COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS (SET 1) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

14-year-old status post injury over one year ago to her left wrist presented with recurrent wrist pain. The patient was taken to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. She was placed in wrist traction. The radiocarpal joint was entered endoscopically through sharp skin incisions and blunt dissection into the joint. There was found to be mild synovitis in the dorsal ulnar aspect of the wrist. This was debrided arthroscopically with a shaver. There was a peripheral tear of the triangular fibrocartilage. This area was shaved to promote healing. Using outside in technique, a PDS suture was placed across the TFCC and into the capsule. There was synovitis within the midcarpal joint, but there was no particular injury. All instruments were removed and the wounds were closed with interrupted nylon sutures. What CPT ® code is reported? CORRECT ANSWER 29846-LT 44-year-old male with biplanar deformity, acquired limb length discrepancies and tibial nonunion has undergone deformity correction. He now requires exchange of an external fixation strut 45 days postoperatively. The intraoperative mounting parameters, deformity parameters, and initial strut settings are inserted into the computer prior to Jim's discharge and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform the gradual deformity correction necessary. What CPT® code(s) should be reported? CORRECT ANSWER 20697 56 year-olds pro golfer is having Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer on his forehead. The surgeon takes him back for two stages. The first stage has 4 tissue blocks and the second stage has 6 tissue blocks. What is the best way to code for both stages? CORRECT ANSWER 17311, 17312, 17315 66-year-old male with a history of anemia presents for a liver core biopsy to evaluate for possible cirrhosis. The patient was brought to the CAT scan suite in which limited CT images of the upper abdomen were performed for biopsy needle placement. The appropriate site for the liver core biopsy was chosen. The patient's skin was then marked with the computer coordinates. An 18-gauge needle was advanced into the appropriate site and a sample was obtained. What CPT ® codes are reported for the facility? CORRECT ANSWER 47000, 77012 A must include cholesterol, serum total (82465), Lipoprotein, direct measurement, high density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) (83718), and Triglycerides (84478) CORRECT ANSWER Lipid Panel (80061) A patient present to the hospital-based outpatient surgery department for a left knee medial meniscus repair. She had recurrent locking, swelling and catching of the knee. A diagnostic arthroscopy was performed. Under direct visualization, a medial portal was established and debridement of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus was performed. A shaver was then introduced to trim the meniscus back to a stable rim. The remainder of the knee was probed. The scope was the