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PRACTICE EXAM REAL EXAM QUESTIONS 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//ALREADY
GRADED A+
The patient is here to see us about some skin tags on her neck and both underarms. She has
had these lesions for some time; they are irritated by her clothing, itch, and at times have a
burning sensation. We discussed treatment options along with risks. Informed consent was
obtained and we proceeded. We removed 16 skin tags from the right axilla, 16 skin tags from
the left axilla, 10 from the right side of the neck and 17 from the left side of the neck. What
CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported? a. 11057, D23.5, D23.4
b. 11200, 11201-51 x 5, D23.5, D23.4
c. 11200, 11201 x 4, 11201-52, L91.8
d. 11200, 11201 x 5, L91.8 - ANSWER-d. 11200, 11201 x 5, L91.8
A 50 year-old female has telangiectasias of the face on both cheeks. She is very bothered by
this and presents to have them destroyed via laser. The physician lasers one cutaneous
vascular lesion on each cheek; each lesion measuring 2 sq. cm. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported? a. 17106
b. 17110
c. 17000, 17003
d. 17263 - ANSWER-a. 17106
Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that developed from a
genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A 16-gauge needle is used to
aspirate 600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid. What codes are reported?
a. 10160-78, N99.842
b. 10180-58, N99.820
c. 10140-78, S20.20XS
d. 10140-58, N99.89 - ANSWER-a. 10160-78, N99.842
A 14 year-old boy was thrown against the window of the car on impact. The resulting injury was
a starshaped pattern cut to the top of his head. In the ED, the MD on call for plastic surgery was
asked to evaluate the injury and repair it. The total length of the intermediate repair was
5+4+4+5 cm (18 cm total). The star-like shape allowed the surgeon to pull the wound edges
,together nicely in a natural Yplasty in two spots. What CPT® code is reported for the repair? a.
14041
b. 14040
c. 131.21
d. 12035 - ANSWER-d. 12035
A malignant lesion of the forehead measuring 1.0 cm was removed. The operative report
states skin margins are 1.1 cm on all sides. Layered closure of 3.5 cm was performed. How
is this coded? a. 11644, 12052-51
b. 11602, 12052-51
c. 11604
d. 11602, 12051-51 - ANSWER-a. 11644, 12052-51
A 44 year-old male with biplanar deformity, acquired limb length discrepancies and tibial
nonunion has undergone deformity correction. He now requires exchange of an external fixation
strut 45 days postoperatively. One of the struts for his multiplane external fixation device is
removed and then replaced with an adjustable strut. The intraoperative mounting parameters,
deformity parameters and initial strut settings are entered into the computer prior to Jim's
discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the gradual deformity correction
necessary. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
a. 20696
b. 20697
c. 20694
d. 20692, 20697 - ANSWER-b. 20697
A 49 year-old presents with an abscess of the right thumb. The physician incises the abscess
and purulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is packed with iodoform packing. What
CPT® code is reported?
a. 10061-F5
b. 26010-F5
c. 10060-F5
d. 26011-F5 - ANSWER-b. 26010-F5
, A 6 year-old male suffered a fracture after falling off the monkey bars at school. He fell on an
outstretched hand and suffered a transcondylar fracture of the left humerus. After prep and
drape, a manipulation was done to achieve anatomic reduction. Once the joint was
adequately reduced, pins were placed through the skin distally and proximally into the bone
to maintain excellent fixation and anatomic reduction. The pins were bent, trimmed and
covered with a sterile dressing and a posterior splint was placed on the patient's arm. What
CPT® code is reported? a. 24516-LT
b. 24530-LT
c. 24538-LT
d. 24546-LT - ANSWER-c. 24538-LT
A 45 year-old presents to the operating room with a right index trigger finger and left shoulder
bursitis. The left shoulder was injected with 1 cc of Xylocaine, 1 cc of Celestone and 1 cc of
Marcaine. An approximately 1-inch incision was made over the A1 pulley in the distal transverse
palmar crease. This incision was taken through skin and subcutaneous tissue. The A1 pulley
was identified and released in its entirety. The wound was irrigated with antibiotic saline solution.
The subcutaneous tissue was injected with Marcaine without epinephrine. The skin was closed
with 4-0 Ethilon suture. Clean dressing was applied. What CPT® codes are reported?
a. 26055-F6, 20610-76-LT
b. 20552-F6, 20605-52-LT
c. 26055-F6, 20610-51-LT
d. 20553-F6, 20610-51-LT - ANSWER-c. 26055-F6, 20610-51-LT
The patient is a 17 year-old male who was struck on the elbow by another player's stick while
playing hockey. He is found to have a fracture of the olecranon process. The patient was
brought to the OR, anesthetized and intubated. The right upper extremity was prepped with
Betadine scrub and draped free in the usual sterile orthopedic manner. The arm was then
elevated and exsanguinated and the tourniquet inflated to 250 mm/Hg. A five-inch incision was
made with the scalpel on the extensor side of the elbow, beginning distally and proceeding in an
oblique fashion up the proximal forearm. Dissection was carried through subcutaneous tissue
and fascia, and bleeding was controlled with electrocautery. We then subperiosteally exposed
the proximal ulna and olecranon to visualize the fracture site. The fracture could be seen at the
base of the olecranon process. We irrigated the site thoroughly and reduced the fracture fragme
- ANSWER-a. 24685-RT
This 36 year-old female presents with an avulsed anterior cruciate ligament off the femoral
condyle with a complete white on white horizontal cleavage tear of the posterior horn of the
medial meniscus, causing instability. A general endotracheal anesthesia was performed, and the
patient was placed supine on the operating table. The right lower extremity was prepped with
Betadine and draped free. Standard arthroscopic portals were created, and the knee was
PRACTICE EXAM REAL EXAM QUESTIONS 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//ALREADY
GRADED A+
The patient is here to see us about some skin tags on her neck and both underarms. She has
had these lesions for some time; they are irritated by her clothing, itch, and at times have a
burning sensation. We discussed treatment options along with risks. Informed consent was
obtained and we proceeded. We removed 16 skin tags from the right axilla, 16 skin tags from
the left axilla, 10 from the right side of the neck and 17 from the left side of the neck. What
CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported? a. 11057, D23.5, D23.4
b. 11200, 11201-51 x 5, D23.5, D23.4
c. 11200, 11201 x 4, 11201-52, L91.8
d. 11200, 11201 x 5, L91.8 - ANSWER-d. 11200, 11201 x 5, L91.8
A 50 year-old female has telangiectasias of the face on both cheeks. She is very bothered by
this and presents to have them destroyed via laser. The physician lasers one cutaneous
vascular lesion on each cheek; each lesion measuring 2 sq. cm. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported? a. 17106
b. 17110
c. 17000, 17003
d. 17263 - ANSWER-a. 17106
Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that developed from a
genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A 16-gauge needle is used to
aspirate 600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid. What codes are reported?
