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Medical Tests American Academy of Professional Coders: Certified Professional Coder Sample Questions:
1. A patient receives a positron emission technology (PET) scan at rest, where a metabolic evaluation study, including ventricular wall motion was performed using PET imaging. A computed tomography (CT) was performed at the same time. What CPT code(s) should the radiologist report?
A) 78429
B) 78429, 76497-59
C) 78430
D) 78430, 76497-59
2. A 55-year-old patient is admitted into the hospital for dialysis to treat ESRD. On day 13, the admitting physician spends 25 minutes discussing new management options for the patient's hypertension before sending a nurse to initiate the hemodialysis procedure. What CPT and ICD-IO-CM codes should be reported?
A) 90935, N18.6, Z99.2
B) 90937, 99232, 110, N18.6, Z99.2
C) 99232, 112.0, N18.6, Z99.2
D) 90937, 112.0, N18.6, Z99.2
3. A 22-year-old patient presents with a 5.5 cm gaping laceration on the right forearm and a
2 cm superficial laceration on the right wrist caused by a table saw. A local anesthetic is injected around both laceration sites. The physician irrigates the laceration on the wrist before closing the wound with a tissue adhesive and then performs an extensive cleaning and single-layer closure with sutures on the forearm. What should be coded for this encounter?
A) 12001, 12032-59, S61.411AS41.111A W31.2XXA
B) 12032, 12001-59, S41.111A S61.411A W31.2XXA
C) 12032, 97597, G0168, S41.111A, S61.411A W31.2XXA
D) 12032, S41.111A, S61.411A,W31.2kX.A
4. Assign the appropriate CPT codes for the following surgical note: A 15-year-old patient is being treated for obstructive sleep apnea and adenoid tissue hypertrophy. After being placed under general anesthesia, a dental mirror is placed in the oropharynx to allow visualization of the nasopharynx. Suction electrocautery is used to remove the adenoid tissue that regrew after the initial adenoidectomy. Attention is then turned to the tonsils. The plane of tissue between the tonsillar capsule and the underlying muscles are cauterized, and the tonsils are removed. Bleeding is controlled by silver nitrate and gauze packing. Procedure is completed without complications, and patient is discharged to recovery.
A) 42821, G47.33, 135.2
B) 42999, 647.33, 135.2
C) 42826, 42831-59, 135.2, G47.33
D) 42826, 42836-51, 135.2, G47.33
5. Under the oversight of the pediatrician, a nurse reviews the vaccine and allergr history of a 13-year-old established patient just prior to administering a live varicella virus vaccine subcutaneously. What procedure code(s) should be reported?
A) 90716, 90460
B) 99211-25, 90716, 90471
C) 99211-25, 90716, 90460
D) 90716, 90471
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: A | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: B | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: D |
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