cpt coding test questions with
Answers A+ Graded
Mr. smith is seen in his primary care physicians office for his annual physical
examination. He has a digital rectal examination and is given three small
cards to take home and return with fecal samples to screen for colorectal
cancer. Assign the cpt code to report this occult blood sampling.
a. 82270
b. 82271
c. 82273
d. 82274 - -a. 82270
-Coes 96360 and 96361 are used to report infusion of:
a. chemotherapeutic agents
b. sequential drugs of the same drug family
c. hormonal antineoplastics
d. prepackaged fluids and/or electrolytes - -d. prepackaged fluids and/or
electrolytes
-a 7 year old patient is seen for a minor routine therapeutic service that
required the administrtion of moderate sedation for 40 minutes performed
by a physician other than the physician performing the therapeutic service.
a. 99143
b. 99144
c. 99149
d. 99149, 99150 - -d. 99149 (1st 30 minutes), 99150 (next 10 minutes)
-True or false? when reported by the physician, the "initial service" code
under Hydration, infusions and Chemotherapy is chosen based on the first
substance infused. - -True
-select the appropriate code(s) to report an injection of rabies immune
globulin performed undeer direct physician supervision
a. 96372
b. 90471
c. 90375, 93672
d. 90375, 90473 - -c. 90375 (rabies product), 96372 (therapeutic,
prophylactic, or diagnosistic injection (specify substance or drug);
subcutaneous or intramuscular
product + administration
, -if a patient undergoes an inpatient procedure and the final summary
diagnosis is different from the diagnosis on the pathology report, the coder
should:
a. code only from the discharge diagnosis
b. code the diagnosis reflected on the pathology report
c. code the most severe symptom
d. query the attending physician as to the final diagnosis - -d. query the
attending physician as to the final diagnosis
-removal of corneal foreign body using slit lamp - -65222 removal, foreign
body, cornea, slit lamp
-penetrating keratoplasty, aphakic eye - -65750 keratoplasty, penetrating,
in aphakia
-repair of entropion by thermocauterization - -67922 entropion, repair,
thermocauteerization
-laser photocoagulation of retina for prophylaxis of retinal detachment - -
67145 retina, repair, prophylaxis, detachment (67141-67145)
-myringotomy with aspiration under geneeral anesthesia - -69421
myringotomy (range 69420-69421)
-tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy with ossicular chain reconstruction - -
69642 tympanoplasty, with mastoidectomy, with ossicular chain
reconstruction
-xray of mandible, 3-views - -70100
-chest xray, AP and lateral - -71020
-true or false? code 76856 ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetrical), real time with
image documentation, complete, can be used to describe examinations of
either the male or female pelvis - -true
-ct scan of the abdomen and pelvis without contrast material would be
coded:
a. 72192, 74176
b. 74178
c. 74176
d. 74178, 74177 - -c. 74176 computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis;
without contrast material
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