a. 10160-78, N99.842
b. 10180-58, N99.820
c. 10140-78, S20.20XS
d. 10140-58, N99.89 - ANSWER-a. 10160-78, N99.842
A 14 year-old boy was thrown against the window of the car on impact. The resulting injury was
a starshaped pattern cut to the top of his head. In the ED, the MD on call for plastic surgery was
asked to evaluate the injury and repair it. The total length of the intermediate repair was
5+4+4+5 cm (18 cm total). The star-like shape allowed the surgeon to pull the wound edges
,together nicely in a natural Yplasty in two spots. What CPT® code is reported for the repair? a.
14041
b. 14040
c. 131.21
d. 12035 - ANSWER-d. 12035
A malignant lesion of the forehead measuring 1.0 cm was removed. The operative report
states skin margins are 1.1 cm on all sides. Layered closure of 3.5 cm was performed. How
is this coded? a. 11644, 12052-51
b. 11602, 12052-51
c. 11604
d. 11602, 12051-51 - ANSWER-a. 11644, 12052-51
A 44 year-old male with biplanar deformity, acquired limb length discrepancies and tibial
nonunion has undergone deformity correction. He now requires exchange of an external fixation
strut 45 days postoperatively. One of the struts for his multiplane external fixation device is
removed and then replaced with an adjustable strut. The intraoperative mounting parameters,
deformity parameters and initial strut settings are entered into the computer prior to Jim's
discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the gradual deformity correction
necessary. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
a. 20696
b. 20697
c. 20694
d. 20692, 20697 - ANSWER-b. 20697
A 49 year-old presents with an abscess of the right thumb. The physician incises the abscess
and purulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is packed with iodoform packing. What
CPT® code is reported?
a. 10061-F5
b. 26010-F5
c. 10060-F5
d. 26011-F5 - ANSWER-b. 26010-F5
, A 6 year-old male suffered a fracture after falling off the monkey bars at school. He fell on an
outstretched hand and suffered a transcondylar fracture of the left humerus. After prep and
drape, a manipulation was done to achieve anatomic reduction. Once the joint was
adequately reduced, pins were placed through the skin distally and proximally into the bone
to maintain excellent fixation and anatomic reduction. The pins were bent, trimmed and
covered with a sterile dressing and a posterior splint was placed on the patient's arm. What
CPT® code is reported? a. 24516-LT
b. 24530-LT
c. 24538-LT
d. 24546-LT - ANSWER-c. 24538-LT
A 45 year-old presents to the operating room with a right index trigger finger and left shoulder
bursitis. The left shoulder was injected with 1 cc of Xylocaine, 1 cc of Celestone and 1 cc of
Marcaine. An approximately 1-inch incision was made over the A1 pulley in the distal transverse
palmar crease. This incision was taken through skin and subcutaneous tissue. The A1 pulley
was identified and released in its entirety. The wound was irrigated with antibiotic saline solution.
The subcutaneous tissue was injected with Marcaine without epinephrine. The skin was closed
with 4-0 Ethilon suture. Clean dressing was applied. What CPT® codes are reported?
a. 26055-F6, 20610-76-LT
b. 20552-F6, 20605-52-LT
c. 26055-F6, 20610-51-LT
d. 20553-F6, 20610-51-LT - ANSWER-c. 26055-F6, 20610-51-LT
The patient is a 17 year-old male who was struck on the elbow by another player's stick while
playing hockey. He is found to have a fracture of the olecranon process. The patient was
brought to the OR, anesthetized and intubated. The right upper extremity was prepped with
Betadine scrub and draped free in the usual sterile orthopedic manner. The arm was then
elevated and exsanguinated and the tourniquet inflated to 250 mm/Hg. A five-inch incision was
made with the scalpel on the extensor side of the elbow, beginning distally and proceeding in an
oblique fashion up the proximal forearm. Dissection was carried through subcutaneous tissue
and fascia, and bleeding was controlled with electrocautery. We then subperiosteally exposed
the proximal ulna and olecranon to visualize the fracture site. The fracture could be seen at the
base of the olecranon process. We irrigated the site thoroughly and reduced the fracture fragme
- ANSWER-a. 24685-RT
This 36 year-old female presents with an avulsed anterior cruciate ligament off the femoral
condyle with a complete white on white horizontal cleavage tear of the posterior horn of the
medial meniscus, causing instability. A general endotracheal anesthesia was performed, and the
patient was placed supine on the operating table. The right lower extremity was prepped with
Betadine and draped free. Standard arthroscopic portals were created, and the knee was
