Questions and Answers
1.A patient with coronary atherosclerosis underwent a PTCA in the left
ante- rior descending and in the first diagonal of the LD. What CPT® code(s)
is/are reported?
Answer 92920-LD, 92921-LD
2.A child with suspected sleep apnea was given an apnea monitoring
device to use over the next month. The device was capable of recording and
storing data relative to heart and respiratory rate and pattern. The pediatric
pulmo- nologist reviewed the data and reported to the child's primary
pediatrician. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the monitor attachment,
download of data, provider review, interpretation and report?
Answer 94774
3.A 5 year-old fell on broken glass and required suturing of a laceration. Due
to the age and combative behavior of the patient, the provider utilized
moderate sedation while repairing the laceration. The provider gave the
child 50 mg of Ketamine IM. A nurse monitored the patient during the
procedure which took 30 minutes. What CPT® code is reported for moderate
sedation?
Answer 99152, 99153
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, 4.A patient who has had two recent seizures underwent a 3-hour EEG
study. What CPT® code is reported?
Answer 95813
5.A cardiologist provided an interpretation and report of an EKG. What
CPT® code is reported?
Answer 93010
6.A 59 year-old male experienced left arm pain while cleaning the garage.
There was no injury. His provider scheduled a 30-minute stress test using
the Bruce Protocol at the hospital. There was no arm pain while on the
treadmill; he did have a slight heart rhythm abnormality. The patient rested
for 2 minutes. He had no further symptoms or pain. The cardiologist
supervised the study, interpreted the test and dictated a report. What CPT®
code(s) is/are reported?
Answer 93016, 93018
7.A patient with hypertensive cardiovascular disease is admitted by his
pri- mary care provider. What is/are the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for this
en- counter?
Answer I11.9
8.A 30 year-old male cut his right hand on a nail repairing the gutter on his
house. Six days later it became infected. He went to the intermediate care
center in his neighborhood, his first visit there. The wound was very red and
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