Medical Tests American Academy of Professional Coders: Certified Professional Coder - AAPC-CPC Exam Practice Test
What is/are the code(s) for the repair of an incarcerated hernia in the inner groin requiring mesh placement on a 32-year-old female patient?
Correct Answer: B
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Age, gender, height, and race are the four key factors in calculating a person's forced vital lung capacity (FVC). If FVC is calculated to be 3.00 L and anything under 80% is abnormal, what would be the cutoff value to a normal FVC?
Correct Answer: C
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In the Current Procedural Terminology book, how is the icon "Excludes" meant to be interpreted?
Correct Answer: B
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If in the assessment, the provider reports diabetes and dermatitis due to oils, which diagnosis code(s) should be reported?
Correct Answer: C
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Which form is used to make a patient aware of the potential monetary liability they will have if their procedure is not likely to be covered by Medicare?
Correct Answer: B
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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?
Correct Answer: C
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A physician inserts a chest tube through the right chest wall and into the pleural cavity to release trapped air in a 19-year-old patient with recurring pneumothorax. A second physician assists in providing moderate sedation. In total, the procedure took 8 minutes. What ICD-IO-CM and CPT codes should the provider report?
Correct Answer: A
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Dr. Black orders a hepatitis panel for a patient who has recently returned from traveling abroad and is now experiencing lower abdominal pain. The laboratory completed a hepatitis A antibody test, hepatitis B core antibody test, and a hepatitis C antibody test. Select the CPT and the ICD-IO-CM codes that the laboratory will report.
Correct Answer: B
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Which is NOT part of the upper respiratory tract?
Correct Answer: B
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A male patient is admitted with symptoms of a persistent cough and temperature of 101.2. A skin test reveals that the patient has tuberculosis. His medical history is positive for HIV. Assign the appropriate diagnosis codes for this patient.
Correct Answer: D
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