CPT CODING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A
Mr. smith is seen in his primary care physicians b. 90471
office for his annual physical examination. He c. 90375, 93672
has a digital rectal examination and is given d. 90375, 90473 - ANSWER -c. 90375
three small cards to take home and return with (rabies product), 96372 (therapeutic,
fecal samples to screen for colorectal cancer. prophylactic, or diagnosistic injection (specify
Assign the cpt code to report this occult blood substance or drug); subcutaneous or
sampling. intramuscular
a. 82270
b. 82271 product + administration
c. 82273
d. 82274 - ANSWER -a. 82270
if a patient undergoes an inpatient procedure and
the final summary diagnosis is different from the
Coes 96360 and 96361 are used to report diagnosis on the pathology report, the coder
infusion of: should:
a. chemotherapeutic agents a. code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. sequential drugs of the same drug family b. code the diagnosis reflected on the pathology
c. hormonal antineoplastics report
d. prepackaged fluids and/or electrolytes - c. code the most severe symptom
ANSWER -d. prepackaged fluids and/or d. query the attending physician as to the final
electrolytes diagnosis - ANSWER -d. query the
attending physician as to the final diagnosis
a 7 year old patient is seen for a minor routine
therapeutic service that required the removal of corneal foreign body using slit lamp -
administrtion of moderate sedation for 40 ANSWER -65222 removal, foreign body,
minutes performed by a physician other than the cornea, slit lamp
physician performing the therapeutic service.
a. 99143
b. 99144 penetrating keratoplasty, aphakic eye -
c. 99149 ANSWER -65750 keratoplasty, penetrating,
d. 99149, 99150 - ANSWER -d. 99149 (1st in aphakia
30 minutes), 99150 (next 10 minutes)
repair of entropion by thermocauterization -
True or false? when reported by the physician, ANSWER -67922 entropion, repair,
the "initial service" code under Hydration, thermocauteerization
infusions and Chemotherapy is chosen based on
the first substance infused. - ANSWER -
True laser photocoagulation of retina for prophylaxis of
retinal detachment - ANSWER -67145
retina, repair, prophylaxis, detachment (67141-
select the appropriate code(s) to report an 67145)
injection of rabies immune globulin performed
undeer direct physician supervision
a. 96372 myringotomy with aspiration under geneeral
, CPT CODING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A
anesthesia - ANSWER -69421 ANSWER -a. assign a diagnostic code for
myringotomy (range 69420-69421) mitral regurgitation
tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy with ossicular a chest xray done to evaluate a cough revealed
chain reconstruction - ANSWER -69642 an asymptomatic compression fracture of a
tympanoplasty, with mastoidectomy, with lumbar vertebrae. No further evaluation was
ossicular chain reconstruction undertaken. The coder should:
a. not assign a code for an acute but assign a
code for chronic compression fracture
xray of mandible, 3-views - ANSWER - b. assign a code for a pathologic lumbar
70100 compression fracture
c. assign a code for acute traumatic vertebral
fracture
chest xray, AP and lateral - ANSWER - d. not assign a code for this condition -
71020 ANSWER -d. not assign a code for this
condition
true or false? code 76856 ultrasound, pelvic
(nonobstetrical), real time with image consultation - ANSWER -advice or opinion
documentation, complete, can be used to from one physician to another physician
describe examinations of either the male or
female pelvis - ANSWER -true
admission - ANSWER -attention to an acute
illness or injury that results in hospitalization
ct scan of the abdomen and pelvis without
contrast material would be coded:
a. 72192, 74176 office visit - ANSWER -face to face
b. 74178 encounter in an office between the physician and
c. 74176 the patient
d. 74178, 74177 - ANSWER -c. 74176
computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis;
without contrast material newborn care - ANSWER -evaluation and
determination of care for a newborn infant
If a patient has undergone an outpatient
echocardiogram and the cardiologist concludes established patient - ANSWER -one who
in the report that the patient has mitral has received professional service from the
regurgitation the coder should: physician or another physician in the exact same
a. assign a diagnostic code for mitral specialty and subspecialty in the same group
regurgitation within the last 3 years
b. query the physician about the diagnosis
c. code the anormal finding of the
echocardiogram inpatient - ANSWER -one who has been
d. no code should be assigned - formally admitted to an acute health care facility
