AAPCCPCFINALEXAM2023-
2024REALEXAMWITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
n n n n
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE n
An46-year-
oldnfemalenhadnanpreviousnbiopsynthatnindicatednpositivenmalignantnmarginsanteriorlynonnt
henrightnsidenofnhernneck.nAn0.5ncmnmarginnwasndrawnnoutnandnan15nbladescalpelnwasnusednf
ornfullnexcisionnofnann8ncmnlesion.nLayerednclosurenwasnperformednaftertheremoval.Thespec
imenwassentforpermanenthistopathologicexamination.Whatarethe nCPT®ncode(s)nfornthisn
procedure?
A. 11626
B. 11626,12004-51
C. 11626,12044-51
D. 11626,13132-51,13133-C.11626,12044-51
A30-year-
oldfemalenisnhaving15sqcmndebridementperformedonaninfectedulcerwithescharontherig
htfoot.Usingsharpdissection,theulcerwasdebridedallthewaytodownto nthenbonenofnthenfoot.n
Thenbonenhadnto nbenminimallyntrimmednbecausenofnansharpnpointnatthenendofthenmetatarsal
.nAfterdebridingthe narea,ntherenwasnminimalbleedingbecause nofverynpoorncirculationnofnthe
nfoot.nItnseemsnthatnthe ntoesnnextnto nthe nulcer nmaynhave nsomeinvolvementnandncultures nwer
entaken.nThenareanwasndressednwithnsterilensalinenanddressingsnandnthennwrapped.nWhatnC
PT®ncodenshouldnbenreported?
A. 11043
B. 11012
C. 11044
D. 11042-C.11044
An64-year-
oldnfemalenwho nhasnmultiplensclerosisnfellnfromnhernwalkernandnlandednonnanglasstable.nShenl
aceratednhernforehead,ncheeknandnchinnandnthentotalnlengthnofnthesenlacerationswasn6ncm.nHe
rnrightnarmnandnleftnlegnhadndeepncutsnmeasuringn5ncmnonneachnextremity.nHerrightnhandnan
dnrightnfootnhadnantotalnofn3ncmnlacerations.nThenEDnphysiciannrepairednthelacerationsasfollo
ws:Theforehead,cheek,and nchinhaddebridementandcleaningofglassdebris nwithnthenlacerati
,onsnbeingnclosednwithnonenlayernclosure,n6-
0nProlenensutures.nThearmandlegwererepairedbylayeredclosure, n6-
0VicrylsubcutaneoussuturesandProlenesutures nonnthenskin.nThenhandnandnfootnwerenclosed
nwithnadhesive nstrips.nSelectnthe
,appropriateprocedurecodesforthisvisit.
A. 99283-25,12014,12034-59,12002-59,11042-51
B. 99283-25,12053,12034-59,12002-59
C. 99283-25,12014,12034-59,11042-51
D. 99283-25,12053,12034-59-D.99283-25,12053,12034-59
A52-year-
oldfemalehasamassgrowingonherrightflankforseveral nyears.Ithasfinallygotten nsignificantl
ynlarger nandnisnbeginningnto nbothernher.nShenisnbroughtnto nthenOperatingRoomnforndefinitive
nexcision.nAnnincision nwasnmade ndirectlynoverlying nthe nmass.nThe nmasswasdownintothesub
cutaneoustissueandthesurgeonencountereda nwellencapsulated
, lipomanapproximatelyn4ncentimeters.nThisnwasnexcisednprimarilynbluntlynwithnanfewattach
mentsdividedwithelectrocautery.WhatCPT®andICD-10-CMcodesarereported?
2024REALEXAMWITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
n n n n
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE n
An46-year-
oldnfemalenhadnanpreviousnbiopsynthatnindicatednpositivenmalignantnmarginsanteriorlynonnt
henrightnsidenofnhernneck.nAn0.5ncmnmarginnwasndrawnnoutnandnan15nbladescalpelnwasnusednf
ornfullnexcisionnofnann8ncmnlesion.nLayerednclosurenwasnperformednaftertheremoval.Thespec
imenwassentforpermanenthistopathologicexamination.Whatarethe nCPT®ncode(s)nfornthisn
procedure?
A. 11626
B. 11626,12004-51
C. 11626,12044-51
D. 11626,13132-51,13133-C.11626,12044-51
A30-year-
oldfemalenisnhaving15sqcmndebridementperformedonaninfectedulcerwithescharontherig
htfoot.Usingsharpdissection,theulcerwasdebridedallthewaytodownto nthenbonenofnthenfoot.n
Thenbonenhadnto nbenminimallyntrimmednbecausenofnansharpnpointnatthenendofthenmetatarsal
.nAfterdebridingthe narea,ntherenwasnminimalbleedingbecause nofverynpoorncirculationnofnthe
nfoot.nItnseemsnthatnthe ntoesnnextnto nthe nulcer nmaynhave nsomeinvolvementnandncultures nwer
entaken.nThenareanwasndressednwithnsterilensalinenanddressingsnandnthennwrapped.nWhatnC
PT®ncodenshouldnbenreported?
A. 11043
B. 11012
C. 11044
D. 11042-C.11044
An64-year-
oldnfemalenwho nhasnmultiplensclerosisnfellnfromnhernwalkernandnlandednonnanglasstable.nShenl
aceratednhernforehead,ncheeknandnchinnandnthentotalnlengthnofnthesenlacerationswasn6ncm.nHe
rnrightnarmnandnleftnlegnhadndeepncutsnmeasuringn5ncmnonneachnextremity.nHerrightnhandnan
dnrightnfootnhadnantotalnofn3ncmnlacerations.nThenEDnphysiciannrepairednthelacerationsasfollo
ws:Theforehead,cheek,and nchinhaddebridementandcleaningofglassdebris nwithnthenlacerati
,onsnbeingnclosednwithnonenlayernclosure,n6-
0nProlenensutures.nThearmandlegwererepairedbylayeredclosure, n6-
0VicrylsubcutaneoussuturesandProlenesutures nonnthenskin.nThenhandnandnfootnwerenclosed
nwithnadhesive nstrips.nSelectnthe
,appropriateprocedurecodesforthisvisit.
A. 99283-25,12014,12034-59,12002-59,11042-51
B. 99283-25,12053,12034-59,12002-59
C. 99283-25,12014,12034-59,11042-51
D. 99283-25,12053,12034-59-D.99283-25,12053,12034-59
A52-year-
oldfemalehasamassgrowingonherrightflankforseveral nyears.Ithasfinallygotten nsignificantl
ynlarger nandnisnbeginningnto nbothernher.nShenisnbroughtnto nthenOperatingRoomnforndefinitive
nexcision.nAnnincision nwasnmade ndirectlynoverlying nthe nmass.nThe nmasswasdownintothesub
cutaneoustissueandthesurgeonencountereda nwellencapsulated
, lipomanapproximatelyn4ncentimeters.nThisnwasnexcisednprimarilynbluntlynwithnanfewattach
mentsdividedwithelectrocautery.WhatCPT®andICD-10-CMcodesarereported?
