CPC Pathology and Laboratory Practice Questions
6 of 100 questions on the CPC exam, in AAPC’s content breakdown
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Pathology and Lab so you know where you stand.
Free Pathology and Lab drillA pathologist examines a gallbladder removed for cholecystitis, gross and microscopic. Which code is reported?
Pathology and Laboratory on the CPC
Pathology and laboratory is 6 of the 100 questions on the CPC exam. AAPC lists organ and disease panels, drug testing, therapeutic drug assays, urinalysis, molecular pathology, chemistry, hematology and coagulation, immunology, transfusion, microbiology, anatomic pathology, cytopathology and surgical pathology.
- Share of the exam
- 6 of 100 questions, as AAPC lists them
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 25 Pathology and Lab questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Pathology and Lab questions test
- Organ and disease panels and when to report the panel or the individual tests
- Presumptive and definitive drug testing, and therapeutic drug levels
- Urinalysis, chemistry, hematology and coagulation tests
- Microbiology and infectious agent detection, with CLIA-waived tests and modifier QW
- Surgical pathology levels II to VI, frozen sections, immunohistochemistry and cytopathology
Sit the full exam under the real clock
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Pathology and Lab so you know where you stand.
Free Pathology and Lab drillHow to study it
- Learn the components of the basic, comprehensive, lipid and general health panels.
- Remember that the surgical pathology unit of service is each separately submitted specimen.
- Learn modifiers 90 and 91 and when each applies.
- Take the drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many pathology and laboratory questions are on the CPC exam?
AAPC lists 6 pathology and laboratory questions out of 100.
How is the surgical pathology level chosen?
By the type of specimen. CPT lists specimens under each level from II to VI; for example, a gallbladder is level III and a colon biopsy is level IV.
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Pathology and Lab so you know where you stand.
Free Pathology and Lab drillThe other CPC areas
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Coding Guidelines
- ICD-10-CM
- HCPCS Level II
- CPT 10000 Series: Integumentary System
- CPT 20000 Series: Musculoskeletal System
- CPT 30000 Series: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Hemic and Lymphatic, Mediastinum and Diaphragm
- CPT 40000 Series: Digestive System
- CPT 50000 Series: Urinary, Male and Female Reproductive, Maternity and Delivery
- CPT 60000 Series: Nervous System
- Radiology
- Medicine
- Evaluation and Management (E/M)
- Anesthesia
- Cases (Medical Record Coding)
- CPC practice exam (100 questions, 4 hours)
- Mixed drill: all eighteen areas
- CPC practice test: exam facts and every area
Sources
- AAPC: Taking the CPC exam (format, time, passing score, approved books, questions per area)
- AAPC: CPC certification (what the credential covers, CEU requirement)
- AAPC: How much does the exam cost?
- AAPC: What is the Apprentice status?
- AAPC: Why is there an annual exam blackout period?
- AAPC Exam Agreement (annual January 1 update, exam rules)
- CMS: ICD-10-CM code files and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
- CMS: HCPCS Level II quarterly code files
- CMS: National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and policy manual
Original practice questions written to AAPC’s published CPC content areas; they are not AAPC exam or practice exam questions. CPT codes are cited by number only, and their descriptions are in the AMA’s CPT Professional Edition. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by AAPC or the American Medical Association. CPC is a registered trademark of AAPC. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.