AAPC CPC Exam Chapter 1 questions
with answers 2023
What does MAC stands for?
✔Medicare Administrative Contractor
Which coding manuals do outpatient coders focus on learning?
✔CPT®, HCPCS Level II and ICD-10-CM
In what year was the AAPC founded?
✔1988
What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1⁄2 months of education and is
licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician?
✔Physician Assistant (PA)
In what year did HIPAA become law?
✔1996
Which type of information is NOT maintained in a medical record?
✔Financial Records
The minimum necessary rule is based on sound current practice that protected
health information should NOT be used or disclosed when it is not necessary to
satisfy a particular purpose or carry out a function. What does this mean?
✔Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to protected
health information.
If an NCD does not exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a Medicare
patient, who determines coverage?
✔Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)
Professionals who specialize in coding are called:q
✔Coding specialists
In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act?
✔2009
