CODING PRACTICE CPT EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

CODING PRACTICE CPT EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Lab test: rubella antibody - ANS-86762 (path: rubella-antibody) Diagnostic Colonoscopy - ANS-45378 (path: Endoscopy-Colon-Exploration) Incision and drainage of suppurative hidradenitis of arm - ANS-10060 (path: Hidradenitis-suppurativeincision & drainage-simple or single) reference codes for inguinal hernia repair; what is the correct code for an initial inguinal herniorrhaphy for incarcerated hernia (patient is 47 years old)? - ANS-49507 (path: hernia repairinguinal-initial 5 years or older-incarcerated or strangulated) reference codes for removal of skin tags; what is the correct code for removal of 16 skin tags? (2 codes) - ANS-11200, 11201 (path: removal-skin tags) reference for tattooing; what is the correct code(s) for tattooing of 40sq cm of skin? (2 codes) - ANS-11921, 11922 (path: tattoo-skin) if you read not after looking in tabular it says use 11922 in conjunction with 11921) simple anterior nasal packing for epistaxis - ANS-30901 (path: Epistaxis ) gait training, 15 minutes - ANS-97116 (path: gait training) assign the correct CPT surgical code to the following; do NOT append modifiers for this exercise cystourethroscopy with biopsy - ANS-52204 (path cystourethroscopy-biopsy) blepharoplasty of the upper eyelid - ANS-15822 (path blepharoplasty, upper eyelid) (no modifier as upper eyelid is in the description) insertion of temporary prostatic urethral stent - ANS-53855 (path: prostate-urethra-stent insertion, temporary) reference codes for laryngectomy; what is the correct code assignment for a laryngectomy with subtotal supraglottic and radical neck dissection? - ANS-31368 (path: laryngectomy-subtotal, supraglottic, with radical neck dissection) what is the correct code assignment for destruction of 2 groups of internal hemorrhoids with use of infrared coagulation - ANS-46930 (path: hemorrhoids-destruction) closed treatment of two rib fractures (2 codes) - ANS-21800, 21800 (path: rib-fracture-closed treatment) remember, two ribs...two codes the patient reports that her breasts are too large and as a result she experiences severe back and shoulder pain. The physician performs a reduction mammoplasty - ANS-19318-50 (path: mammoplastyreduction) Note: to report bilateral procedure, report modifier 50 w/ procedure code Arthroscopic medial meniscectomy and chondroplasty of lateral compartment, left knee. (2 codes) - ANS-29881-LT, 29887-59-LT (path: arthroscopy-knee-with chondroplasty) left (then: just have to know drilling for intact osteochondritis w/ fixation is done also) 59 distinct proc. serv) bilateral maxillary sinusotomies - ANS-31020-50 (path: sinus-maxillary-incision) Note: to report bilateral, use 31020 w/ modifier 50 arthrocentesis, ring finger of left hand - ANS-20600-F3 (path: arthrocententesis-small joint) F3 modifier for left hand, fourth digit) closed reduction of fractured phalange, 5th digit right foot - ANS-28515-T9 (path: fracture-phalangeclosed treatment, other than great toe, with manipulation each) T9 for right foot fifth digit...