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Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that
developed from a genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A
16-gauge needle is used to aspirate 600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid.
What codes are reported?
a. 10180-58, N99.820
b. 10160-78, N99.842
c. 10140-58, N99.89
d. 10140-78, S20.20XS ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 10160-78,
N99.842
___________ fixation with pins, screws, plates, or wires is placed directly on or in
the bone to immobilize a fractured bone and to maintain alignment while it heals.
a. Manipulation
b. Reduction
c. Internal
d. Casting ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Internal
,A 49-year-old presents with an abscess of the right thumb. The physician incises
the abscess and purulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is packed with
iodoform packing. What CPT® code is reported?
a. 10060-F5
b. 10061-F5
c. 26010-F5
d. 26011-F5 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. 26010-F5
An 85-year-old has developed a lump in her right groin. An incision over the lesion
was made and tissue was dissected through the skin and subcutaneous tissue
going deep through the femoral fascia. Sharp dissection of the mass was
performed, freeing it from surrounding structures. The 3 cm mass was isolated
and excised. The incision was closed, the area was cleaned and dried, and a
dressing applied. What CPT® code is reported?
a. 27048
b. 27087
c. 27047
d. 27049 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. 27048
A 50-year-old male had surgery on his upper leg one day ago to remove an
intramuscular tumor and presents with heavy serous drainage from the wound.
He was taken back to the operating room for evaluation of a possible bacterial
infection. His wound was explored down to the rectus femoris muscle, and there
was a hematoma discovered which was very carefully evacuated. The wound was
,irrigated with antibacterial solution, and the wound was closed in multiple layers.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. 27603-78, T81.40XA
b. 27301-78, M96.840
c. 10140-76, T81.9XXA
d. 10140-79, M96.810 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 27301-78,
M96.840
The patient is a 17-year-old male who was struck on the elbow by another
player's stick while playing hockey. He is found to have a fracture of the olecranon
process. The fracture could be seen at the base of the olecranon process. We
irrigated the site thoroughly and reduced the fracture fragments without
difficulty. Extending the elbow, we inserted two smooth K-wires across the
fracture site. Through a drill hole in the proximal ulnar shaft, we threaded an 18-
gauge wire through it and wrapped it around the K-wires in a figure-of-eight
manner to further stabilize the fixation. Wires were then twisted and placed into
soft tissues. The K-wires in the olecranon were advanced slightly after being bent
and cut. Sterile dressing was applied and the patient was placed in a splint. What
CPT® code is reported?
a. 24675-RT
b. 24586-RT
c. 24685-RT
d. 24635-RT ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. 24685-RT
, A final diagnosis for a patient in the ER is COPD with acute bronchitis due to
echovirus. How is this diagnosis coded?
a. J44.9, J40
b. J44.9, J20.7
c. J44.0, J20.7
d. J40, J20.9 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. J44.0, J20.7
Where in the respiratory system is the carina located?
a. Left bronchus
b. Sphenoid sinus
c. Tracheal bifurcation
d. Inferior turbinate ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Tracheal bifurcation
A patient with AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) has just learned his sister is an
HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) match for him. Stem cells taken from the donor
(the patient's sister) will be transplanted into the patient to help with his
treatment. What CPT® code is used to report the harvesting of the stem cells from
the donor (his sister)?
a. 38207
b. 38204
c. 38205
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Patient has returned to the operating room for aspiration of a seroma that
developed from a genitourinary surgical procedure performed two days ago. A
16-gauge needle is used to aspirate 600 cc of non-cloudy serosanguinous fluid.
What codes are reported?
a. 10180-58, N99.820
b. 10160-78, N99.842
c. 10140-58, N99.89
d. 10140-78, S20.20XS ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 10160-78,
N99.842
___________ fixation with pins, screws, plates, or wires is placed directly on or in
the bone to immobilize a fractured bone and to maintain alignment while it heals.
a. Manipulation
b. Reduction
c. Internal
d. Casting ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Internal
,A 49-year-old presents with an abscess of the right thumb. The physician incises
the abscess and purulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is packed with
iodoform packing. What CPT® code is reported?
a. 10060-F5
b. 10061-F5
c. 26010-F5
d. 26011-F5 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. 26010-F5
An 85-year-old has developed a lump in her right groin. An incision over the lesion
was made and tissue was dissected through the skin and subcutaneous tissue
going deep through the femoral fascia. Sharp dissection of the mass was
performed, freeing it from surrounding structures. The 3 cm mass was isolated
and excised. The incision was closed, the area was cleaned and dried, and a
dressing applied. What CPT® code is reported?
a. 27048
b. 27087
c. 27047
d. 27049 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. 27048
A 50-year-old male had surgery on his upper leg one day ago to remove an
intramuscular tumor and presents with heavy serous drainage from the wound.
He was taken back to the operating room for evaluation of a possible bacterial
infection. His wound was explored down to the rectus femoris muscle, and there
was a hematoma discovered which was very carefully evacuated. The wound was
,irrigated with antibacterial solution, and the wound was closed in multiple layers.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
a. 27603-78, T81.40XA
b. 27301-78, M96.840
c. 10140-76, T81.9XXA
d. 10140-79, M96.810 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 27301-78,
M96.840
The patient is a 17-year-old male who was struck on the elbow by another
player's stick while playing hockey. He is found to have a fracture of the olecranon
process. The fracture could be seen at the base of the olecranon process. We
irrigated the site thoroughly and reduced the fracture fragments without
difficulty. Extending the elbow, we inserted two smooth K-wires across the
fracture site. Through a drill hole in the proximal ulnar shaft, we threaded an 18-
gauge wire through it and wrapped it around the K-wires in a figure-of-eight
manner to further stabilize the fixation. Wires were then twisted and placed into
soft tissues. The K-wires in the olecranon were advanced slightly after being bent
and cut. Sterile dressing was applied and the patient was placed in a splint. What
CPT® code is reported?
a. 24675-RT
b. 24586-RT
c. 24685-RT
d. 24635-RT ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. 24685-RT
, A final diagnosis for a patient in the ER is COPD with acute bronchitis due to
echovirus. How is this diagnosis coded?
a. J44.9, J40
b. J44.9, J20.7
c. J44.0, J20.7
d. J40, J20.9 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. J44.0, J20.7
Where in the respiratory system is the carina located?
a. Left bronchus
b. Sphenoid sinus
c. Tracheal bifurcation
d. Inferior turbinate ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Tracheal bifurcation
A patient with AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) has just learned his sister is an
HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) match for him. Stem cells taken from the donor
(the patient's sister) will be transplanted into the patient to help with his
treatment. What CPT® code is used to report the harvesting of the stem cells from
the donor (his sister)?
a. 38207
b. 38204
c. 38205
