Module 3: Coding Exercise
Due Nov 16 at 10:59pm
Points 30
Questions 30
Available Nov 8 at 10:59pm - Dec 20 at 10:59pm
Time Limit None
Instructions
Using your CPT codebook, answer the following 30 questions, 1 point per question. Carefully follow the
instructions for each question.
Medical coding requires precision. Credit will not be given for misspelled words or for codes that are
incomplete, inaccurate, contain spaces, or have invalid punctuation (i.e. a comma where the decimal
should be in an ICD-10-CM code).
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 103 minutes 29 out of 30
Score for this quiz: 29 out of 30
Submitted Nov 15 at 12:04pm
This attempt took 103 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the correct code for breast reduction.
19318
19318
Correct answer
Question 2
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure.
, Diagnosis: Lesion of the left upper arm area
Procedure: Excision of 1-cm lesion; total excised diameter, 1.5 cm.
Pathology: Malignant
Recall from Module 3 Lesson 1 that for skin excision codes the following information must be
gathered from the case: (1) benign or cancer, (2) anatomic site, and (3) size of excised lesion plus
margins.
Step 1: In the index, locate main term excision, and under that locate sub term skin, and
under that locate sub term lesion, malignant.
Step 2: At the range of codes, review the description of each code and re-review the case to
narrow the range based on the anatomic site of the incision.
Step 3: Re-review the case to select the correct code based on the size of the excised lesion
plus margins.
11602
11602
Correct answer
Question 3
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure.
Procedure: Fine-needle aspiration without imaging guidance for one lesion
Step 1: In the index, locate main term fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, and under that
locate sub term without guidance.
Step 2: At the range of codes, review the description of each code and re-review the case to
determine the correct code for the documentation provided.
10021
10021
Correct answer
Question 4
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure.
Due Nov 16 at 10:59pm
Points 30
Questions 30
Available Nov 8 at 10:59pm - Dec 20 at 10:59pm
Time Limit None
Instructions
Using your CPT codebook, answer the following 30 questions, 1 point per question. Carefully follow the
instructions for each question.
Medical coding requires precision. Credit will not be given for misspelled words or for codes that are
incomplete, inaccurate, contain spaces, or have invalid punctuation (i.e. a comma where the decimal
should be in an ICD-10-CM code).
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 103 minutes 29 out of 30
Score for this quiz: 29 out of 30
Submitted Nov 15 at 12:04pm
This attempt took 103 minutes.
Correct answer
Question 1
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the correct code for breast reduction.
19318
19318
Correct answer
Question 2
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure.
, Diagnosis: Lesion of the left upper arm area
Procedure: Excision of 1-cm lesion; total excised diameter, 1.5 cm.
Pathology: Malignant
Recall from Module 3 Lesson 1 that for skin excision codes the following information must be
gathered from the case: (1) benign or cancer, (2) anatomic site, and (3) size of excised lesion plus
margins.
Step 1: In the index, locate main term excision, and under that locate sub term skin, and
under that locate sub term lesion, malignant.
Step 2: At the range of codes, review the description of each code and re-review the case to
narrow the range based on the anatomic site of the incision.
Step 3: Re-review the case to select the correct code based on the size of the excised lesion
plus margins.
11602
11602
Correct answer
Question 3
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure.
Procedure: Fine-needle aspiration without imaging guidance for one lesion
Step 1: In the index, locate main term fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, and under that
locate sub term without guidance.
Step 2: At the range of codes, review the description of each code and re-review the case to
determine the correct code for the documentation provided.
10021
10021
Correct answer
Question 4
pts
Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure.
