ADVANCE CODING APPLICATION CCA EXAM 6TH
EDITION 2025 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ WITH RATIONALES
1. Patient data collection requirements vary according to healthcare setting. One would expect which
of the following data elements would be collected in the MDS, but not in the UHDDS?
A. Patient demographics
B. Cognitive patterns (Correct)
C. Procedures performed
D. Diagnosis codes
Rationale: The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is specific to long-term care and includes cognitive patterns as
part of patient assessments, while the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) is used for acute
care and does not require this information.
2. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
A. 43235
B. 43280 (Correct)
C. 43281
D. 43320
Rationale: CPT code 43280 is used to report laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, a procedure for treating
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
3. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for extracorporeal sound wave lithotripsy of a large kidney
stone.
A. 50080
B. 50585
C. 50590 (Correct)
D. 50700
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Rationale: Code 50590 is specific to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for kidney stones.
4. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for a repeat transurethral resection of prostate tissue four years
after the original procedure.
A. 52601
B. 52630 (Correct)
C. 52647
D. 52648
Rationale: CPT code 52630 is used for a repeat transurethral resection of the prostate after a previous
procedure.
5. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for partial right-sided thyroid lobectomy with isthmusectomy
and subtotal resection of the left thyroid.
A. 60210
B. 60212 (Correct)
C. 60220
D. 60225
Rationale: Code 60212 represents the partial right-sided thyroid lobectomy with isthmusectomy and
subtotal resection of the left thyroid.
6. A 37-year-old outpatient underwent a right carpal tunnel decompression for carpal tunnel
syndrome. How are the diagnosis and procedure coded?
A. G56.02, 64721-RT
B. G56.01, 64721-RT (Correct)
C. G56.03, 64721-LT
D. G56.00, 64719
Rationale: Diagnosis code G56.01 and CPT code 64721-RT accurately represent carpal tunnel syndrome
and the decompression procedure performed on the right hand.
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7. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for a whole-body PET scan.
A. 78811
B. 78813 (Correct)
C. 78814
D. 78815
Rationale: Code 78813 is for a whole-body PET scan, commonly used for cancer detection and metabolic
activity analysis.
8. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for ultrasound of the pregnant uterus, fetal and maternal
evaluation, second trimester, single gestation.
A. 76801
B. 76802
C. 76805 (Correct)
D. 76811
Rationale: CPT code 76805 is specific to a comprehensive second-trimester ultrasound for a single
gestation.
9. Identify the CPT procedure code(s) for a SPECT bone scan.
A. 78070
B. 78270
C. 78320 (Correct)
D. 78414
Rationale: Code 78320 is used to report a SPECT bone scan, which provides detailed imaging of bone
abnormalities.