Surgical CPT Coding FINAL EXAM PART 2 LATEST
2023(COMPLIED EXAM) GUARANTEED PASS
Lab test: rubella antibody - ANSWER: 86762 (path: rubella-antibody)
Diagnostic Colonoscopy - ANSWER: 45378 (path: Endoscopy-Colon-Exploration)
Incision and drainage of suppurative hidradenitis of arm - ANSWER: 10060 (path:
Hidradenitis-suppurative-incision & drainage-simple or single)
reference codes 49491-49525for inguinal hernia repair; what is the correct code for
an initial inguinal herniorrhaphy for incarcerated hernia (patient is 47 years old)? -
ANSWER: 49507 (path: hernia repair-inguinal-initial 5 years or older-incarcerated or
strangulated)
reference codes 11200-11201 for removal of skin tags; what is the correct code for
removal of 16 skin tags? (2 codes) - ANSWER: 11200, 11201 (path: removal-skin tags)
reference 11920-11222 for tattooing; what is the correct code(s) for tattooing of
40sq cm of skin? (2 codes) - ANSWER: 11921, 11922 (path: tattoo-skin) if you read
not after looking in tabular it says use 11922 in conjunction with 11921)
simple anterior nasal packing for epistaxis - ANSWER: 30901 (path: Epistaxis 30901-
30906)
gait training, 15 minutes - ANSWER: 97116 (path: gait training)
assign the correct CPT surgical code to the following; do NOT append modifiers for
this exercise cystourethroscopy with biopsy - ANSWER: 52204 (path
cystourethroscopy-biopsy)
blepharoplasty of the upper eyelid - ANSWER: 15822 (path blepharoplasty, upper
eyelid) (no modifier as upper eyelid is in the description)
insertion of temporary prostatic urethral stent - ANSWER: 53855 (path: prostate-
urethra-stent insertion, temporary)
reference codes 31360-31368 for laryngectomy; what is the correct code assignment
for a laryngectomy with subtotal supraglottic and radical neck dissection? - ANSWER:
31368 (path: laryngectomy-subtotal, supraglottic, with radical neck dissection)
what is the correct code assignment for destruction of 2 groups of internal
hemorrhoids with use of infrared coagulation - ANSWER: 46930 (path: hemorrhoids-
destruction)
, closed treatment of two rib fractures (2 codes) - ANSWER: 21800, 21800 (path: rib-
fracture-closed treatment) remember, two ribs...two codes
the patient reports that her breasts are too large and as a result she experiences
severe back and shoulder pain. The physician performs a reduction mammoplasty -
ANSWER: 19318-50 (path: mammoplasty-reduction) Note: to report bilateral
procedure, report modifier 50 w/ procedure code
Arthroscopic medial meniscectomy and chondroplasty of lateral compartment, left
knee. (2 codes) - ANSWER: 29881-LT, 29887-59-LT (path: arthroscopy-knee-with
chondroplasty) left (then: just have to know drilling for intact osteochondritis w/
fixation is done also) 59 distinct proc. serv)
bilateral maxillary sinusotomies - ANSWER: 31020-50 (path: sinus-maxillary-incision)
Note: to report bilateral, use 31020 w/ modifier 50
arthrocentesis, ring finger of left hand - ANSWER: 20600-F3 (path: arthrocententesis-
small joint) F3 modifier for left hand, fourth digit)
closed reduction of fractured phalange, 5th digit right foot - ANSWER: 28515-T9
(path: fracture-phalange-closed treatment, other than great toe, with manipulation
each) T9 for right foot fifth digit
a moribund 35-year-old patient undergoes an incisional hernia repair (lower
abdomen); assign the anesthesiology code only. - ANSWER: 00832-P5 (path
anesthesia-abdomen-hernia repair, ventral and incisional hernias) P5 modifier for a
moribund patient not expected to survive without the procedure
incision and drainage of carbuncle on left hip - ANSWER: 10060-LT (path: insision and
drainage-carbuncle-skin, simple or single) LT modifier for left hip
Physician performs a suture repair of entropion of left lower eyelid - ANSWER:
67921-E2 (path: repair-eye-eyelid-entropion-suture) E2 modifier for lower left eyelid
Physician performs bilateral vasectomy - ANSWER: 55250 (path: vas deferens-
excision, vasectomy, unilateral or bilateral) if one or the other do we need to
specify??50 or specifiy 52 if only one is done?
