AAPC-CPC Online Practice Questions and Answers

Eric is buying his first life insurance policy from XYZ Life Insurance Company. The company requires Eric have a physical exam prior to issuance of the policy. Eric sees his primary care provider who completes the required documentation and forms provided by the insurance company.

How does the primary care provider report his services?

A. 99499

B. 99455

C. 99456

D. 99450

A patient suffering from idiopathic dystonia is seen today and receives the following Botulinum injections: three muscle injections in both upper extremities and seven injections in six paraspinal muscles.

How are these injections reported according to the CPT?guidelines?

A. 64644, 64647 x 7

B. 64642-50, 64643-50, 64647

C. 64642, 64643, 64647

D. 64642 x 3, 64642 x 3, 64647 x 7

A 47-year-old female presents to the operating room for a partial corpectomy on one upper thoracic vertebral body, T3. Two surgeons are performing the surgery. One surgeon performs the transthoracic approach and excises the damaged portion of the vertebral body. The second surgeon inserts a bone graft into the vertebral gap, closing the gap, and inserts a metal plate. Both surgeons work together, each as a primary surgeon.

How does each surgeon report their portion of the surgery?

A. 63090-66, 63091-66

B. 63087-62, 63088-62

C. 63090-80, 63091-80

D. 63085-62, 63086-62

A patient is diagnosed with sepsis and associated acute respiratory failure. What ICD-10-CM code selection is reported?

A. A41.9, R65.20, J96.00

B. A41.9

C. A41.9, R65.21, J96.00

D. A41.9, J96.00

Which one of the following is an example of a case in which a diabetes-related problem exists and the code for diabetes is never sequenced first?

A. If the patient has hyperglycemia that Is not responding to medication

B. If the patient has an underdose of insulin due to an insulin pump malfunction

C. If the patient is being treated for secondary diabetes

D. If the patient is being treated for type 2 diabetes

A 60-year-old male suffering from degenerative disc disease at the L3-L4 and L5-S1 levels was placed under general anesthesia. Using an anterior approach, the L3-L4 disc space was exposed. Using blunt dissection, the disc space was cleaned. The disc space was then sized and trialed. Excellent placement and insertion of the artificial disc at L3-L4 was noted. The area was inspected and there was no compression of any nerve roots. Same procedure was performed on L5-S1 level. Peritoneum was then allowed to return to normal anatomic position and entire area was copiously irrigated. The wound was closed in a layered fashion. The patient tolerated the discectomy and arthroplasty well and was returned to recovery in good condition. What CPT?coding is reported for this procedure?

A. 22857 x 2

B. 22857, 22860

C. 22857

D. 22899

Patient has undergone open surgery for a left total knee arthroplasty. While in the recovery room, he continued to have severe postoperative pain. The surgeon ordered a femoral block for postoperative pain. The anesthesiologist evaluated the patient and performed a left femoral block, which provided significant post-operative pain relief.

What CPT?coding is reported?

A. 01404, 64450, 01996

B. 01380, 64447-59-LT

C. 01402, 64447-59-LT

D. 01402, 64448-59-LT, 01996

The documentation states:

He was then sterilely prepped and draped along the flank and abdomen in the usual sterile fashion. I first made a skin incision off the tip of the twelfth rib, extending medially along the banger's lines of the skin. This was approximately 3.5 cm

in length. Once this incision was carried sharply, electrocautery was used to gain access through the external oblique, internal oblique, and transverse abdominis musculature and fascia.

What surgical approach was used for this procedure?

A. Percutaneous

B. Laparoscopic

C. Cannot determine based on the documentation

D. Open

Which bone is located in the lower extremity?

A. Humerus

B. Femur

C. Radius

D. Ulna

A patient with pneumonia has a sputum culture and blood drawn to test for fungus. What CPT?codes are reported?

A. 87040, 87070

B. 87101, 87103

C. 87102, 87103

D. 87106, 87107