Medical Tests American Academy of Professional Coders: Certified Professional Coder - AAPC-CPC Exam Practice Test

The appendix is removed through an abdominal incision due to metastatic colon malignancy. How should this be reported?

A 79-year-old female patient is admitted to a skilled nursing facility for continued monitoring as she completes her course of antibiotics for bronchitis. Upon admission, a nurse practitioner spends 20 minutes with the patient, performing an evaluation of recovery and rebuilding of stamin a. On day 3, the patient's physician completes an initial comprehensive assessment and determines the patient is recovering well on her current dosage of antibiotics. What CPT code should be reported on day 3?

An orthopedic surgeon performs a meniscectomy for a right radial tear using an arthroscope. During the procedure, the surgeon removes a piece of the damaged meniscus from the lateral compartment of the knee and shaves the articular cartilage of the same compartment. A separate incision was made to remove a 6 mm loose body in the medial compartment. The surgery was completed without any complications. What procedure and diagnosis code(s) should be reported?

A patient is having difficulties breast-feeding and receives a lactation consultation by a certified lactation consultant under the general supervision of a mid-level practitioner. How should this service be reported?

A physician performs a thyroidectomy on a 26-year-old female patient with thyroid cancer. A radical neck dissection with a partial parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation of two parathyroid glands is also completed in the same session. W'hat CPT code(s) should the physician report?

A radiation oncologist reviews the port films, dose delivery, and treatment parameters of a 52-year-old female patient who has received external beam therapy three times in the current week He also spends 15 minutes examining the patient and collecting an intake of her response to the treatment program. Which CPT code(s) should the physician report?

A patient is in labor with plans to deliver vaginally. An epidural is administered at 17:30. After several hours of pushing, the obstetrician determines that the cervix is swollen, and the baby must be delivered via a c-section. The patient consents, the baby is delivered, and both are discharged to the recovery room at 22:15. What CPT code(s) should the anesthesiologist report?

An obstetrical patient carrying twins is seen. The physician performs a fetal non stress test on each fetus. How should the CPT code(s) be reported?

Code the following physician's note:
A 14-year-old established patient is seen with mother to evaluate five 2 cm superficial lacerations to the left wrist. Patient admits to suicidal thoughts.
Lacerations were treated with Steri-Strips. Patient and mother counseled on suicide prevention and told to follow up with psych.

A patient with preexisting hypertension presents to the office at 23-weeks' gestation for prenatal care. Her blood pressure is slightly elevated, and a transabdominal ultrasound shows the fetus is small for dates. The provider advises rest and to follow up as normal. How would the provider code the visit if the patient has an insurance that accepts the global obstetrical package?

Modifier 50 is not an appropriate modifier to append on CPT code 52000.

If a physician administers cyclophosphamide over 154 minutes, irinotecan over 72 minutes, and panitumumab over 15 minutes intravenously to a patient with pancreatic cancer, how should this be reported?

A physician provides a GIPO 39-weeks twin gestational patient with antepartum care, delivery, and postpartum care. Baby A was delivered vaginally without complications, and Baby B was delivered by Cesarean due to fetal tachycardi a. Assign the correct ICD-IO-CM and CPT codes.

Medical necessity has been established if a laboratory runs additional testing on a urine sample to determine the presence of a drug class that was not in question during confirmation testing.