AAPC CHAPTER 20 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A therapist in a residential care facility works with a nonverbal autistic child, age 4. In
this session the therapist uses drawing paper and washable markers. The therapist sat
with the child and began to draw on a sheet of paper. She gave paper and markers to
the child and encouraged the child to draw. The psychotherapy session lasted 30
minutes. - Answer- 90832, 90785, F84.0
A patient with hypertensive end stage renal failure, stage 5, and secondary
hyperparathyroidism is evaluated by the provider and receives peritoneal dialysis. The
provider evaluates the patient once before dialysis begins. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM
codes are reported? - Answer- 90945, I12.0, N18.6, Z99.2, N25.81
A patient had several panic attacks at work disturbing her coworkers. She had been
unable to explain any particular reason for her behavior. Her employer requested she
be referred for counseling. After several sessions, her psychiatrist provided reports for
her primary care provider and her insurer about her status and prognosis. What CPT®
and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the preparation of the report? - Answer- 90889,
F41.0
A 55 year-old male has had several episodes of tightness in the chest. His provider
ordered a PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) of the left anterior
descending coronary artery. The procedure revealed atherosclerosis in the native
vessel. It was determined a stent would be required to keep the artery open. The stent
was inserted during the procedure. - Answer- 92928-LD, I25.10
A patient with coronary atherosclerosis underwent a PTCA in the left anterior
descending and in the first diagonal of the LD. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? -
Answer- 92920-LD, 92921-LD
A child with suspected sleep apnea was given an apnea monitoring device to use over
the next month. The device was capable of recording and storing data relative to heart
and respiratory rate and pattern. The pediatric pulmonologist reviewed the data and
reported to the child's primary pediatrician. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the
monitor attachment, download of data, provider review, interpretation and report? -
Answer- 94774
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A therapist in a residential care facility works with a nonverbal autistic child, age 4. In
this session the therapist uses drawing paper and washable markers. The therapist sat
with the child and began to draw on a sheet of paper. She gave paper and markers to
the child and encouraged the child to draw. The psychotherapy session lasted 30
minutes. - Answer- 90832, 90785, F84.0
A patient with hypertensive end stage renal failure, stage 5, and secondary
hyperparathyroidism is evaluated by the provider and receives peritoneal dialysis. The
provider evaluates the patient once before dialysis begins. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM
codes are reported? - Answer- 90945, I12.0, N18.6, Z99.2, N25.81
A patient had several panic attacks at work disturbing her coworkers. She had been
unable to explain any particular reason for her behavior. Her employer requested she
be referred for counseling. After several sessions, her psychiatrist provided reports for
her primary care provider and her insurer about her status and prognosis. What CPT®
and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the preparation of the report? - Answer- 90889,
F41.0
A 55 year-old male has had several episodes of tightness in the chest. His provider
ordered a PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) of the left anterior
descending coronary artery. The procedure revealed atherosclerosis in the native
vessel. It was determined a stent would be required to keep the artery open. The stent
was inserted during the procedure. - Answer- 92928-LD, I25.10
A patient with coronary atherosclerosis underwent a PTCA in the left anterior
descending and in the first diagonal of the LD. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? -
Answer- 92920-LD, 92921-LD
A child with suspected sleep apnea was given an apnea monitoring device to use over
the next month. The device was capable of recording and storing data relative to heart
and respiratory rate and pattern. The pediatric pulmonologist reviewed the data and
reported to the child's primary pediatrician. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the
monitor attachment, download of data, provider review, interpretation and report? -
Answer- 94774
