AAPC CPC Chapter 9 Test Questions and Answers
What is the term for removal of part of the lymph developed cervical adenopathy is undergoing an
system? excisional biopsy of the right cervical node. An
A) Lymphoma incision is made above the clavicle and
B) Lymphadenectomy dissection taken down into the muscle. Blunt
C) Lymphadenitis dissection was used to work the way down to the
D) Lymphedema - ANSWER -B node, which was firm and white. The entire node
was taken and the wound was closed. What
CPT® code is reported?
Which of the following is not one of the four A) 38500
organs of the lymph system? B) 38510
A )Spleen C) 38520
B) Thymus gland D) 38542 - ANSWER -B
C) Tonsils
D) Bone Marrow - ANSWER -D
Which CPT® code(s) describes VATS
therapeutic wedge resection of the left upper lobe
What is the ICD-10-CM code for acquired followed by left upper lobectomy?
lymphedema? A) 32480
A) I88.1 B) 32505, 32480
B) I89.0 C) 32663, 32666 D) 32663 - ANSWER -D
C) Q82.0
D) I88.8 - ANSWER -B
Which CPT® code describes a pneumonectomy?
A) 32442
A 4-month-old infant presents to the physician B) 32440
with cold-like symptoms, coughing, and C) 32440-50
wheezing. The infant is diagnosed with D) 32445 - ANSWER -B
bronchiolitis due to RSV. How is this condition
coded?
A) J21.0 Patient is a mouth-breather. He is diagnosed with
B) J21.8 inflamed inferior turbinates and a superficial
C) J21.0, B97.4 D) R05, B97.4 - ablation is performed. What CPT® code is
ANSWER -A reported?
A) 30802
B) 30140
A patient presents to the physician with C) 30801
persistent stuffiness and facial pain. The D) 30802-52 - ANSWER -C
physician documents a diagnosis of nasal
polyps. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
A) J33.0 A thoracotomy procedure was performed for
B) J33.8 repair of hemorrhage and lung tear. What CPT®
C) J33.1 code is reported?
D) J33.9 - ANSWER -D A) 32100
B) 32110
C) 32120
A patient with adenocarcinoma of the larynx has D) 32420 - ANSWER -B
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, AAPC CPC Chapter 9 Test Questions and Answers
Can bronchoscopy codes be coded together by a
What is the major muscle used during physician, and if yes, how? Are multiple
respiration? procedures reported with modifier 51?
A) Intercostal muscles of the ribs A) No
B) Diaphragm B) Yes: Report multiple procedures with modifier
C) Abdominal muscles 51 (if required by the payer)
D) Chest wall or pectoral muscles - C) Yes: Report distinct procedures with modifier
ANSWER -B 59
D) Yes: Report multiple bronchoscopy codes
together because no modifier is required -
What portion of the thoracic cavity lies between ANSWER -B
the lungs and contains the heart?
A) Mediastinum
B) Diaphragm CASE 1
C) Lymphatic channels Preoperative Diagnosis: Recurrent pleural
D) Bone marrow - ANSWER -A effusion, stage IV right lung cancer.
Postoperative Diagnosis: Recurrent pleural
effusion, stage IV right lung cancer.(Report this
What is the ICD-10-CM code selection for a diagnosis if no further findings are found in the
patient with COPD presenting with an acute notes.)
bronchitis? Procedure Performed: Video-assisted
A) J44.0 thoracoscopy,(Indication the procedure is being
B) J21.8 performed by Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
C) J44.9 (VATS).) lysis of adhesions, talc pleurodesis
D) J44.0, J20.9 - ANSWER -D Procedure: Patient was brought to the operating
room and placed in supine position. IV sedation
and general anesthesia were administered, per
Which CPT® code describes a the anesthesia department. A double-lumen
pneumonectomy? endotracheal tube was placed, per anesthesia.
A) 32442 The position was confirmed by bronchoscopy.
B) 32440 The patient was placed in the decubitus position
C) 32440-50 with the right side up. The chest was prepped in
the standard fashion with ChloraPrep, sterile
D) 32445 - ANSWER -B
towels, sheets, and drapes. A small incision is
made between two ribs and a standard port
A patient has a mass in her left axilla that is a placement - ANSWER -CPT code: 32650-
suspected recurrence of lymphoma. She has a RT
left axillary node excisional biopsy. The lymph ICD-10-CM codes: J90, C34.91
node biopsied is under the pectoralis minor.
What CPT® code is reported?
A) 38500 CASE 2
B) 38562 Preoperative diagnosis: malignant neoplasm
C) 38745 glottis
D) 38525 - ANSWER -D Postoperative diagnosis: malignant neoplasm
glottis(Diagnosis to report for the procedure.)
