AAPC CHAPTER 11 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A patient presents with a 2 cm benign lip lesion. The provider decides to remove the
lesion along with a portion of the lip by performing a wedge excision. Single-layer suture
repair is performed. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this service? - Answer-
40510
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for diagnosis of a recurrent unilateral
reducible femoral hernia repair? - Answer- 49555, K41.91
A female patient was taken to the emergency room for severe abdominal pain, nausea
and vomiting. A WBC (white blood cell count) was taken and the results showed an
elevated WBC count. The general surgeon suspected appendicitis and performed an
emergency appendectomy. The patient had extensive adhesions secondary to two
previous Cesarean deliveries. Dissection of this altered the anatomical field and
required the surgeon to spend 40 additional intraoperative minutes. The surgeon
discovered the appendix was not ruptured nor was it hot. Extra time was documented in
order to thoroughly irrigate the peritoneum. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are
reported? - Answer- 44950-22, R10.9, R11.2, D72.829
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a 30 year-old obese patient with a BMI of 32.5?
- Answer- E66.9, Z68.32
What is the correct coding for a physician who performs an UGI radiological evaluation
of the esophagus, stomach and first portion of the duodenum with barium and double-
contrast in the hospital GI lab? (Physician is not employed by the hospital) - Answer-
74246-26
A 57 year-old patient with chronic pancreatitis presents to the operating room for a
pancreatic duct-jejunum anastomosis by the Puestow-type operation. What are the
correct CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes for the encounter? - Answer- 48548, K86.1
What CPT® code(s) is/are reported when a physician makes two separate incisions to
perform a laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy? - Answer-
47562, 44970-59
A 40 year-old male patient is in the surgical suite to have an incarcerated hernia of his
belly button repaired. What are the correct CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes reported? -
Answer- 49587, K42.0
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A patient presents with a 2 cm benign lip lesion. The provider decides to remove the
lesion along with a portion of the lip by performing a wedge excision. Single-layer suture
repair is performed. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this service? - Answer-
40510
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for diagnosis of a recurrent unilateral
reducible femoral hernia repair? - Answer- 49555, K41.91
A female patient was taken to the emergency room for severe abdominal pain, nausea
and vomiting. A WBC (white blood cell count) was taken and the results showed an
elevated WBC count. The general surgeon suspected appendicitis and performed an
emergency appendectomy. The patient had extensive adhesions secondary to two
previous Cesarean deliveries. Dissection of this altered the anatomical field and
required the surgeon to spend 40 additional intraoperative minutes. The surgeon
discovered the appendix was not ruptured nor was it hot. Extra time was documented in
order to thoroughly irrigate the peritoneum. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are
reported? - Answer- 44950-22, R10.9, R11.2, D72.829
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a 30 year-old obese patient with a BMI of 32.5?
- Answer- E66.9, Z68.32
What is the correct coding for a physician who performs an UGI radiological evaluation
of the esophagus, stomach and first portion of the duodenum with barium and double-
contrast in the hospital GI lab? (Physician is not employed by the hospital) - Answer-
74246-26
A 57 year-old patient with chronic pancreatitis presents to the operating room for a
pancreatic duct-jejunum anastomosis by the Puestow-type operation. What are the
correct CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes for the encounter? - Answer- 48548, K86.1
What CPT® code(s) is/are reported when a physician makes two separate incisions to
perform a laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy? - Answer-
47562, 44970-59
A 40 year-old male patient is in the surgical suite to have an incarcerated hernia of his
belly button repaired. What are the correct CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes reported? -
Answer- 49587, K42.0
