AAPC CPB Certification Practice Questions & Answers

Question 6 of 229

Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) includes State Licensed Medicare-certified supplier (not provider) of surgical healthcare services that must accept assignment on Medicare Claims.

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE

Question 7 of 229

What does ANSI stand for?

A.

American National Standards Institute

B.

American National Services Institute

C.

American National Standards Information

D.

American National Services Information

Question 8 of 229

EPSDT

A.

External Quality Review Organization

B.

Electronic Remittance Advice

C.

Employee Retirements income security Act of 1974

D.

Early and Periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment

Question 9 of 229

What are Category III codes?

A.

Procedures/ services identified by a five digit CPT code and descriptor nomenclature; these codes are traditionally associated with CPT and organized within six sections.

B.

Optional performance measurement tracking codes that are field (e,g.,1234A); these codes will be located after the medicine section; their use is optional.

C.

Temporary codes for data collection purposes that are assigned an alphanumeric identifier with a letter in the last field (e.g., 0001T) these codes are located after the Medicine section, and will be archived after five years unless accepted for placement within Category I sections of CPT.

Question 10 of 229

Carcinoma (Ca) in situ is a malignant tumor that is localized, circumscribed, encapsulated, and noninvasive (has not spread to deeper or adjacent tissues or organs).

A.

TRUE

B.

FALSE