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AAPC- Chapter 8 Exam with Verified Answers 1. Most of the codes in ICD-10-CM Chapter 13 Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue have site and laterality designations. According to ICD-10-CM guidelines what is considered the site? the site may be the bone, joint, or muscl...

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AAPC- Chapter 8 Exam with Verified Answers
1. Most of the codes in ICD-10-CM Chapter 13 Diseases the site may be
of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue the bone, joint, or
have site and laterality designations. According to muscle involved
ICD-10-CM guidelines what is considered the site?

2. What is being removed for hallux valgus surgery Bunion

3. A patient presents to the ED with back pain and is S33.5XXA
diagnosed with a lumbar sprain. What ICD-10-CM code
is reported?
a. M53.3
b. M54.5
c. S33.8XXA
d. S33.5XXA

4. What information is required to accurately code os- Whether the os-
teoarthritis in ICD-10-CM? teoarthritis is pri-
mary, secondary,
post-traumatic, the
site and laterality

5. A patient is seen in the same day surgery unit for 29819
an arthroscopy to remove some loose bodies in the
shoulder area. What CPT code is reported?

6. A 42 year-old with chronic right trochanteric bursi- 20610-RT
tis is scheduled to receive an injection at the Pain J3301X4
Clinic. A 22-gauge spinal needle is introduced into
the trochanteric bursa, and a total volume of 8 cc of
normal saline and 40 mg of Kenalog is injected. What
are the CPT codes?

7. A 6 year-old male suffered a fracture after falling off 24538-LT
the monkey bars at school. He fell on an outstretched
hand and suffered a transcondylar fracture of the left
humerus. After prep and drape, a manipulation was
done to achieve anatomic reduction. Once the joint
was adequately reduced, pins were placed through
the skin distally and proximally into the bone to main-

, AAPC- Chapter 8 Exam with Verified Answers
tain excellent fixation and anatomic reduction. The
pins were bent, trimmed and covered with a sterile
dressing and a posterior splint was placed on the
patient's arm. What CPT code is reported?

8. A 44 year-old male with biplanar deformity, acquired 20697
limb length discrepancies and tibial nonunion has
undergone deformity correction. He now requires ex-
change of an external fixation strut 45 days postop-
eratively. One of the struts for his multiplane external
fixation device is removed and then replaced with an
adjustable strut. The intraoperative mounting parame-
ters, deformity parameters and initial strut settings
are entered into the computer prior to Jim's discharge
and a daily schedule is generated for him to perform
the gradual deformity correction necessary. What CPT
code(s) is/are reported?

9. A 63 year-old man presents with a neck mass to be 21552
excised. The neck mass was palpated and an inci-
sion was then made and carried down through the
dermis with electrocautery. The subcutaneous tissue
of the skin was opened encountering an organized
mass with a benign appearance of a lipoma. Using
careful blunt and sharp dissection, the mass measur-
ing 5 cm was completely excised around its entire
circumference leaving the capsule intact. The mass
was removed from its posterior attachments using
electrocautery. What CPT code is reported for this
procedure?

10. A 49 year-old presents with an abscess of the right 26010-F5
thumb. The physician incises the abscess and pu-
rulent sanguineous fluid is drained. The wound is
packed with iodoform packing. What CPT code is re-
ported?

11. A 14 year-old status post injury over one year ago 29846-LT
to her left wrist presented with recurrent wrist pain.
The patient was taken to the operating room and

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