdez arrives in the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath and wheezing. After study, he is found to have an exacerbation of

COPD. He has a history of emphysema. ICD-10-CM code(s) are:

A. R06.02, R06.2

B. J44.1

C. J44.1, J43.9

D. J43.9

Answer:

D. J43.9

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Question:

Ms. Gardose is a 75-year-old woman who presented to emergency department with sharp pain during inhalation. The physician diagnosed her with pneumonia and flare up of COPD. Diagnosis code(s) to report this patient's

condition are:

A. J44.0, J18.9

B. J44.0, J18.9, J44.1

C. J44.1, J18.9

D. J18.9

Answer:

B. J44.0, J18.9, J44.1

Question:

What documentation indicates a "rupture" when coding for an endovascular repair?

• Pseudoaneurysm
• Chronic rupture
• Dissection
• Acute hemorrhage

Answer:

• Acute hemorrhage

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