AAPC CPC Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AA46-year-
oldAfemaleAhadAaApreviousAbiopsyAthatAindicatedApositiveAmalignantAmarginsAanteriorlyAon
AtheArightAsideAofAherAneck.AAA0.5AcmAmarginAwasAdrawnAoutAandAaA15AbladeAscalpelAw
asAusedAforAfullAexcisionAofAanA8AcmAlesion.ALayeredAclosureAwasAperformedAafterAtheAre
moval.ATheAspecimenAwasAsentAforApermanentAhistopathologicAexamination.AWhatAareAtheAC
PT®Acode(s)AforAthisAprocedure?
A.A11626
B.A11626,A12004-51
C.A11626,A12044-51
D.A11626,A13132-51,A13133A-AAnswer✓AC.A11626,A12044-51
AA30-year-
oldAfemaleAisAhavingA15AsqAcmAdebridementAperformedAonAanAinfectedAulcerAwithAescharA
onAtheArightAfoot.AUsingAsharpAdissection,AtheAulcerAwasAdebridedAallAtheAwayAtoAdownAto
AtheAboneAofAtheAfoot.ATheAboneAhadAtoAbeAminimallyAtrimmedAbecauseAofAaAsharpApoint
AatAtheAendAofAtheAmetatarsal.AAfterAdebridingAtheAarea,AthereAwasAminimalAbleedingAbec
auseAofAveryApoorAcirculationAofAtheAfoot.AItAseemsAthatAtheAtoesAnextAtoAtheAulcerAmayAh
aveAsomeAinvolvementAandAculturesAwereAtaken.ATheAareaAwasAdressedAwithAsterileAsalineA
andAdressingsAandAthenAwrapped.AWhatACPT®AcodeAshouldAbeAreported?
A.A11043
B.A11012
C.A11044
D.A11042A-AAnswer✓AC.A11044
AA64-year-
oldAfemaleAwhoAhasAmultipleAsclerosisAfellAfromAherAwalkerAandAlandedAonAaAglassAtable.
ASheAlaceratedAherAforehead,AcheekAandAchinAandAtheAtotalAlengthAofAtheseAlacerationsAwa
sA6Acm.AHerArightAarmAandAleftAlegAhadAdeepAcutsAmeasuringA5AcmAonAeachAextremity.AH
erArightAhandAandArightAfootAhadAaAtotalAofA3AcmAlacerations.ATheAEDAphysicianArepairedA
theAlacerationsAasAfollows:ATheAforehead,Acheek,AandAchinAhadAdebridementAandAcleaningAo
fAglassAdebrisAwithAtheAlacerationsAbeingAclosedAwithAoneAlayerAclosure,A6-
0AProleneAsutures.ATheAarmAandAlegAwereArepairedAbyAlayeredAclosure,A6-
0AVicrylAsubcutaneousAsuturesAandAProleneAsuturesAonAtheAskin.ATheAhandAandAfootAwereA
closedAwithAadhesiveAstrips.ASelectAtheAappropriateAprocedureAcodesAforAthisAvisit.
A.A99283-25,A12014,A12034-59,A12002-59,A11042-51
B.A99283-25,A12053,A12034-59,A12002-59
,C.A99283-25,A12014,A12034-59,A11042-51
D.A99283-25,A12053,A12034-59A-AAnswer✓AD.A99283-25,A12053,A12034-59
AA52-year-
oldAfemaleAhasAaAmassAgrowingAonAherArightAflankAforAseveralAyears.AItAhasAfinallyAgotte
nAsignificantlyAlargerAandAisAbeginningAtoAbotherAher.ASheAisAbroughtAtoAtheAOperatingARo
omAforAdefinitiveAexcision.AAnAincisionAwasAmadeAdirectlyAoverlyingAtheAmass.ATheAmassAw
asAdownAintoAtheAsubcutaneousAtissueAandAtheAsurgeonAencounteredAaAwellAencapsulatedAli
pomaAapproximatelyA4Acentimeters.AThisAwasAexcisedAprimarilyAbluntlyAwithAaAfewAattachm
entsAdividedAwithAelectrocautery.AWhatACPT®AandAICD-10-CMAcodesAareAreported?
