AAPC-CPC Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :AAPC-CPC
  • Exam Name
    :Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
  • Certification
    :AAPC Certifications
  • Vendor
    :AAPC
  • Total Questions
    :475 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Jul 13, 2026

AAPC AAPC-CPC Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 441:

    A physician orders a basic metabolic panel which includes total calcium and an electrolyte panel.

    Applying CPT guidelines for Organ or Disease-Oriented Panels, what CPT coding is reported?

    A. 80047
    B. 80048
    C. 80047, 80051
    D. 80048, 80051

  • Question 442:

    A patient with a history of a right-hand mass presents for outpatient surgical excision. The surgeon excises the 1.5 cm mass with margins using a scalpel, with dissection extending through the dermis into the subcutaneous tissue. Hemostasis is achieved with electrocautery, and the wound is closed. Final pathology confirms the mass is a subcutaneous arteriovenous hemangioma.

    Which CPT(R) and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

    A. 26111, D18.01
    B. 26111, D21.01
    C. 26115, D18.01
    D. 26115, D21.11

  • Question 443:

    What is the muscular ring around a lumen that contracts to control flow through that lumen called?

    A. Stricture
    B. Snare
    C. Sphincter
    D. Sinus

  • Question 444:

    Mr. Woolridge has had a suspicious lesion on his left shoulder for approximately eight weeks that is not healing. On the dermatologist's exam of left shoulder blade, there is excoriation and scabbing and the lesion not healing. Patient agrees and wishes to proceed with a punch biopsy of the lesion. A punch biopsy is taken of the lesion and sent to pathology. A simple repair is performed at the biopsy site.

    What CPT and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

    A. 11102, 12001-51, D49.2
    B. 11102, L98.9
    C. 11104, D49.2
    D. 11104,12001-51, L98.9

  • Question 445:

    The provider performs a radical resection of a 4.5 cm sarcoma in the upper arm.

    What CPT(R) coding is reported?

    A. 24073
    B. 24077
    C. 24071
    D. 24075

  • Question 446:

    A 60-year-old male has three-vessel disease and supraventricular tachycardia which has been refractory to other management. He previously had pacemaker placement and stenting of LAD coronary artery stenosis, which has failed to solve the problem. He will undergo CABG with autologous saphenous vein and an extensive modified MAZE procedure to treat the tachycardia.

    He is brought to the cardiac OR and placed in the supine position on the OR table. He is prepped and draped, and adequate endotracheal anesthesia is assured. A median sternotomy incision is made and cardiopulmonary bypass is initiated. The endoscope is used to harvest an adequate length of saphenous vein from his left leg. This is uneventful and bleeding is easily controlled. The vein graft is prepared and cut to the appropriate lengths for anastomosis. Two bypasses are performed: one to the circumflex and another to the obtuse marginal. The left internal mammary is then freed up and it is anastomosed to the ramus, the first diagonal, and the LAD. An extensive maze procedure is then performed and the patient is weaned from bypass. At this point, the sternum is closed with wires and the skin is reapproximated with staples. The patient tolerated the procedure without difficulty and was taken to the PACU.

    Choose the procedure codes for this surgery.

    A. 33533, 33257, 33519, 33508
    B. 33535, 33259, 33519, 33508
    C. 33533, 33257-51, 33519-51, 33508-51
    D. 33535, 33259 51, 33519-51, 33508-51

  • Question 447:

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    MR 099401

    Established Patient Office Visit

    Chief Complaint: Patient presents with bilateral thyroid nodules.

    History of present illness: A 54-year-old patient is here for evaluation of bilateral thyroid nodules. Thyroid ultrasound was done last week which showed multiple thyroid masses likely due to multinodular goiter.

    Patient stated that she can "feel" the nodules on the left side of her thyroid. Patient denies difficulty swallowing and she denies unexplained weight loss or gain. Patient does have a family history of thyroid cancer in her maternal grandmother. She gives no other problems at this time other than a palpable right-sided thyroid mass.

    Review of Systems:

    Constitutional: Negative for chills, fever, and unexpected weight change.

    HENT: Negative for hearing loss, trouble swallowing and voice change.

    Gastrointestinal: Negative for abdominal distention, abdominal pain, anal bleeding, blood in stool, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, rectal pain, and vomiting

    Endocrine: Negative for cold Intolerance and heat intolerance.

    Physical Exam:

    Vitals: BP: 140/72, Pulse: 96, Resp: 16, Temp: 97.6 (36.4 ), Temporal SpO2: 97%

    Weight: 89.8 kg (198 lbs ), Height: 165.1 cm (65")

    General Appearance: Alert, cooperative, in no acute distress

    Head: Normocephalic, without obvious abnormality, atraumatic

    Throat: No oral lesions, no thrush, oral mucosa moist

    Neck: No adenopathy, supple, trachea midline, thyromegaly is present, no carotid bruit, no JVD

    Lungs: Clear to auscultation, respirations regular, even, and unlabored

    Heart: Regular rhythm and normal rate, normal S1 and S2, no murmur, no gallop, no rub, no click

    Lymph nodes: No palpable adenopathy

    ASSESSMENT/PLAN:

    Multinodular goiter - the patient will have a percutaneous biopsy performed (minor procedure).

    What E/M code is reported for this encounter?

    A. 99212
    B. 99214
    C. 99213
    D. 99215

  • Question 448:

    A 25-year-old patient, P3, was given general anesthesia by an anesthesiologist for an emergency appendectomy in the lower abdomen.

    Report the service of the anesthesiologist.

    A. 00790-AA-P3, 99140
    B. 00840-AA-P3, 99140
    C. 00790-AA-P3
    D. 00840-AA-P3

  • Question 449:

    A mother expressed concern about the hearing of her 4-year-old. The provider performed a hearing screening with the child wearing headphones to listen to a series of tones. The child is instructed to raise either hand when a tone is heard.

    What CPT code is reported?

    A. 92552
    B. 92551
    C. 92550
    D. 92553

  • Question 450:

    A patient with abnormal growth had a suppression study that included five glucose tests and five human growth hormone tests.

    What CPT(R) coding is reported?

    A. 80430, 82947 x 5, 83003 x 5
    B. 80430, 82947 x 5, 83003 x 5
    C. 80430, 82947 x 2, 83003
    D. 80430, 82947, 83003

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