Mr. smith is seen in his primary care physicians b. 90471
office for his annual physical examination. He c. 90375, 93672
has a digital rectal examination and is given d. 90375, 90473 - ANSWER -c. 90375
three small cards to take home and return with (rabies product), 96372 (therapeutic,
fecal samples to screen for colorectal cancer. prophylactic, or diagnosistic injection (specify
Assign the cpt code to report this occult blood substance or drug); subcutaneous or
sampling. intramuscular
a. 82270
b. 82271 product + administration
c. 82273
d. 82274 - ANSWER -a. 82270
if a patient undergoes an inpatient procedure and
the final summary diagnosis is different from the
Coes 96360 and 96361 are used to report diagnosis on the pathology report, the coder
infusion of: should:
a. chemotherapeutic agents a. code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. sequential drugs of the same drug family b. code the diagnosis reflected on the pathology
c. hormonal antineoplastics report
d. prepackaged fluids and/or electrolytes - c. code the most severe symptom
ANSWER -d. prepackaged fluids and/or d. query the attending physician as to the final
electrolytes diagnosis - ANSWER -d. query the
attending physician as to the final diagnosis
a 7 year old patient is seen for a minor routine
therapeutic service that required the removal of corneal foreign body using slit lamp -
administrtion of moderate sedation for 40 ANSWER -65222 removal, foreign body,
minutes performed by a physician other than the cornea, slit lamp
physician performing the therapeutic service.
a. 99143
b. 99144 penetrating keratoplasty, aphakic eye -
c. 99149 ANSWER -65750 keratoplasty, penetrating,
d. 99149, 99150 - ANSWER -d. 99149 (1st in aphakia
30 minutes), 99150 (next 10 minutes)
repair of entropion by thermocauterization -
True or false? when reported by the physician, ANSWER -67922 entropion, repair,
the "initial service" code under Hydration, thermocauteerization
infusions and Chemotherapy is chosen based on
the first substance infused. - ANSWER -
True laser photocoagulation of retina for prophylaxis of
retinal detachment - ANSWER -67145
retina, repair, prophylaxis, detachment (67141-
select the appropriate code(s) to report an 67145)
injection of rabies immune globulin performed
undeer direct physician supervision
a. 96372 myringotomy with aspiration under geneeral
, CPT CODING TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A
anesthesia - ANSWER -69421 ANSWER -a. assign a diagnostic code for
myringotomy (range 69420-69421) mitral regurgitation
tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy with ossicular a chest xray done to evaluate a cough revealed
chain reconstruction - ANSWER -69642 an asymptomatic compression fracture of a
tympanoplasty, with mastoidectomy, with lumbar vertebrae. No further evaluation was
ossicular chain reconstruction undertaken. The coder should:
a. not assign a code for an acute but assign a
code for chronic compression fracture
xray of mandible, 3-views - ANSWER - b. assign a code for a pathologic lumbar
70100 compression fracture
c. assign a code for acute traumatic vertebral
fracture
chest xray, AP and lateral - ANSWER - d. not assign a code for this condition -
71020 ANSWER -d. not assign a code for this
condition
true or false? code 76856 ultrasound, pelvic
(nonobstetrical), real time with image consultation - ANSWER -advice or opinion
documentation, complete, can be used to from one physician to another physician
describe examinations of either the male or
female pelvis - ANSWER -true
admission - ANSWER -attention to an acute
illness or injury that results in hospitalization
ct scan of the abdomen and pelvis without
contrast material would be coded:
a. 72192, 74176 office visit - ANSWER -face to face
b. 74178 encounter in an office between the physician and
c. 74176 the patient
d. 74178, 74177 - ANSWER -c. 74176
computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis;
without contrast material newborn care - ANSWER -evaluation and
determination of care for a newborn infant
If a patient has undergone an outpatient
echocardiogram and the cardiologist concludes established patient - ANSWER -one who
in the report that the patient has mitral has received professional service from the
regurgitation the coder should: physician or another physician in the exact same
a. assign a diagnostic code for mitral specialty and subspecialty in the same group
regurgitation within the last 3 years
b. query the physician about the diagnosis
c. code the anormal finding of the
echocardiogram inpatient - ANSWER -one who has been
d. no code should be assigned - formally admitted to an acute health care facility