A.A21932,AD17.39
B.A21935,AD17.1
C.A21931,AD17.1
D.A21925,AD17.9A-AAnswer✓AC.A21931,AD17.1
QuestionA5
PREOPERATIVEADIAGNOSIS:ARightAscaphoidAfracture.ATYPEAOFAPROCEDURE:AOpenAreductionAa
ndAinternalAfixationAofArightAscaphoidAfracture.ADESCRIPTIONAOFAPROCEDURE:ATheApatientA
wasAbroughtAtoAtheAoperatingAroom;AanesthesiaAhavingAbeenAadministered.ATheArightAupper
AextremityAwasApreppedAandAdrapedAinAaAsterileAmanner.ATheAlimbAwasAelevated,Aexsangu
inated,AandAaApneumaticAarmAtourniquetAwasAelevated.AAnAincisionAwasAmadeAoverAtheAdo
rsalAradialAaspectAofAtheArightAwrist.ASkinAflapsAwereAelevated.ACutaneousAnerveAbranchesA
wereAidentifiedAandAveryAgentlyAretracted.ATheAintervalAbetweenAtheAsecondAandAthirdAdors
alAcompartmentAtendonsAwasAidentifiedAandAentered.ATheArespectiveAtendonsAwereAretracted
.AAAdorsalAcapsulotomyAincisionAwasAmade,AandAtheAfractureAwasAvisualized.AThereAdidAno
tAappearAtoAbeAanyAtypeAofAsignificantAdefectAatAtheAfractureAsite.AAA0.045AKirschnerAwire
AwasAthenAusedAasAaAguidewire,AextendingAfromAtA-AAnswer✓AA.A25628-RT
AnAinfantAwithAgenuAvalgumAisAbroughtAtoAtheAoperatingAroomAtoAhaveAaAbilateralAmedial
AdistalAfemurAhemiepiphysiodesisAdone.AOnAeachAknee,AtheAC-
armAwasAusedAtoAlocalizeAtheAgrowthAplate.AWithAtheAgrowthAplateAlocalized,AanAincisionA
wasAmadeAmediallyAonAbothAsides.AThisAwasAtakenAdownAtoAtheAfascia,AwhichAwasAopened
.ATheAperiosteumAwasAnotAopened.ATheAOrthofix®Afigure-of-
eightAplateAwasAplacedAandAcheckedAwithAX-
ray.AWeAthenAirrigatedAandAclosedAtheAmedialAfasciaAwithA0AVicrylAsuture.ATheAskinAwasAc
losedAwithA2-0AVicrylAandA3-0AMonocryl®.AWhatAprocedureAcodeAisAreported?
A.A27470-50
B.A27475-50
C.A27477-50
,D.A27485-50A-AAnswer✓AD.A27485-50
TheApatientAisAaA67-year-
oldAgentlemanAwithAmetastaticAcolonAcancerArecentlyAoperatedAonAforAaAbrainAmetastasis,An
owAforAplacementAofAanAInfuse-A-
PortAforAcontinuedAchemotherapy.ATheAleftAsubclavianAveinAwasAlocatedAwithAaAneedleAandA
aAguideAwireAplaced.AThisAwasAconfirmedAtoAbeAinAtheAproperApositionAfluoroscopically.AAA
transverseAincisionAwasAmadeAjustAinferiorAtoAthisAandAaAsubcutaneousApocketAcreatedAjust
AinferiorAtoAthis.AAfterAtunneling,AtheAintroducerAwasAplacedAoverAtheAguideAwireAandAtheA
powerAportAlineAwasAplacedAwithAtheAintroducerAandAtheAintroducerAwasApeeledAaway.AThe
AtipAwasAplacedAinAtheAappropriateApositionAunderAfluoroscopicAguidanceAandAtheAcatheterA
trimmedAtoAtheAappropriateAlengthAandAsecuredAtoAtheApowerAportAdevice.ATheAlockingAmec
hanismAwasAfullyAengaged.ATheAportAwasAplacedAinAtheAsubcutaneousApocketAandAeverythin
gAsatAveryAnicelyAfluoroscopically.AItAwasAsecuredAtoAtheAunderlyingAsoftAtissueA-
AAnswer✓AC.A36561,A77001-26
QuestionA8
AACTAscanAidentifiedAmoderate-sizedArightApleuralAeffusionAinAaA50Ayear-
oldAmale.AThisAwasAestimatedAtoAbeA800AccAinAsizeAandAhadAanAappearanceAofAfluidAonAt
heACTAScan.AAAneedleAisAusedAtoApunctureAthroughAtheAchestAtissuesAandAenterAtheApleural
