CPC Chapter 17 \EXAM 2026-2027\COMPLETE
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A non-Medicare patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography
with CAD. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
77067
Response Feedback:
Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for Mammography/Screening
Mammography and you are guided to 77067.
A patient arrives at the urgent care facility with a swollen ankle. Anteroposterior
and lateral view X-rays of the ankle are taken to determine whether the patient
has a fractured ankle. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
73600
Response Feedback:
Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for X-ray/Ankle and you are guided to range
73600-73610. There were two views taken (anteroposterior and lateral views), so
CPT® code 73600 is correct.
,AP and Lateral chest X-rays were performed for a cough. What CPT® and ICD-10- CM
codes are reported?
71046, R05
Response Feedback:
Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for X-ray/Chest and you are guided to code
range 71045-71048. In looking at the descriptions, this is a 2-view chest X-ray. In
the AP (Anteroposterior) position the X-ray beam enters the front of the body
and exits through the back. In the lateral position, the X-ray beam enters through
the side of the body. This is reported with 71046. Look in the ICD-10-CM
Alphabetic Index for cough and you are directed to R05.
A 56 year-old patient who has been admitted requires a tunneled CV catheter
insertion. The physician uses ultrasound guidance to perform the insertion. The
physician documented vessel patency and that permanent recordings are in the
patient's record. What CPT® codes are reported for the physician's services?
36558, 76937-26
Response Feedback:
Rationale: The physician inserts a tunneled CV catheter (central venous). The
patient is 56 years-old and there is no indication that a port or pump is involved.
In the CPT® Index look for Central Venous Catheter
Placement/Insertion/Central/Tunneled without Port or Pump 36557-36558,
36565. The correct code is 36558. The physician uses ultrasound guidance, which
is reported with 76937. In the coding guidelines for Central Venous Access
Procedures, it states that imaging can be reported separately. The codes you are
referred to are 76937 and 77001. Because the imaging used is ultrasound, report
with 76937. Note that 76937 is an add-on code and it can only be reported if the
physician documents selected vessel patency and permanent ultrasound
recordings are in the patient records. Modifier 26 is appended to report the
professional component.
, A 66 year-old male with a history of anemia presents for a liver core biopsy to
evaluate for possible cirrhosis. The patient was brought to the CAT scan suite in
which limited CT images of the upper abdomen were performed for biopsy
needle placement. The appropriate site for the liver core biopsy was chosen. The
patient's skin was then marked with the computer coordinates. An 18-gauge
needle was advanced into the appropriate site and a sample was obtained. What
CPT® codes are reported?
47000, 77012-26
Response Feedback:
Rationale: Biopsy of the liver is taken by a needle (percutaneous) under
computed tomography guidance (CT). In the CPT® Index look for Biopsy/Liver
47000, 47001, 47100, 47700. Code 47000 describes a percutaneous needle
biopsy of the liver. Below CPT code 47000 you are given codes for imaging
guidance. Code 77012 describes the CT guidance for needle placement. Modifier
26 is appended to indicate the professional service.
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS\GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | JUST RELEASED
A non-Medicare patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography
with CAD. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
77067
Response Feedback:
Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for Mammography/Screening
Mammography and you are guided to 77067.
A patient arrives at the urgent care facility with a swollen ankle. Anteroposterior
and lateral view X-rays of the ankle are taken to determine whether the patient
has a fractured ankle. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
73600
Response Feedback:
Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for X-ray/Ankle and you are guided to range
73600-73610. There were two views taken (anteroposterior and lateral views), so
CPT® code 73600 is correct.
,AP and Lateral chest X-rays were performed for a cough. What CPT® and ICD-10- CM
codes are reported?
71046, R05
Response Feedback:
Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for X-ray/Chest and you are guided to code
range 71045-71048. In looking at the descriptions, this is a 2-view chest X-ray. In
the AP (Anteroposterior) position the X-ray beam enters the front of the body
and exits through the back. In the lateral position, the X-ray beam enters through
the side of the body. This is reported with 71046. Look in the ICD-10-CM
Alphabetic Index for cough and you are directed to R05.
A 56 year-old patient who has been admitted requires a tunneled CV catheter
insertion. The physician uses ultrasound guidance to perform the insertion. The
physician documented vessel patency and that permanent recordings are in the
patient's record. What CPT® codes are reported for the physician's services?
36558, 76937-26
Response Feedback:
Rationale: The physician inserts a tunneled CV catheter (central venous). The
patient is 56 years-old and there is no indication that a port or pump is involved.
In the CPT® Index look for Central Venous Catheter
Placement/Insertion/Central/Tunneled without Port or Pump 36557-36558,
36565. The correct code is 36558. The physician uses ultrasound guidance, which
is reported with 76937. In the coding guidelines for Central Venous Access
Procedures, it states that imaging can be reported separately. The codes you are
referred to are 76937 and 77001. Because the imaging used is ultrasound, report
with 76937. Note that 76937 is an add-on code and it can only be reported if the
physician documents selected vessel patency and permanent ultrasound
recordings are in the patient records. Modifier 26 is appended to report the
professional component.
, A 66 year-old male with a history of anemia presents for a liver core biopsy to
evaluate for possible cirrhosis. The patient was brought to the CAT scan suite in
which limited CT images of the upper abdomen were performed for biopsy
needle placement. The appropriate site for the liver core biopsy was chosen. The
patient's skin was then marked with the computer coordinates. An 18-gauge
needle was advanced into the appropriate site and a sample was obtained. What
CPT® codes are reported?
47000, 77012-26
Response Feedback:
Rationale: Biopsy of the liver is taken by a needle (percutaneous) under
computed tomography guidance (CT). In the CPT® Index look for Biopsy/Liver
47000, 47001, 47100, 47700. Code 47000 describes a percutaneous needle
biopsy of the liver. Below CPT code 47000 you are given codes for imaging
guidance. Code 77012 describes the CT guidance for needle placement. Modifier
26 is appended to indicate the professional service.
