AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
Ag46-year-
oldgfemaleghadgagpreviousgbiopsygthatgindicatedgpositivegmalignantgmarginsganteriorlygongt
hegrightgsidegofghergneck.gAg0.5gcmgmargingwasgdrawngoutgandgag15gbladegscalpelgwasgusedgf
orgfullgexcisiongofgang8gcmglesion.gLayeredgclosuregwasgperformedgaftergthegremoval.gThegspe
cimengwasgsentgforgpermanentghistopathologicgexamination.gWhatgaregthegCPT®gcode(s)gfor
gthisgprocedure?
A. 11626
B. 11626,g12004-51
C. 11626,g12044-51
D. 11626,g13132-51,g13133g-gC.g11626,g12044-51
Ag30-year-
oldgfemalegisghavingg15gsqgcmgdebridementgperformedgonganginfectedgulcergwithgeschargongt
hegrightgfoot.gUsinggsharpgdissection,gthegulcergwasgdebridedgallgthegwaygtogdowngtogthegboneg
ofgthegfoot.gThegboneghadgtogbegminimallygtrimmedgbecausegofgagsharpgpointgatgthegendgofgth
egmetatarsal.gAftergdebridinggthegarea,gtheregwasgminimalgbleedinggbecausegofgverygpoorgcir
culationgofgthegfoot.gItgseemsgthatgthegtoesgnextgtogthegulcergmayghavegsomeginvolvementgan
dgculturesgweregtaken.gThegareagwasgdressedgwithgsterilegsalinegandgdressingsgandgthengwra
pped.gWhatgCPT®gcodegshouldgbegreported?
A. 11043
B. 11012
C. 11044
D. 11042g-gC.g11044
Ag64-year-
oldgfemalegwhoghasgmultiplegsclerosisgfellgfromghergwalkergandglandedgongagglassgtable.gShegl
aceratedghergforehead,gcheekgandgchingandgthegtotalglengthgofgtheseglacerationsgwasg6gcm.gHe
rgrightgarmgandgleftglegghadgdeepgcutsgmeasuringg5gcmgongeachgextremity.gHergrightghandgand
grightgfootghadgagtotalgofg3gcmglacerations.gThegEDgphysiciangrepairedgtheglacerationsgasgfollo
ws:gThegforehead,gcheek,gandgchinghadgdebridementgandgcleaninggofgglassgdebrisgwithgtheglac
erationsgbeinggclosedgwithgoneglayergclosure,g6-
0gProlenegsutures.gThegarmgandgleggweregrepairedgbyglayeredgclosure,g6-
0gVicrylgsubcutaneousgsuturesgandgProlenegsuturesgongthegskin.gTheghandgandgfootgweregclos
edgwithgadhesivegstrips.gSelectgthegappropriategproceduregcodesgforgthisgvisit.
A. 99283-25,g12014,g12034-59,g12002-59,g11042-51
B. 99283-25,g12053,g12034-59,g12002-59
C. 99283-25,g12014,g12034-59,g11042-51
D. 99283-25,g12053,g12034-59g-gD.g99283-25,g12053,g12034-59
Ag52-year-
oldgfemaleghasgagmassggrowinggonghergrightgflankgforgseveralgyears.gItghasgfinallyggottengsigni
ficantlyglargergandgisgbeginninggtogbothergher.gShegisgbroughtgtogthegOperatinggRoomgforgdefi
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
nitivegexcision.gAngincisiongwasgmadegdirectlygoverlyinggthegmass.gThegmassgwasgdowngintog
thegsubcutaneousgtissuegandgthegsurgeongencounteredgagwellgencapsulated
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
lipomagapproximatelyg4gcentimeters.gThisgwasgexcisedgprimarilygbluntlygwithgagfewgattach
mentsgdividedgwithgelectrocautery.gWhatgCPT®gandgICD-10-CMgcodesgaregreported?