AcavityAtoAinsertAaAguidewireAunderAultrasoundAguidance.AAApigtailAcatheterAisAthenAinsert
edAatAtheAlengthAofAtheAguidewireAandAsecuredAbyAstitches.ATheAcatheterAwillAremainAinAth
eAchestAandAisAconnectedAtoAdrainageAsystemAtoAdrainAtheAaccumulatedAfluid.ATheACPT®Aco
deAis:
A.A32557
B.A32555
C.A32556
D.A32550A-AAnswer✓AA.A32557
TheApatientAisAaA59-year-
oldAwhiteAmaleAwhoAunderwentAcarotidAendarterectomyAforAsymptomaticAleftAcarotidAstenosi
sAaAyearAago.AAAcarotidACTAangiogramAshowedAaArecurrentA90%AleftAinternalAcarotidAarter
yAstenosisAextendingAintoAtheAcommonAcarotidAartery.AHeAisAtakenAtoAtheAoperatingAroomA
forAre-
doAleftAcarotidAendarterectomy.ATheAleftAneckAwasApreppedAandAtheApreviousAincisionAwasA
carefullyAreopened.AUsingAsharpAdissection,AtheAcommonAcarotidAarteryAandAitsAbranchesAw
ereAdissectedAfree.ATheApatientAwasAsystematicallyAheparinizedAandAafterAaAfewAminutes,Acl
ampsAwereAappliedAtoAtheAcommonAcarotidAarteryAandAitsAbranches.AAAlongitudinalAarteriot
omyAwasAcarriedAoutAwithAfindingsAofAextensiveAlayeringAofAintimalAhyperplasiaAwithAnoAe
videnceAofArecurrentAatherosclerosis.AAAsilasticAballoon-
tipAshuntAwasAinsertedAfirstAproximallyAandAthenAdistally,AwithArestorationAofAflow.ASevera
lAlayersAofAintimaAwereAremovedAandAtheAendartA-AAnswer✓AB.A35301,A35390
, AA52-year-
oldApatientAisAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAforAchronicAcholecystitisAforAwhichAaAlaparoscopicAc
holecystectomyAwillAbeAperformed.AAAtransverseAinfraumbilicalAincisionAwasAmadeAsharplyAd
issectingAtoAtheAsubcutaneousAtissueAdownAtoAtheAfasciaAusingAaccessAunderAdirectAvisionAw
ithAaAVesi-
PortAandAaAscopeAwasAplacedAintoAtheAabdomen.AThreeAotherAportsAwereAinsertedAunderAd
irectAvision.ATheAfundusAofAtheAgallbladderAwasAgraspedAthroughAtheAlateralAport,AwhereA
multipleAadhesionsAtoAtheAgallbladderAwereAtakenAdownAsharplyAandAbluntly:ATheAgallblad
derAappearedAchronicallyAinflamed.ADissectionAwasAcarriedAoutAtoAtheArightAofAthisAidentifyi
ngAaAsmallAcysticAductAandAartery,AwasAclippedAtwiceAproximally,AonceAdistallyAandAtranse
cted.ATheAgallbladderAwasAthenAtakenAdownAfromAtheAbedAusingAelectrocautery,AdeliveringA
itAintoAanAendo-
bagAandAremovingAitAfromAtheAabdominalAcavityAwithAtheAumbilicalAport.AWhatACPT®Aand
AICD-10-CA-AAnswer✓AB.A47562,AK81.1
AA70-year-
oldAfemaleAwhoAhasAaAhistoryAofAsymptomaticAventralAherniaAwasAadvisedAtoAundergoAlap
aroscopicAevaluationAandArepair.AAnAincisionAwasAmadeAinAtheAepigastriumAandAdissectionA
wasAcarriedAdownAthroughAtheAsubcutaneousAtissue.ATwoA5-
mmAtrocarsAwereAplaced,AoneAinAtheAleftAupperAquadrantAandAoneAinAtheAleftAlowerAquadr
antAandAtheAlaparoscopeAwasAinserted.ADissectionAwasAcarriedAdownAtoAtheAareaAofAtheAhe
rniaAwhereAaAsmallAdefectAwasAclearlyAvisualized.AThereAwasAsomeAomentum,AwhichAwasAa
dheredAtoAtheAherniaAandAthisAwasAdeliveredAbackAintoAtheAperitonealAcavity.ATheAmeshAw
asAtackedAonAtoAcoverAtheAdefect.AWhatAprocedureAcode(s)AisA(are)Areported?
