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Pass the AAPC Certified Professional Coder CPC Questions and answers with Dumpstech
A patient is going to have placement of a myringotomy tube. This tube is placed in the ______ to drain excess fluid.
Mr. Roland has difficulty breathing and congestion with a productive cough. The physician takes frontal and lateral view chest X-rays in the office (the equipment is owned by the physician group). The physician reads the X-rays and determines a diagnosis of walking pneumonia. The physician’s interpretation is placed in the patient’s chart.
How does the physician bill for the chest X-ray?
A 65-year-old gentleman presents for refill of medications and follow-up for his chronic conditions. The patient indicates good medicine compliance. No new symptoms or complaints.
Appropriate history and exam are obtained. Labs that were ordered from previous visit were reviewed and discussed with patient. The following are the diagnoses and treatment:
Hypokalemia - stable. Refill Potassium 20 MEQ
Hypertension - blood pressure remaining stable. Patient states home readings have been in line with goals. Refill prescription Lisinopril.
Esophageal Reflux - Patient denies any new symptoms. Stable condition. Continue taking over the counter Prevacid oral capsules, 1 every day.
Patient is instructed to follow up in 3 months. Labs will be obtained prior to visit.
What CPT® code is reported?
Which one of the following is correct to report an intermediate repair code (12031–12037)?
A 20-year-old female is being seen for the first time by a primary care physician to have a yearly physical. During the examination for the physical, the provider discovers non-inflammed lesions on her legs and arms. The physician performs a complete physical and additional separate documentation for the treatment of the lesions on the bilateral upper and lower extremities. The provider has the patient buy an over-the-counter ointment and will continue to watch them.
What CPT® coding is reported for this visit?
An otolaryngologist removes a 3 cm deep facial tumor within muscle.
What CPT® code is reported?
A patient is diagnosed with sepsis due to enterococcus. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
Patient has cervical spondylosis with myelopathy. The surgeon performed a bilateral posterior laminectomy with facetectomies at each level and foraminotomies performed between interspaces C5-C6 and C6-C7. Bilateral decompression of the nerve roots is achieved.
What CPT® coding is reported?
(What is the medical term for the study of the kidney?)
A physician excises a 3.5 cm malignant lesion including margins from the back. Then a destruction of a 2.0 cm benign lesion on the right cheek of the face with cryosurgery.
What CPT@ and ICD-10-CM is reported?
