CPC Mock Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

CPC Mock Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Placement of ventilation tube, left ear, with local anesthesia 69433-LT 69436-LT, 69424-RT -LT Left renal stone was seen, which was right next to the stent placed previously. Stone was targeted in both AP and lateral views. Starting at an energy of 2 Kv and going to 9 Kv, the stone was fragmented utilizing ESWL. Additional 500 shocks were required for total pulverization of the stone. 52317 52353 50590-LT 52353, -LT Extracorpeal shock wave lithotripsy or ESWL was performed. Code as 50590-LT. Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report only 93015 93000 Laceration repairs as follows: 1.5 cm arm, simple; 2.5 cm arm, simple; 1.5 cm arm, intermediate 12001, 12001-51, 12031-51 12001 x 2, 12031 12002, 12031-51 12031, , 12002-51 Tachycardia refers to sick sinus syndrome. irregular heartbeat. rapid heartbeat. slow heartbeat. rapid heartbeat. Patient presents for follow-up for her hypertension. She is seen by another physician in the same practice. BP, pulse, and temp are taken. Chest is clear. Cardiac normal sinus rhythm. There are no new problems and her hypertension appears to be stable. MDM is straightforward. What E/M service would be assigned? 99202 99212 In addition to the usual information submitted on each claim, what additional information must be reported when submitting ancillary services? NPI number, name, and address of requesting/referring physician referring/requesting physician and NPI number referring/requesting physician provider number of requesting/referring physician referring/requesting physician and NPI number A 17-year-old presents for his initial visit with complaints of left knee pain after playing football. An expanded problem-focused history and exam were performed with straightforward MDM. 99201 99202 99213 Bilateral microscopic ear examination and removal of bilateral cerumen impactions. Utilizing the ear speculum and surgical forceps, the external canal was cleared of impacted cerumen by surgical forceps. 69210-50 69209-50 -50 Modifier -26 indicates only utilized in E/M section. codes in CPT for supervision/interpretation. radiology codes for supervision/interpretation. may be used in all sections of CPT. codes in CPT for supervision/interpretation. Nerve conduction studies, two studies 95905 95907 95907 X Patient admitted to observation care at 11:00 PM for chest pain. Detailed history, comprehensive exam, and low MDM are performed. Patient is discharged at 11:00 AM the following day. 99219, 99217 99218 , , 99217 Cystoscopy was introduced into the bladder. Tumor measuring 2 cm was located on the bladder. Using cutting current, this was resected and particles removed through the evacuator. Tumor measuring 1 cm was located on the bladder base, which was also resected along with a third tumor, 2 cm, located on the upper portion of the bladder. 52235 52235 x3 52235, 52235-59, 52235-55 52235, A superficial burn, characterized by pain, redness, and swelling is classified as a first-degree burn. fourth-degree burn. second-degree burn. third-degree burn. first-degree burn. Basic metabolic panel with ionized calcium 80050 80048 80047 The diaphysis of a long bone is also referred to as the end. distal end. shaft. proximal end. shaft. Anesthesia services for cardiac radiofrequency ablation, 63-year-old with severe atrial fibrillation 00537-P1 00537 00530 00537-P3 00537-P3 The old tracheostomy site was palpated for signs of a tracheal defect; none was noted. A vertical incision was made through the old scar until the trachea was reached. There were significant calcifications of the tracheal rings, making identification of the individual rings difficult. A number 11 blade was used to create a vertical incision, and scar tissue over the previous tracheostoma was excised until the endotracheal tube could be visualized. A number 8 nonfenestrated, cuffed tracheostomy tube was easily inserted into the tracheostomy. 31603-22 31600 31603 31603, Replaced tracheostomy tube. Not stated as emergency and, therefore, assumed planned, so code 31600 is assigned. Which of the following situations could be considered upcoding? All of those listed. A provider bills for services as though a physician rendered them, even though there was no physician involvement. A provider bills Medicare for treating a patient with a more serious form of pneumonia than the patient has. A podiatrist performs simple nail clipping services but bills for foot surgery. All of those listed. Anesthesia time is assigned in the days/units column in increments of minutes. 10 minutes. 15 minutes. 10 or 15 minutes depending on carrier. 10 or 15 minutes depending on carrier. CT brain is performed with and without contrast. 70480 70450 70470 CHF refers to congestive heart failure. chronic hypertension. congestive hypertension with failure. chronic heart failure. congestive heart failure. The three