CPT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
ParentheticalMphrasesMthatMsometimesMfollowMaMcodeMorMcodeMgroupMprovideMfurther
MinformationMaboutMcodesMthatMmayMbeMapplicable.M-MAnswerMTrue
UnlistedMcodesMareMassignedMtoMidentityMproceduresMforMwhichMisMnoMmoreMspecificM
code.M-MAnswerMTrue
AllM"sinus"McodesMareMreportedMasMbilateralMproceduresMonly.M-MAnswerMFalse
IfMfluoroscopicMguidanceMisMusedMduringMtheMinsertionMofMaMpacemaker,MitMisMbundle
dMwithMtheMprimaryMprocedureMandMcannotMbeMreplacedMseparately.M-MAnswerMFalse
TheMstemMcellMharvestingMinM38205MisMtheMcollectionMofMstemMcellsMfromMtheMbone
Mmarrow.M-MAnswerMFalse
TheMupperMjugularMgroupMofMlymphMnodesMisMlocatedMinMtheMgroin.M-MAnswerMFalse
IfMtotallyMunrelatedMtoMtheMconditionMrequiringMcriticalMcare,McodeM43752McanMbeMco
dedMwithMtheMcriticalMcareMcodes.M-MAnswerMTrue
AMvasectomyMisMperformedMforMtheMpurposeMofMsterilization.M-MAnswerMTrue
OneMofMtheMmostMcommonMconditionsMofMtheMprostateMisMBPH.M-MAnswerMTrue
TheMinsertionMandMremovalMofMaMtemporaryMstentMduringMdiagnosticMorMtherapeuticMc
ystourethroscopicMinterventionsMisMincludedMinM52320-
52355MandMnotMreportedMseparately.M-MAnswerMTrue
AMradicalMvulvectomyMisMtheMremovalMofMgreaterMthanM80%MofMtheMvulvarMarea.M-
MAnswerMFalse
ServicesMinMpathology/laboratoryMareMprovidedMbyMaMphysicianMorMbyMtechnologistsMun
derMresponsibleMsupervisionMofMaMphysician.M-MAnswerMTrue
, InMtheMinpatientMsetting,MaMCPTMcodeMwouldMbeMassignedMforMaMprocedureMcode.M-
MAnswerMFalse
InMtheMinpatientMsetting,MtheMprincipalMdiagnosisMisMalsoMcalledMtheM"first-
listed"Mdiagnosis.M-MAnswerMFalse
TheMICD-10-PCSMhasMaMseven-characterMalphanumericMcodeMsuture.M-MAnswerMTrue
AMcodeMthatMhasMallMofMtheMwordsMthatMdescribeMtheMcodeMthatMfollowsMisMwhatMt
ypeMofMcode?M-MAnswerMstandMalone
ProceduresMthatMareMexperimental,MnewlyMapproved,MorMseldomMusedMareMreportedMwi
thMwhatMtypeMofMcode?M-MAnswerMunlisted/categoryMIII
WhoMrequiresMaMspecialMreportMwithMtheMuseMofMunlistedMcodes?M-MAnswerMthird-
partyMpayers
AMlistMofMtheMunlistedMproceduresMforMuseMinMaMspecificMsectionMofMtheMCPTMmanua
lMisMcontainedMin:M-MAnswerMGuidelines
ThisMactMmandatedMtheMadoptionMofMnationalMuniformMstandardsMforMelectronicMtransm
issionMofMfinancialMandMadministrativeMhealthMinformation.M-MAnswerMHIPAA
HowMmanyMmainMsectionsMareMinMtheMCPTMmanual?M-MAnswerM6
AccordingMtoMtheME/MMGuidelines,MtimeMisMnotMaMdescriptiveMcomponentMforMthe____
____MdepartmentMlevelsMofME/MMservice.M-MAnswerMemergency
WhichMsectionMGuidelinesMcontainMtheMdefinitionMofMtheMchiefMcomplaint.M-
MAnswerMEvaluationMandMManagement
AppendixMCMofMtheMCPTMmanualMcontainsMexamplesMofM_____________Mcodes.M-
MAnswerMEvaluationMandMManagement