A.A49560,A49568
B.A49652
C.A49653
D.A49652,A49568A-AAnswer✓AB.A49652
TheApatientAisAaA50-year-
oldAgentlemanAwhoApresentedAtoAtheAemergencyAroomAwithAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAacuteA
appendicitisAwithApossibleArupture.AHeAhasAbeenAbroughtAtoAtheAoperatingAroom.AAnAinfrau
mbilicalAincisionAwasAmadeAwhichAaA5-mmAVersaStep™AtrocarAwasAinserted.AAA5-mmA0-
AdegreeAlaparoscopeAwasAintroduced.AAAsecondA5-
mmAtrocarAwasAplacedAsuprapubicallyAandAaA12-
mmAtrocarAinAtheAleftAlowerAquadrant.AAAwindowAwasAmadeAinAtheAmesoappendixAusingAb
luntAdissectionAwithAnoAruptureAnoted.ATheAbaseAofAtheAappendixAwasAthenAdividedAandApl
acedAintoAanAEndo-catchAbagAandAtheA12-
mmAdefectAwasAbroughtAout.ASelectAtheAappropriateAcodeAforAthisAprocedure:
A.A44970
B.A44950
Answers Updated 2026
AA46-year-
oldAfemaleAhadAaApreviousAbiopsyAthatAindicatedApositiveAmalignantAmarginsAanteriorlyAon
AtheArightAsideAofAherAneck.AAA0.5AcmAmarginAwasAdrawnAoutAandAaA15AbladeAscalpelAw
asAusedAforAfullAexcisionAofAanA8AcmAlesion.ALayeredAclosureAwasAperformedAafterAtheAre
moval.ATheAspecimenAwasAsentAforApermanentAhistopathologicAexamination.AWhatAareAtheAC
PT®Acode(s)AforAthisAprocedure?
A.A11626
B.A11626,A12004-51
C.A11626,A12044-51
D.A11626,A13132-51,A13133A-AAnswer✓AC.A11626,A12044-51
AA30-year-
oldAfemaleAisAhavingA15AsqAcmAdebridementAperformedAonAanAinfectedAulcerAwithAescharA
onAtheArightAfoot.AUsingAsharpAdissection,AtheAulcerAwasAdebridedAallAtheAwayAtoAdownAto
AtheAboneAofAtheAfoot.ATheAboneAhadAtoAbeAminimallyAtrimmedAbecauseAofAaAsharpApoint
AatAtheAendAofAtheAmetatarsal.AAfterAdebridingAtheAarea,AthereAwasAminimalAbleedingAbec
auseAofAveryApoorAcirculationAofAtheAfoot.AItAseemsAthatAtheAtoesAnextAtoAtheAulcerAmayAh
aveAsomeAinvolvementAandAculturesAwereAtaken.ATheAareaAwasAdressedAwithAsterileAsalineA
andAdressingsAandAthenAwrapped.AWhatACPT®AcodeAshouldAbeAreported?
A.A11043
B.A11012
C.A11044
D.A11042A-AAnswer✓AC.A11044
AA64-year-
oldAfemaleAwhoAhasAmultipleAsclerosisAfellAfromAherAwalkerAandAlandedAonAaAglassAtable.
