CPC-H GRADE A Q&A
Donna, a 41-year-old female, presents for biopsies of a lesion in each breast. Dr. Smith
will be doing the biopsies using fine-needle aspiration with imaging guidance. Assign the
code for the physician's service only. - (correct answer)10022 x 2
Edgar is status post kidney transplant and comes into the clinic lab for a follow-up
creatinine clearance. - (correct answer)82575, V58.44, V42.0
What CPT code would you use to report a biopsy of the bladder by means of a scope
inserted through the urethra and into the bladder? - (correct answer)52204
A 40-year-old male is in for intermediate closure of wounds due to a motor vehicle
accident. The patient sustained injuries to the forehead, 1.5 cm, and a 1-cm wound to
the left eyebrow when his head hit the steering wheel. Patient was the driver. - (correct
answer)12051, 873.42, E819.0
The national unit values for anesthesia services are listed in this publication: - (correct
answer)RVG by ASA
A 62-year-old male comes into the clinic complaining of shortness of breath. The
physician orders a chest x-ray, frontal and lateral. The x-ray results were inconclusive. -
(correct answer)71020, 786.05
A patient presents to the laboratory at the clinic for the following tests: thyroid-
stimulating hormone, comprehensive metabolic panel, and an automated hemogram
with manual differential WBC count (CBC). How would you code this lab? - (correct
answer)80050
This patient is taken to the operating room for a ruptured spleen (spontaneous). Repair
of the ruptured spleen with a partial splenectomy is done. - (correct answer)38115,
289.59
Donna, a 41-year-old female, presents for biopsies of a lesion in each breast. Dr. Smith
will be doing the biopsies using fine-needle aspiration with imaging guidance. Assign the
code for the physician's service only. - (correct answer)10022 x 2
Edgar is status post kidney transplant and comes into the clinic lab for a follow-up
creatinine clearance. - (correct answer)82575, V58.44, V42.0
What CPT code would you use to report a biopsy of the bladder by means of a scope
inserted through the urethra and into the bladder? - (correct answer)52204
A 40-year-old male is in for intermediate closure of wounds due to a motor vehicle
accident. The patient sustained injuries to the forehead, 1.5 cm, and a 1-cm wound to
the left eyebrow when his head hit the steering wheel. Patient was the driver. - (correct
answer)12051, 873.42, E819.0
The national unit values for anesthesia services are listed in this publication: - (correct
answer)RVG by ASA
A 62-year-old male comes into the clinic complaining of shortness of breath. The
physician orders a chest x-ray, frontal and lateral. The x-ray results were inconclusive. -
(correct answer)71020, 786.05
A patient presents to the laboratory at the clinic for the following tests: thyroid-
stimulating hormone, comprehensive metabolic panel, and an automated hemogram
with manual differential WBC count (CBC). How would you code this lab? - (correct
answer)80050
This patient is taken to the operating room for a ruptured spleen (spontaneous). Repair
of the ruptured spleen with a partial splenectomy is done. - (correct answer)38115,
289.59
