AAPC CPC Chapter 8 Test with Answers
1. D This type of connective tissue attaches a muscle to a
bone:
A) Ligament
B) Vein
C) Vertebra
D) Tendon
2. B In the CPT codebook, 25000 and 25001 are for incisions
in the tendon sheath on the wrist. Code 25000 is for the
extensor tendon and 25001 is for the flexor tendon sheath.
What is the difference between extension and flexion?
A) Extension causes bending of the wrist; flexion causes
straightening of the wrist.
B) Extension causes straightening of the wrist; flexion
causes bending of the wrist.
C) Extension causes the wrist to move forward by rotating;
flexion causes the wrist to move backward by rotating.
D) Extension causes the wrist to move backward by rotat-
ing; flexion causes the wrist to move forward by rotating.
3. D What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a new patient
seen for a left-sided Nursemaid's elbow?
A) S53.492A
B) S53.032S
C) S50.02XA
D) S53.032A
4. C How would you code a new pathological fracture of the
right femur due to postmenopausal osteoporosis?
A) M81.0
B) M80.851A
C) M80.051A
D) M84.551A
5. D What is the correct 7th character, in ICD-10-CM, for a
healing comminuted fracture of the right fibula, open, type
1?
A) B
B) D
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C) H
D) E
6. C How should you code an arthroscopic abrasion chon-
droplasty of the medial femoral condyle?
A) 29884
B) 29862
C) 29879
D) 29860
7. A The physician performs arthroscopic meniscus repair with
partial medial and lateral repairs. What procedure code is
reported?
A) 29883
B) 29880
C) 29882
D) 27332
8. B The patient has developed plantar fasciitis, a painful con-
dition in his heel and the sole of his foot. He has tried using
shoe inserts and over-the-counter pain relievers, but is
still having pain. His physician performs an injection of the
tendon sheath on the bottom of his foot. What procedure
code is reported?
A) 28070
B) 20550
C) 28001
D) 20553
9. C Jeff is a 13-year-old boy who fractured his left radius and
ulna while snowboarding. Three weeks after the physician
placed a long arm cast on Jeff, he was skateboarding and
crushed the cast (without further injury to the arm). The
physician replaces the cast with a short-arm fiberglass
cast. What procedure code is reported for the services
provided after the skateboard accident?
A) No code
B) 29065-58
C) 29075-58
D) 29125-58
, 10. C Julia tripped and fell down three stairs in her apartment.
X-rays show a fracture of the metatarsal bone of her left
great toe, and the physician treats the fracture with a
special orthotic boot. What procedure code is reported?
A) 27752-TA
B) 27786-TA
C) 28470-TA
D) 27750-TA
11. C In the CPT book, 28400 and 28405 are used when coding
a calcaneal fracture. What is the difference between these
two codes?
A) One includes internal fixation and one does not
B) One is for a foot fracture and one is for an ankle fracture
C) One includes manipulation and one does not
D) One requires surgery and one does not
12. A How would compartment syndrome of the lower extremity
caused by an auto accident be listed in the ICD-10-CM
Alphabetic Index?
A) Syndrome/compartment/lower extremity
B) Compartment syndrome/leg
C) Syndrome/compartment/non-traumatic/leg
D) Syndrome/compartment
13. B The patient came to the office for a therapeutic injection,
left shoulder subacromial space. What procedure code is
reported?
A) 20612
B) 20610
C) 20552
D) 20550
14. B Mrs. Williams has had a bunion on her right foot for many
years, and is scheduled for surgery to correct this con-
dition. The doctor plans to do a double osteotomy of the
metatarsal bone. What procedure code(s) is/are reported?
A) 28296-RT, 28296-RT
B) 28299-RT
1. D This type of connective tissue attaches a muscle to a
bone:
A) Ligament
B) Vein
C) Vertebra
D) Tendon
2. B In the CPT codebook, 25000 and 25001 are for incisions
in the tendon sheath on the wrist. Code 25000 is for the
extensor tendon and 25001 is for the flexor tendon sheath.
What is the difference between extension and flexion?
A) Extension causes bending of the wrist; flexion causes
straightening of the wrist.
B) Extension causes straightening of the wrist; flexion
causes bending of the wrist.
C) Extension causes the wrist to move forward by rotating;
flexion causes the wrist to move backward by rotating.
D) Extension causes the wrist to move backward by rotat-
ing; flexion causes the wrist to move forward by rotating.
3. D What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a new patient
seen for a left-sided Nursemaid's elbow?
A) S53.492A
B) S53.032S
C) S50.02XA
D) S53.032A
4. C How would you code a new pathological fracture of the
right femur due to postmenopausal osteoporosis?
A) M81.0
B) M80.851A
C) M80.051A
D) M84.551A
5. D What is the correct 7th character, in ICD-10-CM, for a
healing comminuted fracture of the right fibula, open, type
1?
A) B
B) D
, AAPC CPC Chapter 8 Test with Answers
C) H
D) E
6. C How should you code an arthroscopic abrasion chon-
droplasty of the medial femoral condyle?
A) 29884
B) 29862
C) 29879
D) 29860
7. A The physician performs arthroscopic meniscus repair with
partial medial and lateral repairs. What procedure code is
reported?
A) 29883
B) 29880
C) 29882
D) 27332
8. B The patient has developed plantar fasciitis, a painful con-
dition in his heel and the sole of his foot. He has tried using
shoe inserts and over-the-counter pain relievers, but is
still having pain. His physician performs an injection of the
tendon sheath on the bottom of his foot. What procedure
code is reported?
A) 28070
B) 20550
C) 28001
D) 20553
9. C Jeff is a 13-year-old boy who fractured his left radius and
ulna while snowboarding. Three weeks after the physician
placed a long arm cast on Jeff, he was skateboarding and
crushed the cast (without further injury to the arm). The
physician replaces the cast with a short-arm fiberglass
cast. What procedure code is reported for the services
provided after the skateboard accident?
A) No code
B) 29065-58
C) 29075-58
D) 29125-58
, 10. C Julia tripped and fell down three stairs in her apartment.
X-rays show a fracture of the metatarsal bone of her left
great toe, and the physician treats the fracture with a
special orthotic boot. What procedure code is reported?
A) 27752-TA
B) 27786-TA
C) 28470-TA
D) 27750-TA
11. C In the CPT book, 28400 and 28405 are used when coding
a calcaneal fracture. What is the difference between these
two codes?
A) One includes internal fixation and one does not
B) One is for a foot fracture and one is for an ankle fracture
C) One includes manipulation and one does not
D) One requires surgery and one does not
12. A How would compartment syndrome of the lower extremity
caused by an auto accident be listed in the ICD-10-CM
Alphabetic Index?
A) Syndrome/compartment/lower extremity
B) Compartment syndrome/leg
C) Syndrome/compartment/non-traumatic/leg
D) Syndrome/compartment
13. B The patient came to the office for a therapeutic injection,
left shoulder subacromial space. What procedure code is
reported?
A) 20612
B) 20610
C) 20552
D) 20550
14. B Mrs. Williams has had a bunion on her right foot for many
years, and is scheduled for surgery to correct this con-
dition. The doctor plans to do a double osteotomy of the
metatarsal bone. What procedure code(s) is/are reported?
A) 28296-RT, 28296-RT
B) 28299-RT