ASheAlaceratedAherAforehead,AcheekAandAchinAandAtheAtotalAlengthAofAtheseAlacerationsAwa
sA6Acm.AHerArightAarmAandAleftAlegAhadAdeepAcutsAmeasuringA5AcmAonAeachAextremity.AH
erArightAhandAandArightAfootAhadAaAtotalAofA3AcmAlacerations.ATheAEDAphysicianArepairedA
theAlacerationsAasAfollows:ATheAforehead,Acheek,AandAchinAhadAdebridementAandAcleaningAo
fAglassAdebrisAwithAtheAlacerationsAbeingAclosedAwithAoneAlayerAclosure,A6-
0AProleneAsutures.ATheAarmAandAlegAwereArepairedAbyAlayeredAclosure,A6-
0AVicrylAsubcutaneousAsuturesAandAProleneAsuturesAonAtheAskin.ATheAhandAandAfootAwereA
closedAwithAadhesiveAstrips.ASelectAtheAappropriateAprocedureAcodesAforAthisAvisit.
A.A99283-25,A12014,A12034-59,A12002-59,A11042-51
B.A99283-25,A12053,A12034-59,A12002-59
,C.A99283-25,A12014,A12034-59,A11042-51
D.A99283-25,A12053,A12034-59A-AAnswer✓AD.A99283-25,A12053,A12034-59
AA52-year-
oldAfemaleAhasAaAmassAgrowingAonAherArightAflankAforAseveralAyears.AItAhasAfinallyAgotte
nAsignificantlyAlargerAandAisAbeginningAtoAbotherAher.ASheAisAbroughtAtoAtheAOperatingARo
omAforAdefinitiveAexcision.AAnAincisionAwasAmadeAdirectlyAoverlyingAtheAmass.ATheAmassAw
asAdownAintoAtheAsubcutaneousAtissueAandAtheAsurgeonAencounteredAaAwellAencapsulatedAli
pomaAapproximatelyA4Acentimeters.AThisAwasAexcisedAprimarilyAbluntlyAwithAaAfewAattachm
entsAdividedAwithAelectrocautery.AWhatACPT®AandAICD-10-CMAcodesAareAreported?
A.A21932,AD17.39
B.A21935,AD17.1
C.A21931,AD17.1
D.A21925,AD17.9A-AAnswer✓AC.A21931,AD17.1
QuestionA5
PREOPERATIVEADIAGNOSIS:ARightAscaphoidAfracture.ATYPEAOFAPROCEDURE:AOpenAreductionAa
ndAinternalAfixationAofArightAscaphoidAfracture.ADESCRIPTIONAOFAPROCEDURE:ATheApatientA
wasAbroughtAtoAtheAoperatingAroom;AanesthesiaAhavingAbeenAadministered.ATheArightAupper
AextremityAwasApreppedAandAdrapedAinAaAsterileAmanner.ATheAlimbAwasAelevated,Aexsangu
inated,AandAaApneumaticAarmAtourniquetAwasAelevated.AAnAincisionAwasAmadeAoverAtheAdo
rsalAradialAaspectAofAtheArightAwrist.ASkinAflapsAwereAelevated.ACutaneousAnerveAbranchesA
wereAidentifiedAandAveryAgentlyAretracted.ATheAintervalAbetweenAtheAsecondAandAthirdAdors
alAcompartmentAtendonsAwasAidentifiedAandAentered.ATheArespectiveAtendonsAwereAretracted
.AAAdorsalAcapsulotomyAincisionAwasAmade,AandAtheAfractureAwasAvisualized.AThereAdidAno
tAappearAtoAbeAanyAtypeAofAsignificantAdefectAatAtheAfractureAsite.AAA0.045AKirschnerAwire
AwasAthenAusedAasAaAguidewire,AextendingAfromAtA-AAnswer✓AA.A25628-RT
AnAinfantAwithAgenuAvalgumAisAbroughtAtoAtheAoperatingAroomAtoAhaveAaAbilateralAmedial
AdistalAfemurAhemiepiphysiodesisAdone.AOnAeachAknee,AtheAC-
armAwasAusedAtoAlocalizeAtheAgrowthAplate.AWithAtheAgrowthAplateAlocalized,AanAincisionA
wasAmadeAmediallyAonAbothAsides.AThisAwasAtakenAdownAtoAtheAfascia,AwhichAwasAopened
.ATheAperiosteumAwasAnotAopened.ATheAOrthofix®Afigure-of-
eightAplateAwasAplacedAandAcheckedAwithAX-
ray.AWeAthenAirrigatedAandAclosedAtheAmedialAfasciaAwithA0AVicrylAsuture.ATheAskinAwasAc
losedAwithA2-0AVicrylAandA3-0AMonocryl®.AWhatAprocedureAcodeAisAreported?
