COMPLETE SOLUTION
A patient is seen to have an esophageal motility procedure with acid perfusion study performed.
What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? Correct Answer: 91010, 91013
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for internal hemorrhoids? Correct Answer: K64.8
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for a patient with a family history of colon cancer? Correct
Answer: Z80.0
What are the CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes for a hemicolectomy performed on a patient with
colon cancer? Correct Answer: 44140, C18.9
What is the term that describes the removal of a portion or all of the stomach? Correct Answer:
Gastrectomy
A patient is seen in the gastroenterologist's clinic for a diagnostic colonoscopy. When
performing the service, the physician notes suspicious looking polyps and removes three using a
snare technique to send to pathology for further testing. What is/are the correct CPT® code(s) to
report? Correct Answer: 45385
A 12 year-old patient had an adenoidectomy in 2013 and a second adenoidectomy this year.
What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the second adenoidectomy performed this year? Correct
Answer: 42836
If a perianal abscess is identified, incised and drained during the course of performing an internal
and external hemorrhoidectomy, what CPT® codes are reported? Correct Answer: 46255,
46050-51
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? Correct Answer: 40510
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported for diagnosis of a recurrent unilateral reducible
femoral hernia repair? Correct Answer: 49555, K41.91
What CPT® code(s) is/are reported when a physician makes two separate incisions to perform a
laparoscopic appendectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy? Correct 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? Correct Answer:
49587, K42.0