Aapc Cpc Practice Exam A With
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Ai46-year-
oldifemaleihadiaipreviousibiopsyithatiindicatedipositiveimali
gnantimarginsianteriorlyionitheirightisideiofiherineck.iAi0.5i
cmimarginiwasidrawnioutiandiai15ibladeiscalpeliwasiusedifori
fulliexcisioniofiani8icmilesion.iLayerediclosureiwasiperforme
diafteritheiremoval.iTheispecimeniwasisentiforipermanentihi
stopathologiciexamination.iWhatiareitheiCPT®icode(s)iforit
hisiprocedure?
A.i11626
B.i11626,i12004-51
C.i11626,i12044-51
D.i11626,i13132-51,i13133i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
C.i11626,i12044-51
AccordingitoiCPT®iguidelinesi"Repairiofianiexcisioniofiaimal
ignantilesionirequiringiintermediateioricomplexiclosureisho
uldibeireportediseparately".iTheiintermediateirepairicodeiisi
reportedibecauseiitiwasiailayerediclosure.
Ai30-year-
oldifemaleiisihavingi15isqicmidebridementiperformedionianii
nfectediulceriwithiescharionitheirightifoot.iUsingisharpidisse
ction,itheiulceriwasidebridediallitheiwayitoidownitoitheibonei
ofitheifoot.iTheiboneihaditoibeiminimallyitrimmedibecauseiof
iaisharpipointiatitheiendiofitheimetatarsal.iAfteridebridingith
eiarea,ithereiwasiminimalibleedingibecauseiofiveryipooricirc
ulationiofitheifoot.iItiseemsithatitheitoesinextitoitheiulcerima
yihaveisomeiinvolvementiandiculturesiwereitaken.iTheiareaiw
asidressediwithisterileisalineiandidressingsianditheniwrappe
d.iWhatiCPT®icodeishouldibeireported?
A.i11043
B.i11012
C.i11044
vendarsol
,D.i11042i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-C.i11044
Debridementiisinotibeingiperformedionianiopenifracture/
openidislocationieliminatingimultipleichoiceiansweriB.iThei
ulceriwasidebridediallitheiwayitoitheiboneiofitheifoot,imaking
imultipleichoiceiansweriC,itheicorrectiprocedure.
Ai64-year-
oldifemaleiwhoihasimultipleisclerosisifellifromiheriwalkerian
dilandedioniaiglassitable.iSheilaceratediheriforehead,icheeki
andichinianditheitotalilengthiofitheseilacerationsiwasi6icm.iH
erirightiarmiandileftilegihadideepicutsimeasuringi5icmioniea
chiextremity.iHerirightihandiandirightifootihadiaitotaliofi3ic
milacerations.iTheiEDiphysicianirepaireditheilacerationsiasif
ollows:iTheiforehead,icheek,iandichinihadidebridementiandic
leaningiofiglassidebrisiwithitheilacerationsibeingiclosediwith
ioneilayericlosure,i6-
0iProleneisutures.iTheiarmiandilegiwereirepairedibyilayeredi
closure,i6-
0iVicrylisubcutaneousisuturesiandiProleneisuturesionitheiski
n.iTheihandiandifootiwereiclosediwithiadhesiveistrips.iSelecti
theiappropriateiprocedureicodesiforithisivisit.
A.i99283-25,i12014,i12034-59,i12002-59,i11042-51
B.i99283-25,i12053,i12034-59,i12002-59
C.i99283-25,i12014,i12034-59,i11042-51
D.i99283-25,i12053,i12034-59i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
99283-25,i12053,i12034-59
Toistartinarrowingiyourichoices,itheihandiandifootiwereiclos
ediwithiadhesiveistrips.iTheisectioniguidelinesiinitheiCPT®ic
odebookiforiRepairi(Closure)istates:i"Woundiclosureiutilizin
giadhesiveistripsiasitheisoleirepairimaterialishouldibeicodedi
usingitheiappropriateiE/
Micode."iEliminatingimultipleichoiceianswersiAiandiB.iTheila
cerationsionitheifaceiareiintermediateirepairs,ibecauseidebri
dementiandiglassidebrisiwasiremoved.iTheiguidelinesiinithei
CPT®icodebookiforiRepairi(Closure)istates:i"Single-
layericlosureiofiheavilyicontaminatediwoundsithatihaveirequ
irediextensiveicleaningioriremovaliofiparticulateimatterialsoi
vendarsol
, constitutesiintermediateirepair."iEliminatingimultipleichoic
eiansweriC.iTheiintermediateirepairiofitheilacerationsitoithei
faceitotaledi6icmi(12053).iTheirightiarmiandileftilegihadicuts
imeasuringi5icmieachiwhichitotaledi10icmirequiringiinterme
diateirepairi(12034).
