Get Ready to Pass the CPC exam with AAPC Latest Practice Exam [Q204-Q227]

NEW QUESTION 204
A retinal specialist diagnoses type 2 diabetic mild nonproliferative retinopathy with macular edema, bilateral. Diabetes is secondary to Cushing’s syndrome and controlled with oral hypoglycemics. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

NEW QUESTION 205
Dr. Carter sees Mrs. White at the Spring Valley Nursing Facility. He saw her last month after she was admitted to the facility. Today is a follow up visit. She is doing well. He documented a medically appropriate history and exam. The patient has osteoporosis, hypertension, dementia. CAD, CHF, and type 2 diabetes (moderate number and complexity of problems). He reviews 4 labs and a telemetry (Moderate data). He adds a Cardizem prescription for better control of her blood pressure which is a moderate risk. What CPT code does Dr. Carter report for the visit?

NEW QUESTION 206
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Refer to the supplemental information when answering this question:
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What CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 207
A couple presents to the freestanding fertility clinic to start in vitro fertilization. Under radiologic guidance, an aspiration needle is inserted (by aid of a superimposed guiding-line) puncturing the ovary and preovulatory follicle and withdrawing fluid from the follicle containing the egg.
What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?

NEW QUESTION 208
Refer to the supplemental information when answering this question:
View MR 005271
What CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 209
A patient receives 200 mg IM Depo-Testosterone.
What HCPCS Level II coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 210
A physician prescribes carbamazepine to treat a patient with epileptic seizures. After six months, the physician performs a therapeutic drug test to monitor the total level of the drug in the patient.
What CPTand ICD-10-CM coding is used for the six month-evaluation?

NEW QUESTION 211
Patient has cervical spondylosis with myelopathy. The surgeon performed a bilateral posterior laminectomy with facetectomies at each level and foraminotomies performed between interspaces C5-C6 and C6-C7. Bilateral decompression of the nerve roots is achieved.
What CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 212
(A patient visits her provider’s office because she is experiencing persistent headaches. Her provider sends her to a radiology facility to do aCT scan of the brain without contrast. The images are sent to the provider, and the providerreads and interpretsthe scan. What CPT coding of the radiology service is reported by the provider?)

NEW QUESTION 213
A patient had surgery a year ago to repair two flexor tendons in his forearm. He is in surgery for a secondary repair for the same two tendons.
Which CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 214
An 8-day-old newborn (3 kg) undergoes circumcision using a scalpel (no clamp).
What CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 215
Where is a Warthin’s tumor found?

NEW QUESTION 216
The gynecologist performs a colposcopy of the cervix including biopsy and endocervical curettage.
What CPT code is reported?

NEW QUESTION 217
A patient has nausea with several episodes of emesis along with severe stomach pain due to dehydration.
Normal saline is infused in the same bag with 2 mg ondansetron to help with the nausea. Then a dose of 15 mg ketorolac tromethamine was given for the stomach pain.
What J codes are reported for these services?

NEW QUESTION 218
A 6-French sheath and catheter is placed into the coronary artery and is advanced to the left side of the heart into the ventricle. Ventriculography is performed using power injection of contrast agent. Pressures in the left heart are obtained. The coronary arteries are also selected and imaged.
What CPT code is reported?

NEW QUESTION 219
A 7-year-old boy is brought to the pediatric clinic by his mother. She reported that her son is complaining of discomfort in both ears and loss of hearing in the left ear for the past two days. The pediatrician diagnosis is impacted cerumen. Pediatrician with the mother’s consent removes impacted cerumen using water irrigation In the right ear. For the left ear the cerumen impaction is removed using instrumentation.
What CPT coding is reported’

NEW QUESTION 220
A 50-year-old patient presented with a persistent cough has not responded to standard treatments. The patient’s physician decides to perform a flexible bronchoscopy with bronchial biopsies to further investigate the cause. A flexible bronchoscope is inserted through the patient’s mouth and into the bronchial tubes. Five biopsies are taken for further testing. The biopsies were sent to the lab for analysis to determine the next steps in the patient’s treatment plan.
What CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 221
A patient arrives at the clinic experiencing pain due to a chest injury caused by blunt force. The provider takes X-ray imaging with 6 views of the chest.
What CPT coding is reported?

NEW QUESTION 222
The CPTcode book provides full descriptions of medical procedures, with some descriptions requiring the use of a semicolon (;) to distinguish among closely related procedures.
What is the full description of CPTcode 35860?

NEW QUESTION 223
(What CPT coding is reported for the insertion ofHeyman capsulesfor clinical brachytherapy?)

NEW QUESTION 224
A cardiologist uses the hospital’s equipment for a cardiac stress test as he doesn’t own equipment for the test.
He supervises the test and provides the interpretation and report of the test.
What CPT codes are reported?

NEW QUESTION 225
A 67-year-old male presents with DJD and spondylolisthesis at L4-L5 The patient is placed prone on the operating table and, after induction of general anesthesia, the lower back is sterilely prepped and draped. One incision was made over L1-L5. This was confirmed with a probe under fluoroscopy. Laminectomies are done at vertebral segments L4 and L5 with facetectomies to relieve pressure to the nerve roots. Allograft was packed in the gutters from L1-L5 for a posterior arthrodesis. Pedicle screws were placed at L2, L3, and L4.
The construct was copiously irrigated and muscle; fascia and skin were closed in layers.
Select the procedure codes for this scenario.

NEW QUESTION 226
Dr. Burns sees newborn baby James at the birthing center on the same day after the cesarean delivery. Dr.
Burns examined baby James, the maternal and newborn history, ordered appropriate blood test tests and hearing screening. He met with the family at the end of the exam.
How would Dr. Bums report his services?

NEW QUESTION 227
The spleen is in what organ system?