cpt coding test UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Mr. smith is seen in his primary care physicians office for his annual physical examination. He
has a digital rectal examination and is given three small cards to take home and return with fecal
samples to screen for colorectal cancer. Assign the cpt code to report this occult blood sampling.
a. 82270
b. 82271
c. 82273
d. 82274 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 82270
Coes 96360 and 96361 are used to report infusion of:
a. chemotherapeutic agents
b. sequential drugs of the same drug family
c. hormonal antineoplastics
d. prepackaged fluids and/or electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER - d. prepackaged fluids
and/or electrolytes
a 7 year old patient is seen for a minor routine therapeutic service that required the administrtion
of moderate sedation for 40 minutes performed by a physician other than the physician
performing the therapeutic service.
a. 99143
b. 99144
c. 99149
d. 99149, 99150 - CORRECT ANSWER - d. 99149 (1st 30 minutes), 99150 (next 10
minutes)
True or false? when reported by the physician, the "initial service" code under Hydration,
infusions and Chemotherapy is chosen based on the first substance infused. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
,select the appropriate code(s) to report an injection of rabies immune globulin performed undeer
direct physician supervision
a. 96372
b. 90471
c. 90375, 93672
d. 90375, 90473 - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 90375 (rabies product), 96372 (therapeutic,
prophylactic, or diagnosistic injection (specify substance or drug); subcutaneous or intramuscular
product + administration
if a patient undergoes an inpatient procedure and the final summary diagnosis is different from
the diagnosis on the pathology report, the coder should:
a. code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. code the diagnosis reflected on the pathology report
c. code the most severe symptom
d. query the attending physician as to the final diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. query
the attending physician as to the final diagnosis
removal of corneal foreign body using slit lamp - CORRECT ANSWER - 65222 removal,
foreign body, cornea, slit lamp
penetrating keratoplasty, aphakic eye - CORRECT ANSWER - 65750 keratoplasty,
penetrating, in aphakia
repair of entropion by thermocauterization - CORRECT ANSWER - 67922 entropion,
repair, thermocauteerization
laser photocoagulation of retina for prophylaxis of retinal detachment - CORRECT
ANSWER - 67145 retina, repair, prophylaxis, detachment (67141-67145)
, myringotomy with aspiration under geneeral anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - 69421
myringotomy (range 69420-69421)
tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy with ossicular chain reconstruction - CORRECT
ANSWER - 69642 tympanoplasty, with mastoidectomy, with ossicular chain
reconstruction
xray of mandible, 3-views - CORRECT ANSWER - 70100
chest xray, AP and lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - 71020
true or false? code 76856 ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetrical), real time with image
documentation, complete, can be used to describe examinations of either the male or female
pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - true
ct scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast material would be coded:
a. 72192, 74176
b. 74178
c. 74176
d. 74178, 74177 - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 74176 computed tomography, abdomen and
pelvis; without contrast material
If a patient has undergone an outpatient echocardiogram and the cardiologist concludes in the
report that the patient has mitral regurgitation the coder should:
a. assign a diagnostic code for mitral regurgitation
b. query the physician about the diagnosis
c. code the anormal finding of the echocardiogram
d. no code should be assigned - CORRECT ANSWER - a. assign a diagnostic code for
mitral regurgitation
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Mr. smith is seen in his primary care physicians office for his annual physical examination. He
has a digital rectal examination and is given three small cards to take home and return with fecal
samples to screen for colorectal cancer. Assign the cpt code to report this occult blood sampling.
a. 82270
b. 82271
c. 82273
d. 82274 - CORRECT ANSWER - a. 82270
Coes 96360 and 96361 are used to report infusion of:
a. chemotherapeutic agents
b. sequential drugs of the same drug family
c. hormonal antineoplastics
d. prepackaged fluids and/or electrolytes - CORRECT ANSWER - d. prepackaged fluids
and/or electrolytes
a 7 year old patient is seen for a minor routine therapeutic service that required the administrtion
of moderate sedation for 40 minutes performed by a physician other than the physician
performing the therapeutic service.
a. 99143
b. 99144
c. 99149
d. 99149, 99150 - CORRECT ANSWER - d. 99149 (1st 30 minutes), 99150 (next 10
minutes)
True or false? when reported by the physician, the "initial service" code under Hydration,
infusions and Chemotherapy is chosen based on the first substance infused. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
,select the appropriate code(s) to report an injection of rabies immune globulin performed undeer
direct physician supervision
a. 96372
b. 90471
c. 90375, 93672
d. 90375, 90473 - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 90375 (rabies product), 96372 (therapeutic,
prophylactic, or diagnosistic injection (specify substance or drug); subcutaneous or intramuscular
product + administration
if a patient undergoes an inpatient procedure and the final summary diagnosis is different from
the diagnosis on the pathology report, the coder should:
a. code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. code the diagnosis reflected on the pathology report
c. code the most severe symptom
d. query the attending physician as to the final diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - d. query
the attending physician as to the final diagnosis
removal of corneal foreign body using slit lamp - CORRECT ANSWER - 65222 removal,
foreign body, cornea, slit lamp
penetrating keratoplasty, aphakic eye - CORRECT ANSWER - 65750 keratoplasty,
penetrating, in aphakia
repair of entropion by thermocauterization - CORRECT ANSWER - 67922 entropion,
repair, thermocauteerization
laser photocoagulation of retina for prophylaxis of retinal detachment - CORRECT
ANSWER - 67145 retina, repair, prophylaxis, detachment (67141-67145)
, myringotomy with aspiration under geneeral anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - 69421
myringotomy (range 69420-69421)
tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy with ossicular chain reconstruction - CORRECT
ANSWER - 69642 tympanoplasty, with mastoidectomy, with ossicular chain
reconstruction
xray of mandible, 3-views - CORRECT ANSWER - 70100
chest xray, AP and lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - 71020
true or false? code 76856 ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetrical), real time with image
documentation, complete, can be used to describe examinations of either the male or female
pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER - true
ct scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast material would be coded:
a. 72192, 74176
b. 74178
c. 74176
d. 74178, 74177 - CORRECT ANSWER - c. 74176 computed tomography, abdomen and
pelvis; without contrast material
If a patient has undergone an outpatient echocardiogram and the cardiologist concludes in the
report that the patient has mitral regurgitation the coder should:
a. assign a diagnostic code for mitral regurgitation
b. query the physician about the diagnosis
c. code the anormal finding of the echocardiogram
d. no code should be assigned - CORRECT ANSWER - a. assign a diagnostic code for
mitral regurgitation
