AAPC Final Exam Test -with 100% verified solutions-2026-2027 (13pages)

1. In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? • 2009 2. What type of insurance is Medicare Part D? • Prescription drug coverage available to all Medicare beneficiaries 3. The minimum necessary rule applies to • Covered entities taking reasonable stepsto limit use or disclosure of PHI 4. EHR standsfor • Electronic Health Record 5. Many coding professionals go on to find work as • Consultants 6. Which cells produce hormonesto regulate blood sugar? • Pancreatic Islets 7. Which of the following are auditory ossicles? • Stapes and incus 8. What is vernix caseosa? • A white cheese like substance covering the fetus and newborn 9. A diagnostic tool in sleep medicine is • Polysomnography 10. The word describing the presence of blood in the plural cavity • Hemothorax 11. In the ICD_10_CM Alphabetic Index what is the code next to the main term called? • Default code 12. What isthe ICD_10_CM code for eyestrain? • H53.10 13. What isthe code for classical migraine? • G43.119 14. A patient with a history of bilateral otitis media is not responsive to medical therapy. Given the history and physical examination, the provider felt he was a candidate for bilateral myringotomy and tubes. The patient went to the ASC for the procedure. The provider’sfindings were bilateral chronic serous otitis media. What diagnosis code is reported? • H65.23 15. In the ED, a 50 year-old male complains of severe bloating and stomach cramps, some nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for the past four months. In the last three weeks, he has had pain in middle right side of his back which radiates around hisrib cage as well as stomach gurgling with massive pain. After examination, the provider determines he has irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. What diagnosis code(s) is/are reported? • K58.0 16. Pneumonia due to adenovirus. What ICD_10_CM code isreported? • J12.0 17. A patient is having surgery to repair a recurrent left inguinal hernia without obstruction. What ICD_10_CM code is reported? • K40.91 18. A patient isseen in the ED for having unprotected sexual intercourse a few months prior. She recently found out that the individual she was with has HIV. She is only being tested for HIV. What ICD_10_CM code is/are reported? • Z11.4 19. What ICD_10_CM codes are reported for uncontrolled hypertension with stage 3 chronic kidney disease?