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Contents
CPC Practice Questions and Answers 7
CPC Practice Question Set 1 7
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 1 33
CPC Practice Question Set 2 72
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 2 98
CPC Practice Question Set 3 137
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 3 159
CPC Practice Question Set 4 197
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 4 218
, 01CPC Practice
Questions and Answers
CPC PRACTICE QUESTION SET 1
Q1. Anesthesia C. 11643
A patient undergoes general anesthe- D. 11646
sia for a laparoscopic cholecystecto-
my. The procedure takes 2 hours (120
minutes), with a base value of 7 units.
The patient is ASA IV. What is the total
number of anesthesia units? Q3. Medicine (Preventive & E/M)
A 67-year-old patient receives a com-
A. 15 units prehensive preventive medicine ser-
B. 17 units vice (established patient) and, on the
same day, is separately evaluated for
C. 19 units
hypertension requiring moderate-level
D. 21 units decision making. What is the correct
coding?
Q2. Surgery – Integumentary A. 99397, 99212-25
A surgeon performs excision of a 2.8 B. 99387, 99213-25
cm malignant lesion from the scalp C. 99387, 99212-25
with a complex repair. Final pathology
D. 99397, 99214-25
confirms clear margins. What is the
correct CPT code for the excision (not
including the repair)?
A. 11642
B. 11623
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,Q4. Evaluation & Management Q7. Pathology/Laboratory
A new patient is seen in the emergen- A physician orders a CBC with differ-
cy department for severe chest pain. ential, a comprehensive metabolic
The physician documents a detailed panel (CMP), a lipid panel, and a thy-
history, comprehensive examination, roid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test.
and high-complexity MDM. What is Which CPT® codes should be report-
the correct E/M code? ed for these services?
A. 99283 A. 80050, 80061
B. 99284 B. 80053, 80061, 84443, 85025
C. 99285 C. 80050
D. 99291 D. 80053, 85025, 80061
Q5. Surgery – Musculoskeletal Q8. Surgery – Cardiovascular
A surgeon performs an open reduc- During a CABG procedure, the sur-
tion and internal fixation (ORIF) of a geon harvests the saphenous vein
bimalleolar ankle fracture with place- endoscopically and performs a triple
ment of a plate and screws on the lat- bypass using arterial grafts. What is
eral malleolus and two screws in the the correct coding order?
medial malleolus. What is the correct
CPT code? A. 33533, 33534, 33535, 33508
B. 33533, 33534, 33535
A. 27814
C. 33508, 33533, 33534, 33535
B. 27792
D. 33535, 33508
C. 27822
D. 27823
Q9. Medicine – Psychiatry
A psychiatrist performs a 45-minute
Q6. Radiology psychotherapy session with an E/M
A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis service for an established patient.
is performed without contrast, fol- Which is the correct coding?
lowed by contrast-enhanced imaging
in the same session. What is the cor- A. 99213, 90833
rect CPT code? B. 90833, 99213
A. 74176 C. 90836, 99214
B. 74177 D. 99214, 90836
C. 74178
D. 74177, 74176
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, Q10. Anesthesia Q13. Medical Terminology
What is the correct anesthesia code What anatomical structure does the
for a total knee arthroplasty? prefix “nephro-” refer to?
A. 01400 A. Liver
B. 01402 B. Intestine
C. 01382 C. Bladder
D. 01472 D. Kidney
Q11. Compliance (HIPAA) Q14. ICD-10-CM Guidelines
Which of the following scenarios rep- A patient is admitted with pneumonia,
resents a HIPAA violation? and during the hospital stay, the pa-
tient develops acute respiratory fail-
A. Discussing a patient’s condition with ure. According to standard guidelines,
another treating physician what is the correct sequencing for the
B. Leaving lab results on a patient’s secure principal diagnosis?
voicemail after identity verification
A. Respiratory failure as principal, pneu-
C. Texting patient details to a colleague monia as secondary
using a personal phone
B. Use a combination code only
D. Sending records to another provider
C. Code only the respiratory failure
with a signed release
D. Pneumonia as principal, respiratory
failure as secondary
Q12. Surgery – Digestive (EGD)
A patient undergoes an EGD with bi-
opsy of the esophagus and stomach, Q15. Surgery – Musculoskeletal (Shoulder)
plus ablation of a bleeding gastric ul- A surgeon performs an arthroscopic
cer at a distinct site. Which CPT codes rotator cuff repair and a subacromial
should be reported? decompression during the same op-
erative session on the same shoulder.
