AAPC - CPC- CHAPTER 17 REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A patient arrives at the hospital unable to stand on his leg aſter a collision in a soccer game. The pati
ent's shin is sore to the touch. Two view X-
rays of the tibia and fibula are taken. What is the CPT® code reported by the radiologist for the X-
rays? - CORRECT ANSWER -73590-26
A non-
Medicare patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography with CAD. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported? - CORRECT ANSWER -77067
A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a DXA study of the hips. What is the CPT® c
ode reported for the bone density study? - CORRECT ANSWER -77080
An axillary view might be included in an X-ray of what part of the skeleton? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Shoulder
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior halves? - CORRECT ANSWER -Coronal
A patient with prostate cancer has his first dose of radiation treatment of a single area that requires a
single port and an energy level of 7 milli-electron volts (MeV). What CPT® code is reported? -
CORRECT ANSWER -77402
Procedure: Body PET-CT Skull Base to Mid-thigh
History: A 65 year-
old male Medicare patient with a history of rectal carcinoma presenting for restaging examination. De
scription: Following the IV administration of 15.51 mCi of F-
18 deoxyglucose (FDG), multiplanar image acquisitions of the neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis to the l
evel of mid-
thigh were obtained at one hour post radiopharmaceutical administration. What CPT® code(s) is/are r
eported? - CORRECT ANSWER -78815
In ICD-10-
CM when a patient is seen for a routine examination, what additional information is needed in order
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A patient arrives at the hospital unable to stand on his leg aſter a collision in a soccer game. The pati
ent's shin is sore to the touch. Two view X-
rays of the tibia and fibula are taken. What is the CPT® code reported by the radiologist for the X-
rays? - CORRECT ANSWER -73590-26
A non-
Medicare patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography with CAD. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported? - CORRECT ANSWER -77067
A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a DXA study of the hips. What is the CPT® c
ode reported for the bone density study? - CORRECT ANSWER -77080
An axillary view might be included in an X-ray of what part of the skeleton? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Shoulder
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior halves? - CORRECT ANSWER -Coronal
A patient with prostate cancer has his first dose of radiation treatment of a single area that requires a
single port and an energy level of 7 milli-electron volts (MeV). What CPT® code is reported? -
CORRECT ANSWER -77402
Procedure: Body PET-CT Skull Base to Mid-thigh
History: A 65 year-
old male Medicare patient with a history of rectal carcinoma presenting for restaging examination. De
scription: Following the IV administration of 15.51 mCi of F-
18 deoxyglucose (FDG), multiplanar image acquisitions of the neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis to the l
evel of mid-
thigh were obtained at one hour post radiopharmaceutical administration. What CPT® code(s) is/are r
eported? - CORRECT ANSWER -78815
In ICD-10-
CM when a patient is seen for a routine examination, what additional information is needed in order
