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AAPC CPC Chapter 8 | |COMPLETE MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |(100% correct solutions)|GET
IT A+ RIGHT!!
This type of connective tissue attaches a muscle to a bone:
A) Ligament
B) Vein
C) Vertebra
D) Tendon - (ANSWER)D
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 rotating; flexion causes the
wrist to move forward by rotating. - (ANSWER)B
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a new patient seen for a left-sided
Nursemaid's elbow?
A) S53.492A
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B) S53.032S
C) S50.02XA
D) S53.032A - (ANSWER)D
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 - (ANSWER)C
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
C) H
D) E - (ANSWER)D
How should you code an arthroscopic abrasion chondroplasty of the medial
femoral condyle?
A) 29884
B) 29862
C) 29879
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D) 29860 - (ANSWER)C
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 - (ANSWER)A
The patient has developed plantar fasciitis, a painful condition 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 - (ANSWER)B
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
AAPC CPC Chapter 8 | |COMPLETE MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |(100% correct solutions)|GET
IT A+ RIGHT!!
This type of connective tissue attaches a muscle to a bone:
A) Ligament
B) Vein
C) Vertebra
D) Tendon - (ANSWER)D
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 rotating; flexion causes the
wrist to move forward by rotating. - (ANSWER)B
What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for a new patient seen for a left-sided
Nursemaid's elbow?
A) S53.492A
,2
B) S53.032S
C) S50.02XA
D) S53.032A - (ANSWER)D
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 - (ANSWER)C
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
C) H
D) E - (ANSWER)D
How should you code an arthroscopic abrasion chondroplasty of the medial
femoral condyle?
A) 29884
B) 29862
C) 29879
, 3
D) 29860 - (ANSWER)C
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 - (ANSWER)A
The patient has developed plantar fasciitis, a painful condition 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 - (ANSWER)B
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
