CPC Exam Practice Test Questions

This course teaches fundamental medical coding skills for professional services and prepares the student to take the AAPC’s CPC exam and learn many different strategies on how to take an exam. The CPC exam is a test of medical coding proficiency consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions that assess 17 areas of knowledge. Whether you take the exam online or in-person, you must complete the CPC exam within 4 hours and answer 70% of the questions correctly to pass. Most questions present a coding scenario to test proper application of CPT® procedure codes, HCPCS Level II supply codes, and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes—all of which medical providers use to submit claims to payers. The CPC examination consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and tests your knowledge of a broad range of coding-related topics.

Questions based on the CPT® code book include:

• 10,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the integumentary system (6 questions)

• 20,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the musculoskeletal system (6 questions)

• 30,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, hemic and lymphatic systems, and the mediastinum and diaphragm (6 questions)

• 40,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the digestive system (6 questions)

• 50,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the urinary system, male and female reproductive systems (including maternity and delivery), and endocrine system (6 questions)

• 60,000 Series CPT®: Surgical procedures performed on the nervous system (6 questions)

• E/M services (10 questions)

• Anesthesia, including time reporting and qualifying circumstances

• Radiology (6 questions)

• Laboratory and pathology (6 questions)

• Medicine (6 questions)

The exam also covers relevant coding topics beyond the CPT® code book, including:

• Medical terminology (4 questions)

• Anatomy (4 questions)

• ICD-10-CM code application, and the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (5 questions)

• HCPCS Level II, including modifiers (3 questions)

• Coding guidelines, including modifier use (7 questions)

• Compliance and regulatory — Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D; place of service (POS) codes; National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits; HIPAA, and other regulations (3 questions).

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