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
A. 21932,gD17.39
B. 21935,gD17.1
C. 21931,gD17.1
D. 21925,gD17.9g-gC.g21931,gD17.1
Questiong5
PREOPERATIVEgDIAGNOSIS:gRightgscaphoidgfracture.gTYPEgOFgPROCEDURE:gOpengreducti
ongandginternalgfixationgofgrightgscaphoidgfracture.gDESCRIPTIONgOFgPROCEDURE:gThegpati
entgwasgbroughtgtogthegoperatinggroom;ganesthesiaghavinggbeengadministered.gThegrightgup
pergextremitygwasgpreppedgandgdrapedgingagsterilegmanner.gTheglimbgwasgelevated,gexsangu
inated,gandgagpneumaticgarmgtourniquetgwasgelevated.gAngincisiongwasgmadegovergthegdorsa
lgradialgaspectgofgthegrightgwrist.gSkingflapsgweregelevated.gCutaneousgnervegbranchesgweregi
dentifiedgandgveryggentlygretracted.gThegintervalgbetweengthegsecondgandgthirdgdorsalgcom
partmentgtendonsgwasgidentifiedgandgentered.gThegrespectivegtendonsgweregretracted.gAgdo
rsalgcapsulotomygincisiongwasgmade,gandgthegfracturegwasgvisualized.gTheregdidgnotgappearg
togbeganygtypegofgsignificantgdefectgatgthegfracturegsite.gAg0.045gKirschnergwiregwasgthenguse
dgasgagguidewire,gextendinggfromgthegproximalgpolegofgthegscaphoidgdistalgward.gThegguidew
iregwasgpositionedgappropriatelygandgthengmeasured.gAg25-
mmgAcutrak®gdrillgbitgwasgdrilledgtog25gmm.gAg22.5-
mmgscrewgwasgselectedgandginsertedgandgrigidginternalgfixationgwasgaccomplishedgingthisgfa
shion.gThisgwasgvisualizedgundergthegOECgimaginggdevicegingmultiplegprojections.gThegwoun
dgwasgirrigatedgandgclosedginglayers.gSterilegdressingsgweregthengapplied.gThegpatientgtolerat
edgthegproceduregwellgandgleftgthegoperatinggroomgingstablegcondition.gWhatgCPT®gcodegisgr
eportedgforgthisgprocedure?
A. 25628-RT
B. 25624-RT
C. 25645-RT
D. 25651-RTg-gA.g25628-RT
Anginfantgwithggenugvalgumgisgbroughtgtogthegoperatinggroomgtoghavegagbilateralgmedialgdista
lgfemurghemiepiphysiodesisgdone.gOngeachgknee,gthegC-
armgwasgusedgtoglocalizegtheggrowthgplate.gWithgtheggrowthgplateglocalized,gangincisiongwasg
madegmediallygongbothgsides.gThisgwasgtakengdowngtogthegfascia,gwhichgwasgopened.gThegperi
osteumgwasgnotgopened.gThegOrthofix®gfigure-of-
eightgplategwasgplacedgandgcheckedgwithgX-
ray.gWegthengirrigatedgandgclosedgthegmedialgfasciagwithg0gVicrylgsuture.gThegskingwasgclosed
gwithg2-0gVicrylgandg3-0gMonocryl®.gWhatgproceduregcodegisgreported?
A. 27470-50
B. 27475-50
C. 27477-50
D. 27485-50g-gD.g27485-50
Thegpatientgisgag67-year-oldggentlemangwithgmetastaticgcolongcancergrecentlygoperatedgon
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
Ag46-year-
oldgfemaleghadgagpreviousgbiopsygthatgindicatedgpositivegmalignantgmarginsganteriorlygongt
hegrightgsidegofghergneck.gAg0.5gcmgmargingwasgdrawngoutgandgag15gbladegscalpelgwasgusedgf
orgfullgexcisiongofgang8gcmglesion.gLayeredgclosuregwasgperformedgaftergthegremoval.gThegspe
cimengwasgsentgforgpermanentghistopathologicgexamination.gWhatgaregthegCPT®gcode(s)gfor
gthisgprocedure?
A. 11626
B. 11626,g12004-51
C. 11626,g12044-51
D. 11626,g13132-51,g13133g-gC.g11626,g12044-51
Ag30-year-
oldgfemalegisghavingg15gsqgcmgdebridementgperformedgonganginfectedgulcergwithgeschargongt
hegrightgfoot.gUsinggsharpgdissection,gthegulcergwasgdebridedgallgthegwaygtogdowngtogthegboneg
ofgthegfoot.gThegboneghadgtogbegminimallygtrimmedgbecausegofgagsharpgpointgatgthegendgofgth
egmetatarsal.gAftergdebridinggthegarea,gtheregwasgminimalgbleedinggbecausegofgverygpoorgcir
culationgofgthegfoot.gItgseemsgthatgthegtoesgnextgtogthegulcergmayghavegsomeginvolvementgan
dgculturesgweregtaken.gThegareagwasgdressedgwithgsterilegsalinegandgdressingsgandgthengwra
pped.gWhatgCPT®gcodegshouldgbegreported?
A. 11043
B. 11012
C. 11044
D. 11042g-gC.g11044
Ag64-year-
oldgfemalegwhoghasgmultiplegsclerosisgfellgfromghergwalkergandglandedgongagglassgtable.gShegl
aceratedghergforehead,gcheekgandgchingandgthegtotalglengthgofgtheseglacerationsgwasg6gcm.gHe
rgrightgarmgandgleftglegghadgdeepgcutsgmeasuringg5gcmgongeachgextremity.gHergrightghandgand
grightgfootghadgagtotalgofg3gcmglacerations.gThegEDgphysiciangrepairedgtheglacerationsgasgfollo
ws:gThegforehead,gcheek,gandgchinghadgdebridementgandgcleaninggofgglassgdebrisgwithgtheglac
erationsgbeinggclosedgwithgoneglayergclosure,g6-
0gProlenegsutures.gThegarmgandgleggweregrepairedgbyglayeredgclosure,g6-
0gVicrylgsubcutaneousgsuturesgandgProlenegsuturesgongthegskin.gTheghandgandgfootgweregclos
edgwithgadhesivegstrips.gSelectgthegappropriategproceduregcodesgforgthisgvisit.
