AAPC Study Guide 2026

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📋 AAPC Exam Format at a Glance

100

Questions

240 min

Time Limit

70%

Passing Score

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✍️ Sample AAPC Questions & Answers

1. During the global period, a patient's related postoperative office visit is billed. How should this be handled?

✓ The visit is included in the global package and is not billed separately

Postoperative visits directly related to the surgery are bundled into the global surgical package and cannot be reported separately.

2. Which CPT code describes a proctosigmoidoscopy with biopsy?

✓ 45305

CPT 45305 describes a proctosigmoidoscopy with biopsy of a single or multiple lesions.

3. Which of the following scenarios allows for the separate reporting of a cast application CPT® code (e.g., 29000-29799)?

✓ Application of a short leg cast for a severe ankle sprain when it is the only procedure performed.

The application of the initial cast or splint is included in the global package for fracture care and is not separately reported. Similarly, replacement casts applied by the same physician during the global period are generally not separately billable. However, when cast application is the definitive treatment for a condition that does not have a separate surgical procedure code (such as a sprain or contusion), the cast application code itself is the reportable service.

4. Which CPT code range covers procedures on the esophagus?

✓ 43020–43499

CPT codes 43020–43499 cover surgical and endoscopic procedures performed on the esophagus.

5. An interlaminar epidural steroid injection at the lumbar level performed with fluoroscopic imaging guidance is reported using:

✓ 62323 (lumbar/sacral, with imaging)

CPT 62323 describes an interlaminar epidural injection at the lumbar or sacral region performed with fluoroscopic or CT imaging guidance.

6. A neurosurgeon performs a laminectomy with spinal cord decompression at a single lumbar level without disc removal. Which CPT code is most appropriate?

✓ 63047

CPT 63047 describes a laminectomy with decompression of the spinal cord or cauda equina at the lumbar level without disc removal.

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