A. 43239 only Which is the correct coding?
B. 43239 and 43255
A. 29827, +29826
C. 43255 only
B. 29827 only
D. 43235, 43239, 43255
C. 29827, 29822-59
D. +29826 only
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Contents
CPC Practice Questions and Answers 7
CPC Practice Question Set 1 7
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 1 33
CPC Practice Question Set 2 72
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 2 98
CPC Practice Question Set 3 137
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 3 159
CPC Practice Question Set 4 197
CPC Practice Questions Answer Set 4 218
, 01CPC Practice
Questions and Answers
CPC PRACTICE QUESTION SET 1
Q1. Anesthesia C. 11643
A patient undergoes general anesthe- D. 11646
sia for a laparoscopic cholecystecto-
my. The procedure takes 2 hours (120
minutes), with a base value of 7 units.
The patient is ASA IV. What is the total
number of anesthesia units? Q3. Medicine (Preventive & E/M)
A 67-year-old patient receives a com-
A. 15 units prehensive preventive medicine ser-
B. 17 units vice (established patient) and, on the
same day, is separately evaluated for
C. 19 units
hypertension requiring moderate-level
D. 21 units decision making. What is the correct
coding?
Q2. Surgery – Integumentary A. 99397, 99212-25
A surgeon performs excision of a 2.8 B. 99387, 99213-25
cm malignant lesion from the scalp C. 99387, 99212-25
with a complex repair. Final pathology
D. 99397, 99214-25
confirms clear margins. What is the
correct CPT code for the excision (not
including the repair)?
A. 11642
B. 11623
H E A LT H E X A M S PAGE - 7
,Q4. Evaluation & Management Q7. Pathology/Laboratory
A new patient is seen in the emergen- A physician orders a CBC with differ-
cy department for severe chest pain. ential, a comprehensive metabolic
The physician documents a detailed panel (CMP), a lipid panel, and a thy-
history, comprehensive examination, roid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test.
and high-complexity MDM. What is Which CPT® codes should be report-
the correct E/M code? ed for these services?
A. 99283 A. 80050, 80061
B. 99284 B. 80053, 80061, 84443, 85025
C. 99285 C. 80050
D. 99291 D. 80053, 85025, 80061
Q5. Surgery – Musculoskeletal Q8. Surgery – Cardiovascular
A surgeon performs an open reduc- During a CABG procedure, the sur-
tion and internal fixation (ORIF) of a geon harvests the saphenous vein
bimalleolar ankle fracture with place- endoscopically and performs a triple
ment of a plate and screws on the lat- bypass using arterial grafts. What is
eral malleolus and two screws in the the correct coding order?
medial malleolus. What is the correct
CPT code? A. 33533, 33534, 33535, 33508
B. 33533, 33534, 33535
A. 27814
C. 33508, 33533, 33534, 33535
B. 27792
D. 33535, 33508
C. 27822
D. 27823
Q9. Medicine – Psychiatry
A psychiatrist performs a 45-minute
Q6. Radiology psychotherapy session with an E/M
A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis service for an established patient.
is performed without contrast, fol- Which is the correct coding?
lowed by contrast-enhanced imaging
in the same session. What is the cor- A. 99213, 90833
rect CPT code? B. 90833, 99213
A. 74176 C. 90836, 99214
B. 74177 D. 99214, 90836
C. 74178
D. 74177, 74176
PAGE - 8 AAPC CPC PRACTICE QUESTIONS
, Q10. Anesthesia Q13. Medical Terminology
What is the correct anesthesia code What anatomical structure does the
for a total knee arthroplasty? prefix “nephro-” refer to?
A. 01400 A. Liver
B. 01402 B. Intestine
C. 01382 C. Bladder
D. 01472 D. Kidney
Q11. Compliance (HIPAA) Q14. ICD-10-CM Guidelines
Which of the following scenarios rep- A patient is admitted with pneumonia,
resents a HIPAA violation? and during the hospital stay, the pa-
tient develops acute respiratory fail-
A. Discussing a patient’s condition with ure. According to standard guidelines,
another treating physician what is the correct sequencing for the
B. Leaving lab results on a patient’s secure principal diagnosis?
voicemail after identity verification
A. Respiratory failure as principal, pneu-
C. Texting patient details to a colleague monia as secondary
using a personal phone
B. Use a combination code only
D. Sending records to another provider
C. Code only the respiratory failure
with a signed release
D. Pneumonia as principal, respiratory
failure as secondary
Q12. Surgery – Digestive (EGD)
A patient undergoes an EGD with bi-
opsy of the esophagus and stomach, Q15. Surgery – Musculoskeletal (Shoulder)
plus ablation of a bleeding gastric ul- A surgeon performs an arthroscopic
cer at a distinct site. Which CPT codes rotator cuff repair and a subacromial
should be reported? decompression during the same op-
erative session on the same shoulder.
A. 43239 only Which is the correct coding?
B. 43239 and 43255
A. 29827, +29826
C. 43255 only
B. 29827 only
D. 43235, 43239, 43255
C. 29827, 29822-59
D. +29826 only
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