A. 99283-25,g12014,g12034-59,g12002-59,g11042-51
B. 99283-25,g12053,g12034-59,g12002-59
C. 99283-25,g12014,g12034-59,g11042-51
D. 99283-25,g12053,g12034-59g-gD.g99283-25,g12053,g12034-59
Ag52-year-
oldgfemaleghasgagmassggrowinggonghergrightgflankgforgseveralgyears.gItghasgfinallyggottengsigni
ficantlyglargergandgisgbeginninggtogbothergher.gShegisgbroughtgtogthegOperatinggRoomgforgdefi
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
nitivegexcision.gAngincisiongwasgmadegdirectlygoverlyinggthegmass.gThegmassgwasgdowngintog
thegsubcutaneousgtissuegandgthegsurgeongencounteredgagwellgencapsulated
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
lipomagapproximatelyg4gcentimeters.gThisgwasgexcisedgprimarilygbluntlygwithgagfewgattach
mentsgdividedgwithgelectrocautery.gWhatgCPT®gandgICD-10-CMgcodesgaregreported?
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
g g g g
2024 REAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT A
g g g g g g g
NSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE g
A. 21932,gD17.39
B. 21935,gD17.1
C. 21931,gD17.1
D. 21925,gD17.9g-gC.g21931,gD17.1
Questiong5
PREOPERATIVEgDIAGNOSIS:gRightgscaphoidgfracture.gTYPEgOFgPROCEDURE:gOpengreducti
ongandginternalgfixationgofgrightgscaphoidgfracture.gDESCRIPTIONgOFgPROCEDURE:gThegpati
entgwasgbroughtgtogthegoperatinggroom;ganesthesiaghavinggbeengadministered.gThegrightgup
pergextremitygwasgpreppedgandgdrapedgingagsterilegmanner.gTheglimbgwasgelevated,gexsangu
inated,gandgagpneumaticgarmgtourniquetgwasgelevated.gAngincisiongwasgmadegovergthegdorsa
lgradialgaspectgofgthegrightgwrist.gSkingflapsgweregelevated.gCutaneousgnervegbranchesgweregi
dentifiedgandgveryggentlygretracted.gThegintervalgbetweengthegsecondgandgthirdgdorsalgcom
partmentgtendonsgwasgidentifiedgandgentered.gThegrespectivegtendonsgweregretracted.gAgdo
rsalgcapsulotomygincisiongwasgmade,gandgthegfracturegwasgvisualized.gTheregdidgnotgappearg
togbeganygtypegofgsignificantgdefectgatgthegfracturegsite.gAg0.045gKirschnergwiregwasgthenguse
dgasgagguidewire,gextendinggfromgthegproximalgpolegofgthegscaphoidgdistalgward.gThegguidew
iregwasgpositionedgappropriatelygandgthengmeasured.gAg25-
mmgAcutrak®gdrillgbitgwasgdrilledgtog25gmm.gAg22.5-
mmgscrewgwasgselectedgandginsertedgandgrigidginternalgfixationgwasgaccomplishedgingthisgfa
shion.gThisgwasgvisualizedgundergthegOECgimaginggdevicegingmultiplegprojections.gThegwoun
dgwasgirrigatedgandgclosedginglayers.gSterilegdressingsgweregthengapplied.gThegpatientgtolerat
edgthegproceduregwellgandgleftgthegoperatinggroomgingstablegcondition.gWhatgCPT®gcodegisgr
eportedgforgthisgprocedure?
A. 25628-RT
B. 25624-RT
C. 25645-RT
D. 25651-RTg-gA.g25628-RT
Anginfantgwithggenugvalgumgisgbroughtgtogthegoperatinggroomgtoghavegagbilateralgmedialgdista
lgfemurghemiepiphysiodesisgdone.gOngeachgknee,gthegC-
armgwasgusedgtoglocalizegtheggrowthgplate.gWithgtheggrowthgplateglocalized,gangincisiongwasg
madegmediallygongbothgsides.gThisgwasgtakengdowngtogthegfascia,gwhichgwasgopened.gThegperi
osteumgwasgnotgopened.gThegOrthofix®gfigure-of-
eightgplategwasgplacedgandgcheckedgwithgX-
ray.gWegthengirrigatedgandgclosedgthegmedialgfasciagwithg0gVicrylgsuture.gThegskingwasgclosed
gwithg2-0gVicrylgandg3-0gMonocryl®.gWhatgproceduregcodegisgreported?
A. 27470-50
B. 27475-50
C. 27477-50
D. 27485-50g-gD.g27485-50
Thegpatientgisgag67-year-oldggentlemangwithgmetastaticgcolongcancergrecentlygoperatedgon
