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CPT SURGERY CODING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025
ALREADY VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
Initial subdural tap of skull suture of a 15 day old infant. The operating microscope was used
during the procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ 61000, 69990
Removal of foreign body from the left external auditory canal, under general anesthesia. Report
code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔69205-LT
A 33-year-old female underwent incision and drainage of infected bursa, right wrist. Report
code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔25031-RT
Cut down of vein for venipuncture, 55-year-old male patient. Report code - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔36425
Direct laryngoscopy of a newborn male weighing 3500 grams with tracheoscopy performed to
aspirate fluid. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔31515-63
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Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty of aortic artery. Report code _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔37246
A 75-year-old female diagnosed with a cataract in the right eye undergoes ECCE one-stage
procedure to correct this problem. Report code(s) _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔66984-RT
Simple voiding pressure study with calibrated electronic equipment. Report code _____ -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔51728
A patient sustained a fracture of his left ankle four weeks ago. The short-leg cast that was
applied at that time has broken down, and during this encounter, the physician removed the old
cast and applied a replacement cast for the remaining three weeks of healing time. Report
code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔29405-58-LT
Charles Joseph, a 2-day-old infant weighing just 3 kg, underwent a blood transfusion. Report
code _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔36430-63
A patient underwent closed reduction of a closed fracture of the right clavicle as the result of an
automobile accident. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔23500-RT
Two simple repairs of the scalp are done; one laceration was 10 cm, and the other laceration
was 5 cm. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔12005
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A patient has a low blood count. The patient undergoes a diagnostic EGD procedure to check for
any sources of bleeding. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔43235
A patient presents with a nosebleed. The physician packs the patient's anterior and posterior
areas of the left nostril. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔30901-LT, 30905-LT
A patient undergoes ERCP, during which a stone is identified in the patient's common bile duct.
The stone is removed, and the procedure is concluded. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔43264
Laser surgery to remove a molluscum contagiosum lesion of the anus. Report code _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔46917
A surgeon performed bilateral breast biopsies; the left breast mass was completely removed,
but only a portion of the right breast was removed due to its large size. Frozen section revealed
the right breast mass to be malignant; a modified radical mastectomy was performed during the
same operative session. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔19307-RT, 19120-51-LT
A patient presents with tricuspid valve regurgitation and undergoes repair of the valve, which
requires use of a ring. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔33464
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SUCCESS!
CPT SURGERY CODING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025
ALREADY VERIFIED BY EXPERTS
Initial subdural tap of skull suture of a 15 day old infant. The operating microscope was used
during the procedure. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ 61000, 69990
Removal of foreign body from the left external auditory canal, under general anesthesia. Report
code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔69205-LT
A 33-year-old female underwent incision and drainage of infected bursa, right wrist. Report
code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔25031-RT
Cut down of vein for venipuncture, 55-year-old male patient. Report code - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔36425
Direct laryngoscopy of a newborn male weighing 3500 grams with tracheoscopy performed to
aspirate fluid. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔31515-63
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SUCCESS!
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Percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty of aortic artery. Report code _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔37246
A 75-year-old female diagnosed with a cataract in the right eye undergoes ECCE one-stage
procedure to correct this problem. Report code(s) _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔66984-RT
Simple voiding pressure study with calibrated electronic equipment. Report code _____ -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔51728
A patient sustained a fracture of his left ankle four weeks ago. The short-leg cast that was
applied at that time has broken down, and during this encounter, the physician removed the old
cast and applied a replacement cast for the remaining three weeks of healing time. Report
code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔29405-58-LT
Charles Joseph, a 2-day-old infant weighing just 3 kg, underwent a blood transfusion. Report
code _____ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔36430-63
A patient underwent closed reduction of a closed fracture of the right clavicle as the result of an
automobile accident. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔23500-RT
Two simple repairs of the scalp are done; one laceration was 10 cm, and the other laceration
was 5 cm. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔12005
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SUCCESS!
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A patient has a low blood count. The patient undergoes a diagnostic EGD procedure to check for
any sources of bleeding. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔43235
A patient presents with a nosebleed. The physician packs the patient's anterior and posterior
areas of the left nostril. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔30901-LT, 30905-LT
A patient undergoes ERCP, during which a stone is identified in the patient's common bile duct.
The stone is removed, and the procedure is concluded. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔43264
Laser surgery to remove a molluscum contagiosum lesion of the anus. Report code _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔46917
A surgeon performed bilateral breast biopsies; the left breast mass was completely removed,
but only a portion of the right breast was removed due to its large size. Frozen section revealed
the right breast mass to be malignant; a modified radical mastectomy was performed during the
same operative session. Report code(s) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔19307-RT, 19120-51-LT
A patient presents with tricuspid valve regurgitation and undergoes repair of the valve, which
requires use of a ring. Report code _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔33464
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