AAPC CPC Chapter 12 Quiz
with verified answers
1. Which organ is not considered part of the urinary system?
ANS: Spleen
2. What are the reproductive glands located in the scrotum?
ANS: Testes
3. Mr. Black is a 53-year-old male who presents today for follow up of his stress incontinence.
He has been using timed voiding and Kegel exercises, but his symptoms continue. Code the
diagnosis.
ANS: N39.3
4. Mr. Brown presents today with a sudden onset of chills and fever with dull pain in the flank
over the kidneys, which are tender when palpated. He has urgency and frequency of
urination. Diagnosis is acute pyelonephritis. What is the ICD-10-CM code?
ANS: N10
5. The urologist is asked by the general surgeon to place ureteral catheters for visualization of
ureters during complicated bowel surgery. Cystoscopy is performed, and ureteral catheters
are inserted. The general surgeon removes the catheters at the end of the case. Code the
procedure.
ANS: 52005
6. xcision of urachal cyst and an incarcerated umbilical hernia repair were performed on a six-
year-old male. Code procedure.
ANS: 51500
7. Patient presents for bilateral vasectomy. The vas deferens could not be located on the left
side and a unilateral vasectomy is performed. The patient will be scheduled for left
vasectomy under general anesthesia next week. How is the initial vasectomy reported?
ANS: 55250
8. Patient presents for treatment of multiple condyloma on the penis. The excised diameter is
0.8cm. Code the procedure.
ANS: 54060
9. What modifier is appended to report a bilateral procedure?
ANS: Depending upon the insurer, either modifier 50 or RT and LT is appended to the surgical
procedure.
10.When a procedure is terminated due to the well-being of the patient, which modifier is
appended to the procedure code?
ANS: 53
with verified answers
1. Which organ is not considered part of the urinary system?
ANS: Spleen
2. What are the reproductive glands located in the scrotum?
ANS: Testes
3. Mr. Black is a 53-year-old male who presents today for follow up of his stress incontinence.
He has been using timed voiding and Kegel exercises, but his symptoms continue. Code the
diagnosis.
ANS: N39.3
4. Mr. Brown presents today with a sudden onset of chills and fever with dull pain in the flank
over the kidneys, which are tender when palpated. He has urgency and frequency of
urination. Diagnosis is acute pyelonephritis. What is the ICD-10-CM code?
ANS: N10
5. The urologist is asked by the general surgeon to place ureteral catheters for visualization of
ureters during complicated bowel surgery. Cystoscopy is performed, and ureteral catheters
are inserted. The general surgeon removes the catheters at the end of the case. Code the
procedure.
ANS: 52005
6. xcision of urachal cyst and an incarcerated umbilical hernia repair were performed on a six-
year-old male. Code procedure.
ANS: 51500
7. Patient presents for bilateral vasectomy. The vas deferens could not be located on the left
side and a unilateral vasectomy is performed. The patient will be scheduled for left
vasectomy under general anesthesia next week. How is the initial vasectomy reported?
ANS: 55250
8. Patient presents for treatment of multiple condyloma on the penis. The excised diameter is
0.8cm. Code the procedure.
ANS: 54060
9. What modifier is appended to report a bilateral procedure?
ANS: Depending upon the insurer, either modifier 50 or RT and LT is appended to the surgical
procedure.
10.When a procedure is terminated due to the well-being of the patient, which modifier is
appended to the procedure code?
ANS: 53