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
ParentheticalMphrasesMthatMsometimesMfollowMaMcodeMorMcodeMgroupMprovideMfurther
MinformationMaboutMcodesMthatMmayMbeMapplicable.M-MAnswerMTrue
UnlistedMcodesMareMassignedMtoMidentityMproceduresMforMwhichMisMnoMmoreMspecificM
code.M-MAnswerMTrue
AllM"sinus"McodesMareMreportedMasMbilateralMproceduresMonly.M-MAnswerMFalse
IfMfluoroscopicMguidanceMisMusedMduringMtheMinsertionMofMaMpacemaker,MitMisMbundle
dMwithMtheMprimaryMprocedureMandMcannotMbeMreplacedMseparately.M-MAnswerMFalse
TheMstemMcellMharvestingMinM38205MisMtheMcollectionMofMstemMcellsMfromMtheMbone
Mmarrow.M-MAnswerMFalse
TheMupperMjugularMgroupMofMlymphMnodesMisMlocatedMinMtheMgroin.M-MAnswerMFalse
IfMtotallyMunrelatedMtoMtheMconditionMrequiringMcriticalMcare,McodeM43752McanMbeMco
dedMwithMtheMcriticalMcareMcodes.M-MAnswerMTrue
AMvasectomyMisMperformedMforMtheMpurposeMofMsterilization.M-MAnswerMTrue
OneMofMtheMmostMcommonMconditionsMofMtheMprostateMisMBPH.M-MAnswerMTrue
TheMinsertionMandMremovalMofMaMtemporaryMstentMduringMdiagnosticMorMtherapeuticMc
ystourethroscopicMinterventionsMisMincludedMinM52320-
52355MandMnotMreportedMseparately.M-MAnswerMTrue
AMradicalMvulvectomyMisMtheMremovalMofMgreaterMthanM80%MofMtheMvulvarMarea.M-
MAnswerMFalse
ServicesMinMpathology/laboratoryMareMprovidedMbyMaMphysicianMorMbyMtechnologistsMun
derMresponsibleMsupervisionMofMaMphysician.M-MAnswerMTrue
, InMtheMinpatientMsetting,MaMCPTMcodeMwouldMbeMassignedMforMaMprocedureMcode.M-
MAnswerMFalse
InMtheMinpatientMsetting,MtheMprincipalMdiagnosisMisMalsoMcalledMtheM"first-
listed"Mdiagnosis.M-MAnswerMFalse
TheMICD-10-PCSMhasMaMseven-characterMalphanumericMcodeMsuture.M-MAnswerMTrue
AMcodeMthatMhasMallMofMtheMwordsMthatMdescribeMtheMcodeMthatMfollowsMisMwhatMt
ypeMofMcode?M-MAnswerMstandMalone
ProceduresMthatMareMexperimental,MnewlyMapproved,MorMseldomMusedMareMreportedMwi
thMwhatMtypeMofMcode?M-MAnswerMunlisted/categoryMIII
WhoMrequiresMaMspecialMreportMwithMtheMuseMofMunlistedMcodes?M-MAnswerMthird-
partyMpayers
AMlistMofMtheMunlistedMproceduresMforMuseMinMaMspecificMsectionMofMtheMCPTMmanua
lMisMcontainedMin:M-MAnswerMGuidelines
ThisMactMmandatedMtheMadoptionMofMnationalMuniformMstandardsMforMelectronicMtransm
issionMofMfinancialMandMadministrativeMhealthMinformation.M-MAnswerMHIPAA
HowMmanyMmainMsectionsMareMinMtheMCPTMmanual?M-MAnswerM6
AccordingMtoMtheME/MMGuidelines,MtimeMisMnotMaMdescriptiveMcomponentMforMthe____
____MdepartmentMlevelsMofME/MMservice.M-MAnswerMemergency
WhichMsectionMGuidelinesMcontainMtheMdefinitionMofMtheMchiefMcomplaint.M-
MAnswerMEvaluationMandMManagement
AppendixMCMofMtheMCPTMmanualMcontainsMexamplesMofM_____________Mcodes.M-
MAnswerMEvaluationMandMManagement