CPC PRACTICE EXAM 3 ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The cardiothoracic surgeon takes a patient to the operating room
to treat an area of arterial occlusion in the peroneal artery in the left
leg. A percutaneous approach is used in using balloon angioplasty of
the tibial-peroneal artery with atherectomy and stent placement.
What is the CPT® coding?
A. 37231
B. 37228, 37229, 37230
C. 37230
D. 37221.
Answer: A. 37231
◉ A 12 year-old female has chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis. She
will have both her tonsils and adenoids removed in the operating
room.
What CPT ®code(s) is (are) reported?
A. 42825, 42831
B. 42821
,C. 42825, 42835
D. 42820.
Answer: B. 42821
◉ A 42 year-old is in the OR for emergent surgery to remove her
appendix. The surgeon makes an incision around the umbilicus and
two in the lower abdomen with insertion of trocars. A laparoscope is
inserted and severs the appendix removing it with forceps. She is
diagnosed with acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
A. 44970, K35.80, K65.9
B. 44960, K35.20
C. 44970, K35.30
D. 44950, K35.30.
Answer: C. 44970, K35.30
◉ A 52 year-old patient is in the surgical suite to have a ventral
hernia repaired. The surgeon makes a small incision over the
umbilical and inserts a trocar and a scope into the peritoneal cavity.
The ventral hernia is identified and reduced back into the abdominal
cavity. A mesh was stapled over the area.
How is the hernia repair reported?
, A. 49560, 49568
B. 49560
C. 49652, 49568
D. 49652.
Answer: D. 49652
◉ At the recommendation of her gynecologist, this 50 year-old
female schedules a vaginal hysterectomy. The provider preps and
drapes the abdomen, and anesthesia is administered. The abdominal
cavity is entered near the belly button using a Veress needle and a
laparoscope is placed. The provider insufflates the abdomen with
CO2 gas to create a pneumoperitoneum. Small incisions are made
around the abdominal area to insert trocars to better view the
operating site and add surgical tools. A circular incision is made in
the vaginal wall around the cervix and the anterior and posterior cul
de sacs are entered. The provider clamps and incises the uterosacral
and cardinal ligaments and frees the uterus from the broad ligament.
After the uterus is completely free, he brings the uterus out of the
body through the vagina. The weight of the uterus is 260 grams. The
trocars are removed and the abdominal incisions are sutured.
Wha.
Answer: B. 58553
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ The cardiothoracic surgeon takes a patient to the operating room
to treat an area of arterial occlusion in the peroneal artery in the left
leg. A percutaneous approach is used in using balloon angioplasty of
the tibial-peroneal artery with atherectomy and stent placement.
What is the CPT® coding?
A. 37231
B. 37228, 37229, 37230
C. 37230
D. 37221.
Answer: A. 37231
◉ A 12 year-old female has chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis. She
will have both her tonsils and adenoids removed in the operating
room.
What CPT ®code(s) is (are) reported?
A. 42825, 42831
B. 42821
,C. 42825, 42835
D. 42820.
Answer: B. 42821
◉ A 42 year-old is in the OR for emergent surgery to remove her
appendix. The surgeon makes an incision around the umbilicus and
two in the lower abdomen with insertion of trocars. A laparoscope is
inserted and severs the appendix removing it with forceps. She is
diagnosed with acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
A. 44970, K35.80, K65.9
B. 44960, K35.20
C. 44970, K35.30
D. 44950, K35.30.
Answer: C. 44970, K35.30
◉ A 52 year-old patient is in the surgical suite to have a ventral
hernia repaired. The surgeon makes a small incision over the
umbilical and inserts a trocar and a scope into the peritoneal cavity.
The ventral hernia is identified and reduced back into the abdominal
cavity. A mesh was stapled over the area.
How is the hernia repair reported?
, A. 49560, 49568
B. 49560
C. 49652, 49568
D. 49652.
Answer: D. 49652
◉ At the recommendation of her gynecologist, this 50 year-old
female schedules a vaginal hysterectomy. The provider preps and
drapes the abdomen, and anesthesia is administered. The abdominal
cavity is entered near the belly button using a Veress needle and a
laparoscope is placed. The provider insufflates the abdomen with
CO2 gas to create a pneumoperitoneum. Small incisions are made
around the abdominal area to insert trocars to better view the
operating site and add surgical tools. A circular incision is made in
the vaginal wall around the cervix and the anterior and posterior cul
de sacs are entered. The provider clamps and incises the uterosacral
and cardinal ligaments and frees the uterus from the broad ligament.
After the uterus is completely free, he brings the uterus out of the
body through the vagina. The weight of the uterus is 260 grams. The
trocars are removed and the abdominal incisions are sutured.
Wha.
Answer: B. 58553
