AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026
NEWEST 100 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
65 year-old was admitted in the hospital two days ago and is being examined today by
his primary care physician, who has been seeing him since he has been admitted.
Primary care physician is checking for any improvements or if the condition is
worsening.
CHIEF COMPLAINT: CHF
INTERVAL HISTORY: CHF symptoms worsened since yesterday.
Now has some resting dyspnea. HTN remains poorly controlled with systolic pressure
running in the 160s. Also, I'm concerned about his CKD, which has worsened, most
likely due to cardio-renal syndrome.
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS: Positive for orthopnea and one episode of PND. Negative for
flank pain, obstructive symptoms or documented exposure to nephrotoxins.
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:
GENERAL: Mild respiratory distress at rest
VITAL SIGNS: BP 168/84, HR 58, temperature 98.1.
LUNGS: Worsening bibasilar crackles
CARDIOVASCULAR: RRR, no MRGs.
EXTREMITIES: Show worsening lower extremity edema.
LABS: BU - ANSWER
A 1 year post-thyroidectomy patient who had thyroid cancer is coming in for area
imaging of the neck and chest to evaluate for metastases. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported for the nuclear medicine exam?
a. 78013
b. 78015, 78020
c. 78014
d. 78015 - ANSWER
A 16 year-old female was hit by a car while crossing a two-lane highway. She was taken
to the hospital by ambulance. She was found to have an open wound of the left lower
thigh, just above the knee and a displaced fracture of the left femoral neck. She was
taken to the operating room within four hours of her injury. She was given general
endotracheal anesthesia and was prepped and draped in sterile fashion. Debridement
including excision of devitalized skin and muscle was performed on the lateral thigh.
The area was approximately 15 sq cm. After debridement and thorough copious