Ai52-year-
oldifemaleihasiaimassigrowingioniherirightiflankiforiseveraliy
ears.iItihasifinallyigottenisignificantlyilargeriandiisibeginnin
gitoibotheriher.iSheiisibroughtitoitheiOperatingiRoomiforide
finitiveiexcision.iAniincisioniwasimadeidirectlyioverlyingithei
mass.iTheimassiwasidowniintoitheisubcutaneousitissueiandit
heisurgeoniencounterediaiwelliencapsulatedilipomaiapproxi
matelyi4icentimeters.iThisiwasiexcisediprimarilyibluntlyiwith
iaifewiattachmentsidividediwithielectrocautery.iWhatiCPT®ia
ndiICD-10-CMicodesiareireported?
A.i21932,iD17.39
B.i21935,iD17.1
C.i21931,iD17.1
D.i21925,iD17.9i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-C.i21931,iD17.1
Theimassigrowingiturnedioutitoibeiailipomaifoundiinitheisub
cutaneousitissueiofitheiflank.iInitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiIndex,ilookiforiLipoma/subcutaneous/
trunk.iYouiareireferreditoicodeiD17.1,ieliminatingimultipleic
hoiceianswersiAiandiD.iBecauseithei4icmitumoriwasifoundiini
theisubcutaneousitissueicodei21931iisitheicorrectiCPT®icod
eitoireport.
Aniinfantiwithigenuivalgumiisibroughtitoitheioperatingiroomi
toihaveiaibilateralimedialidistalifemurihemiepiphysiodesisid
one.iOnieachiknee,itheiC-
armiwasiuseditoilocalizeitheigrowthiplate.iWithitheigrowthipl
ateilocalized,ianiincisioniwasimadeimediallyionibothisides.iT
hisiwasitakenidownitoitheifascia,iwhichiwasiopened.iTheiperi
osteumiwasinotiopened.iTheiOrthofix®ifigure-of-
eightiplateiwasiplacediandicheckediwithiX-
ray.iWeitheniirrigatediandicloseditheimedialifasciaiwithi0iVic
vendarsol
100% Correct And Verified
Answers 2025
Ai46-year-
oldifemaleihadiaipreviousibiopsyithatiindicatedipositiveimali
gnantimarginsianteriorlyionitheirightisideiofiherineck.iAi0.5i
cmimarginiwasidrawnioutiandiai15ibladeiscalpeliwasiusedifori
fulliexcisioniofiani8icmilesion.iLayerediclosureiwasiperforme
diafteritheiremoval.iTheispecimeniwasisentiforipermanentihi
stopathologiciexamination.iWhatiareitheiCPT®icode(s)iforit
hisiprocedure?
A.i11626
B.i11626,i12004-51
C.i11626,i12044-51
D.i11626,i13132-51,i13133i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
C.i11626,i12044-51
AccordingitoiCPT®iguidelinesi"Repairiofianiexcisioniofiaimal
ignantilesionirequiringiintermediateioricomplexiclosureisho
uldibeireportediseparately".iTheiintermediateirepairicodeiisi
reportedibecauseiitiwasiailayerediclosure.
Ai30-year-
oldifemaleiisihavingi15isqicmidebridementiperformedionianii
nfectediulceriwithiescharionitheirightifoot.iUsingisharpidisse
ction,itheiulceriwasidebridediallitheiwayitoidownitoitheibonei
ofitheifoot.iTheiboneihaditoibeiminimallyitrimmedibecauseiof
iaisharpipointiatitheiendiofitheimetatarsal.iAfteridebridingith
eiarea,ithereiwasiminimalibleedingibecauseiofiveryipooricirc
ulationiofitheifoot.iItiseemsithatitheitoesinextitoitheiulcerima
yihaveisomeiinvolvementiandiculturesiwereitaken.iTheiareaiw
asidressediwithisterileisalineiandidressingsianditheniwrappe
d.iWhatiCPT®icodeishouldibeireported?
A.i11043
B.i11012
C.i11044
vendarsol
,D.i11042i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-C.i11044
Debridementiisinotibeingiperformedionianiopenifracture/
openidislocationieliminatingimultipleichoiceiansweriB.iThei
ulceriwasidebridediallitheiwayitoitheiboneiofitheifoot,imaking
imultipleichoiceiansweriC,itheicorrectiprocedure.