A.A27470-50
B.A27475-50
C.A27477-50
,D.A27485-50A-AAnswer✓AD.A27485-50
TheApatientAisAaA67-year-
oldAgentlemanAwithAmetastaticAcolonAcancerArecentlyAoperatedAonAforAaAbrainAmetastasis,An
owAforAplacementAofAanAInfuse-A-
PortAforAcontinuedAchemotherapy.ATheAleftAsubclavianAveinAwasAlocatedAwithAaAneedleAandA
aAguideAwireAplaced.AThisAwasAconfirmedAtoAbeAinAtheAproperApositionAfluoroscopically.AAA
transverseAincisionAwasAmadeAjustAinferiorAtoAthisAandAaAsubcutaneousApocketAcreatedAjust
AinferiorAtoAthis.AAfterAtunneling,AtheAintroducerAwasAplacedAoverAtheAguideAwireAandAtheA
powerAportAlineAwasAplacedAwithAtheAintroducerAandAtheAintroducerAwasApeeledAaway.AThe
AtipAwasAplacedAinAtheAappropriateApositionAunderAfluoroscopicAguidanceAandAtheAcatheterA
trimmedAtoAtheAappropriateAlengthAandAsecuredAtoAtheApowerAportAdevice.ATheAlockingAmec
hanismAwasAfullyAengaged.ATheAportAwasAplacedAinAtheAsubcutaneousApocketAandAeverythin
gAsatAveryAnicelyAfluoroscopically.AItAwasAsecuredAtoAtheAunderlyingAsoftAtissueA-
AAnswer✓AC.A36561,A77001-26
QuestionA8
AACTAscanAidentifiedAmoderate-sizedArightApleuralAeffusionAinAaA50Ayear-
oldAmale.AThisAwasAestimatedAtoAbeA800AccAinAsizeAandAhadAanAappearanceAofAfluidAonAt
heACTAScan.AAAneedleAisAusedAtoApunctureAthroughAtheAchestAtissuesAandAenterAtheApleural
AcavityAtoAinsertAaAguidewireAunderAultrasoundAguidance.AAApigtailAcatheterAisAthenAinsert
edAatAtheAlengthAofAtheAguidewireAandAsecuredAbyAstitches.ATheAcatheterAwillAremainAinAth
eAchestAandAisAconnectedAtoAdrainageAsystemAtoAdrainAtheAaccumulatedAfluid.ATheACPT®Aco
deAis:
A.A32557
B.A32555
C.A32556
D.A32550A-AAnswer✓AA.A32557
TheApatientAisAaA59-year-
oldAwhiteAmaleAwhoAunderwentAcarotidAendarterectomyAforAsymptomaticAleftAcarotidAstenosi
sAaAyearAago.AAAcarotidACTAangiogramAshowedAaArecurrentA90%AleftAinternalAcarotidAarter
yAstenosisAextendingAintoAtheAcommonAcarotidAartery.AHeAisAtakenAtoAtheAoperatingAroomA
forAre-
doAleftAcarotidAendarterectomy.ATheAleftAneckAwasApreppedAandAtheApreviousAincisionAwasA
carefullyAreopened.AUsingAsharpAdissection,AtheAcommonAcarotidAarteryAandAitsAbranchesAw
ereAdissectedAfree.ATheApatientAwasAsystematicallyAheparinizedAandAafterAaAfewAminutes,Acl
ampsAwereAappliedAtoAtheAcommonAcarotidAarteryAandAitsAbranches.AAAlongitudinalAarteriot
omyAwasAcarriedAoutAwithAfindingsAofAextensiveAlayeringAofAintimalAhyperplasiaAwithAnoAe
videnceAofArecurrentAatherosclerosis.AAAsilasticAballoon-
tipAshuntAwasAinsertedAfirstAproximallyAandAthenAdistally,AwithArestorationAofAflow.ASevera
