AAPC - MEDICAL CODING
Many coding professionals go on to find work as: - correct answer Consultant
A medical record contains information on all but what areas? - correct answer Financial
records
Technicians who specialize in coding are called: - correct answer Coding specialists
EHR stands for: - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct 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)? -
correct answer Part C
What does CMS-HCC stand for? - correct answer Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services - Hierarchal Condition Category
When coding an operative report, what action would NOT be recommended? - correct
answer Coding from the header without reading the body of the report
Outpatient coders focus on learning which coding manuals? - correct answer CPT, HCPCS
Level II, and ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 and 2