Ai64-year-
oldifemaleiwhoihasimultipleisclerosisifellifromiheriwalkerian
dilandedioniaiglassitable.iSheilaceratediheriforehead,icheeki
andichinianditheitotalilengthiofitheseilacerationsiwasi6icm.iH
erirightiarmiandileftilegihadideepicutsimeasuringi5icmioniea
chiextremity.iHerirightihandiandirightifootihadiaitotaliofi3ic
milacerations.iTheiEDiphysicianirepaireditheilacerationsiasif
ollows:iTheiforehead,icheek,iandichinihadidebridementiandic
leaningiofiglassidebrisiwithitheilacerationsibeingiclosediwith
ioneilayericlosure,i6-
0iProleneisutures.iTheiarmiandilegiwereirepairedibyilayeredi
closure,i6-
0iVicrylisubcutaneousisuturesiandiProleneisuturesionitheiski
n.iTheihandiandifootiwereiclosediwithiadhesiveistrips.iSelecti
theiappropriateiprocedureicodesiforithisivisit.
A.i99283-25,i12014,i12034-59,i12002-59,i11042-51
B.i99283-25,i12053,i12034-59,i12002-59
C.i99283-25,i12014,i12034-59,i11042-51
D.i99283-25,i12053,i12034-59i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
99283-25,i12053,i12034-59
Toistartinarrowingiyourichoices,itheihandiandifootiwereiclos
ediwithiadhesiveistrips.iTheisectioniguidelinesiinitheiCPT®ic
odebookiforiRepairi(Closure)istates:i"Woundiclosureiutilizin
giadhesiveistripsiasitheisoleirepairimaterialishouldibeicodedi
usingitheiappropriateiE/
Micode."iEliminatingimultipleichoiceianswersiAiandiB.iTheila
cerationsionitheifaceiareiintermediateirepairs,ibecauseidebri
dementiandiglassidebrisiwasiremoved.iTheiguidelinesiinithei
CPT®icodebookiforiRepairi(Closure)istates:i"Single-
layericlosureiofiheavilyicontaminatediwoundsithatihaveirequ
irediextensiveicleaningioriremovaliofiparticulateimatterialsoi
vendarsol
, constitutesiintermediateirepair."iEliminatingimultipleichoic
eiansweriC.iTheiintermediateirepairiofitheilacerationsitoithei
faceitotaledi6icmi(12053).iTheirightiarmiandileftilegihadicuts
imeasuringi5icmieachiwhichitotaledi10icmirequiringiinterme
diateirepairi(12034).
Ai52-year-
oldifemaleihasiaimassigrowingioniherirightiflankiforiseveraliy
ears.iItihasifinallyigottenisignificantlyilargeriandiisibeginnin
gitoibotheriher.iSheiisibroughtitoitheiOperatingiRoomiforide
finitiveiexcision.iAniincisioniwasimadeidirectlyioverlyingithei
mass.iTheimassiwasidowniintoitheisubcutaneousitissueiandit
heisurgeoniencounterediaiwelliencapsulatedilipomaiapproxi
matelyi4icentimeters.iThisiwasiexcisediprimarilyibluntlyiwith
iaifewiattachmentsidividediwithielectrocautery.iWhatiCPT®ia
ndiICD-10-CMicodesiareireported?
A.i21932,iD17.39
B.i21935,iD17.1
C.i21931,iD17.1
D.i21925,iD17.9i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-C.i21931,iD17.1
Theimassigrowingiturnedioutitoibeiailipomaifoundiinitheisub
cutaneousitissueiofitheiflank.iInitheiICD-10-
CMiAlphabeticiIndex,ilookiforiLipoma/subcutaneous/
trunk.iYouiareireferreditoicodeiD17.1,ieliminatingimultipleic
hoiceianswersiAiandiD.iBecauseithei4icmitumoriwasifoundiini
theisubcutaneousitissueicodei21931iisitheicorrectiCPT®icod
eitoireport.
Aniinfantiwithigenuivalgumiisibroughtitoitheioperatingiroomi
toihaveiaibilateralimedialidistalifemurihemiepiphysiodesisid
one.iOnieachiknee,itheiC-
armiwasiuseditoilocalizeitheigrowthiplate.iWithitheigrowthipl
ateilocalized,ianiincisioniwasimadeimediallyionibothisides.iT
hisiwasitakenidownitoitheifascia,iwhichiwasiopened.iTheiperi
osteumiwasinotiopened.iTheiOrthofix®ifigure-of-
eightiplateiwasiplacediandicheckediwithiX-
ray.iWeitheniirrigatediandicloseditheimedialifasciaiwithi0iVic
vendarsol