lAlayersAofAintimaAwereAremovedAandAtheAendartA-AAnswer✓AB.A35301,A35390
, AA52-year-
oldApatientAisAadmittedAtoAtheAhospitalAforAchronicAcholecystitisAforAwhichAaAlaparoscopicAc
holecystectomyAwillAbeAperformed.AAAtransverseAinfraumbilicalAincisionAwasAmadeAsharplyAd
issectingAtoAtheAsubcutaneousAtissueAdownAtoAtheAfasciaAusingAaccessAunderAdirectAvisionAw
ithAaAVesi-
PortAandAaAscopeAwasAplacedAintoAtheAabdomen.AThreeAotherAportsAwereAinsertedAunderAd
irectAvision.ATheAfundusAofAtheAgallbladderAwasAgraspedAthroughAtheAlateralAport,AwhereA
multipleAadhesionsAtoAtheAgallbladderAwereAtakenAdownAsharplyAandAbluntly:ATheAgallblad
derAappearedAchronicallyAinflamed.ADissectionAwasAcarriedAoutAtoAtheArightAofAthisAidentifyi
ngAaAsmallAcysticAductAandAartery,AwasAclippedAtwiceAproximally,AonceAdistallyAandAtranse
cted.ATheAgallbladderAwasAthenAtakenAdownAfromAtheAbedAusingAelectrocautery,AdeliveringA
itAintoAanAendo-
bagAandAremovingAitAfromAtheAabdominalAcavityAwithAtheAumbilicalAport.AWhatACPT®Aand
AICD-10-CA-AAnswer✓AB.A47562,AK81.1
AA70-year-
oldAfemaleAwhoAhasAaAhistoryAofAsymptomaticAventralAherniaAwasAadvisedAtoAundergoAlap
aroscopicAevaluationAandArepair.AAnAincisionAwasAmadeAinAtheAepigastriumAandAdissectionA
wasAcarriedAdownAthroughAtheAsubcutaneousAtissue.ATwoA5-
mmAtrocarsAwereAplaced,AoneAinAtheAleftAupperAquadrantAandAoneAinAtheAleftAlowerAquadr
antAandAtheAlaparoscopeAwasAinserted.ADissectionAwasAcarriedAdownAtoAtheAareaAofAtheAhe
rniaAwhereAaAsmallAdefectAwasAclearlyAvisualized.AThereAwasAsomeAomentum,AwhichAwasAa
dheredAtoAtheAherniaAandAthisAwasAdeliveredAbackAintoAtheAperitonealAcavity.ATheAmeshAw
asAtackedAonAtoAcoverAtheAdefect.AWhatAprocedureAcode(s)AisA(are)Areported?
A.A49560,A49568
B.A49652
C.A49653
D.A49652,A49568A-AAnswer✓AB.A49652
TheApatientAisAaA50-year-
oldAgentlemanAwhoApresentedAtoAtheAemergencyAroomAwithAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAacuteA
appendicitisAwithApossibleArupture.AHeAhasAbeenAbroughtAtoAtheAoperatingAroom.AAnAinfrau
mbilicalAincisionAwasAmadeAwhichAaA5-mmAVersaStep™AtrocarAwasAinserted.AAA5-mmA0-
AdegreeAlaparoscopeAwasAintroduced.AAAsecondA5-
mmAtrocarAwasAplacedAsuprapubicallyAandAaA12-
mmAtrocarAinAtheAleftAlowerAquadrant.AAAwindowAwasAmadeAinAtheAmesoappendixAusingAb
luntAdissectionAwithAnoAruptureAnoted.ATheAbaseAofAtheAappendixAwasAthenAdividedAandApl
acedAintoAanAEndo-catchAbagAandAtheA12-
mmAdefectAwasAbroughtAout.ASelectAtheAappropriateAcodeAforAthisAprocedure:
A.A44970
B.A44950