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What is the term for removal of part of the lymph developed cervical adenopathy is undergoing an
system? excisional biopsy of the right cervical node. An
A) Lymphoma incision is made above the clavicle and
B) Lymphadenectomy dissection taken down into the muscle. Blunt
C) Lymphadenitis dissection was used to work the way down to the
D) Lymphedema - ANSWER -B node, which was firm and white. The entire node
was taken and the wound was closed. What
CPT® code is reported?
Which of the following is not one of the four A) 38500
organs of the lymph system? B) 38510
A )Spleen C) 38520
B) Thymus gland D) 38542 - ANSWER -B
C) Tonsils
D) Bone Marrow - ANSWER -D
Which CPT® code(s) describes VATS
therapeutic wedge resection of the left upper lobe
What is the ICD-10-CM code for acquired followed by left upper lobectomy?
lymphedema? A) 32480
A) I88.1 B) 32505, 32480
B) I89.0 C) 32663, 32666 D) 32663 - ANSWER -D
C) Q82.0
D) I88.8 - ANSWER -B
Which CPT® code describes a pneumonectomy?
A) 32442
A 4-month-old infant presents to the physician B) 32440
with cold-like symptoms, coughing, and C) 32440-50
wheezing. The infant is diagnosed with D) 32445 - ANSWER -B
bronchiolitis due to RSV. How is this condition
coded?
A) J21.0 Patient is a mouth-breather. He is diagnosed with
B) J21.8 inflamed inferior turbinates and a superficial
C) J21.0, B97.4 D) R05, B97.4 - ablation is performed. What CPT® code is
ANSWER -A reported?
A) 30802
B) 30140
A patient presents to the physician with C) 30801
persistent stuffiness and facial pain. The D) 30802-52 - ANSWER -C
physician documents a diagnosis of nasal
polyps. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
A) J33.0 A thoracotomy procedure was performed for
B) J33.8 repair of hemorrhage and lung tear. What CPT®
C) J33.1 code is reported?
D) J33.9 - ANSWER -D A) 32100
B) 32110
C) 32120
A patient with adenocarcinoma of the larynx has D) 32420 - ANSWER -B
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, AAPC CPC Chapter 9 Test Questions and Answers
Can bronchoscopy codes be coded together by a
What is the major muscle used during physician, and if yes, how? Are multiple
respiration? procedures reported with modifier 51?
A) Intercostal muscles of the ribs A) No
B) Diaphragm B) Yes: Report multiple procedures with modifier
C) Abdominal muscles 51 (if required by the payer)
D) Chest wall or pectoral muscles - C) Yes: Report distinct procedures with modifier
ANSWER -B 59
D) Yes: Report multiple bronchoscopy codes
together because no modifier is required -
What portion of the thoracic cavity lies between ANSWER -B
the lungs and contains the heart?
A) Mediastinum
B) Diaphragm CASE 1
C) Lymphatic channels Preoperative Diagnosis: Recurrent pleural
D) Bone marrow - ANSWER -A effusion, stage IV right lung cancer.
Postoperative Diagnosis: Recurrent pleural
effusion, stage IV right lung cancer.(Report this
What is the ICD-10-CM code selection for a diagnosis if no further findings are found in the
patient with COPD presenting with an acute notes.)
bronchitis? Procedure Performed: Video-assisted
A) J44.0 thoracoscopy,(Indication the procedure is being
B) J21.8 performed by Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery
C) J44.9 (VATS).) lysis of adhesions, talc pleurodesis
D) J44.0, J20.9 - ANSWER -D Procedure: Patient was brought to the operating
room and placed in supine position. IV sedation
and general anesthesia were administered, per
Which CPT® code describes a the anesthesia department. A double-lumen
pneumonectomy? endotracheal tube was placed, per anesthesia.
A) 32442 The position was confirmed by bronchoscopy.
B) 32440 The patient was placed in the decubitus position
C) 32440-50 with the right side up. The chest was prepped in
the standard fashion with ChloraPrep, sterile
D) 32445 - ANSWER -B
towels, sheets, and drapes. A small incision is
made between two ribs and a standard port
A patient has a mass in her left axilla that is a placement - ANSWER -CPT code: 32650-
suspected recurrence of lymphoma. She has a RT
left axillary node excisional biopsy. The lymph ICD-10-CM codes: J90, C34.91
node biopsied is under the pectoralis minor.
What CPT® code is reported?
A) 38500 CASE 2
B) 38562 Preoperative diagnosis: malignant neoplasm
C) 38745 glottis
D) 38525 - ANSWER -D Postoperative diagnosis: malignant neoplasm
glottis(Diagnosis to report for the procedure.)
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