CPC Radiation Practice Study Questions & Answers.

CPC Radiation Practice Study Questions & Answers. A patient with prostate cancer has his first dose of radiation treatment of a single area that requires a single port an energy level of 7 milli-electron volts (MeV). What CPT® code is reported? - CORRECT ANSWER 77402 A 32-year-old patient with cervical cancer is in an outpatient facility to have HDR brachytherapy. The cervix is dilated and under ultrasound guidance six applicators are inserted with iridium via the vagina to release its radiation dose. The placement is in the cervical cavity (intracavitary). What CPT® code is reported for the physician service? - CORRECT ANSWER 77762-26 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 36558, 76937-26 25-year-old female in her last trimester of her pregnancy comes into her obstetrician's office for a fetal biophysical profile (BPP). An ultrasound is used to first monitor the fetus' movements showing three movements of the legs and arms (normal). There are two breathing movements lasting 30 seconds (normal). Non-stress test (NST) of 30 minutes showed the heartbeat at 120 beats per minute and increased with movement (normal or reactive). Arms and legs were flexed with fetus' head on it chest, opening and closing of a hand. Two pockets of amniotic fluid at 3cm were seen in the uterine cavity (normal). Biophysical profile scored 9 out of 10 points (normal or reassuring). What CPT® code is reported by the obstetrician? - CORRECT ANSWER 76818 Tomographic axial images (CT or CAT scan) through the abdomen were obtained without administration of intravenous contrast. This showed a 3-cm diameter mass in the upper pole of the right kidney abutting the liver. Cryoablation of the lesion was performed utilizing 2 freezing cycles with good cosmetic results. What CPT® codes are reported? - CORRECT ANSWER 50250, 77013-26 A patient in the clinic with a history of cholelithiasis is coming in with sharp abdominal pain with vomiting and nausea. An ultrasound of the gallbladder is performed revealing she has stones in the gallbladder. What CPT® code is reported? - CORRECT ANSWER 76705