anesthesia for repair of cleft palate, otherwise healthy child - ANSWER: 00172-P1
(path: anesthesia-cleft palate) p1 modifier for a normal healthy patient
Append CPT/HCPC modifiers to the codes: Extracapuslar catarct extraction with
insertion of Lens OS - 66984 - ANSWER: 66984-LT
Anesthesia for permanent transvenous pacemaker insertion, mild system disease -
ANSWER: 00530-P2 (path: anesthesia-pacemaker insertion) p2 modifier for a patient
with mild systemic disease
2023(COMPLIED EXAM) GUARANTEED PASS
Lab test: rubella antibody - ANSWER: 86762 (path: rubella-antibody)
Diagnostic Colonoscopy - ANSWER: 45378 (path: Endoscopy-Colon-Exploration)
Incision and drainage of suppurative hidradenitis of arm - ANSWER: 10060 (path:
Hidradenitis-suppurative-incision & drainage-simple or single)
reference codes 49491-49525for inguinal hernia repair; what is the correct code for
an initial inguinal herniorrhaphy for incarcerated hernia (patient is 47 years old)? -
ANSWER: 49507 (path: hernia repair-inguinal-initial 5 years or older-incarcerated or
strangulated)
reference codes 11200-11201 for removal of skin tags; what is the correct code for
removal of 16 skin tags? (2 codes) - ANSWER: 11200, 11201 (path: removal-skin tags)
reference 11920-11222 for tattooing; what is the correct code(s) for tattooing of
40sq cm of skin? (2 codes) - ANSWER: 11921, 11922 (path: tattoo-skin) if you read
not after looking in tabular it says use 11922 in conjunction with 11921)
simple anterior nasal packing for epistaxis - ANSWER: 30901 (path: Epistaxis 30901-
30906)
gait training, 15 minutes - ANSWER: 97116 (path: gait training)
assign the correct CPT surgical code to the following; do NOT append modifiers for
this exercise cystourethroscopy with biopsy - ANSWER: 52204 (path
cystourethroscopy-biopsy)
blepharoplasty of the upper eyelid - ANSWER: 15822 (path blepharoplasty, upper
eyelid) (no modifier as upper eyelid is in the description)
insertion of temporary prostatic urethral stent - ANSWER: 53855 (path: prostate-
urethra-stent insertion, temporary)
reference codes 31360-31368 for laryngectomy; what is the correct code assignment
for a laryngectomy with subtotal supraglottic and radical neck dissection? - ANSWER:
31368 (path: laryngectomy-subtotal, supraglottic, with radical neck dissection)
what is the correct code assignment for destruction of 2 groups of internal
hemorrhoids with use of infrared coagulation - ANSWER: 46930 (path: hemorrhoids-
destruction)
, closed treatment of two rib fractures (2 codes) - ANSWER: 21800, 21800 (path: rib-
fracture-closed treatment) remember, two ribs...two codes
the patient reports that her breasts are too large and as a result she experiences
severe back and shoulder pain. The physician performs a reduction mammoplasty -
ANSWER: 19318-50 (path: mammoplasty-reduction) Note: to report bilateral
procedure, report modifier 50 w/ procedure code
Arthroscopic medial meniscectomy and chondroplasty of lateral compartment, left
knee. (2 codes) - ANSWER: 29881-LT, 29887-59-LT (path: arthroscopy-knee-with
chondroplasty) left (then: just have to know drilling for intact osteochondritis w/
fixation is done also) 59 distinct proc. serv)
bilateral maxillary sinusotomies - ANSWER: 31020-50 (path: sinus-maxillary-incision)
Note: to report bilateral, use 31020 w/ modifier 50
arthrocentesis, ring finger of left hand - ANSWER: 20600-F3 (path: arthrocententesis-
small joint) F3 modifier for left hand, fourth digit)
closed reduction of fractured phalange, 5th digit right foot - ANSWER: 28515-T9
(path: fracture-phalange-closed treatment, other than great toe, with manipulation
each) T9 for right foot fifth digit
a moribund 35-year-old patient undergoes an incisional hernia repair (lower
abdomen); assign the anesthesiology code only. - ANSWER: 00832-P5 (path
anesthesia-abdomen-hernia repair, ventral and incisional hernias) P5 modifier for a
moribund patient not expected to survive without the procedure
incision and drainage of carbuncle on left hip - ANSWER: 10060-LT (path: insision and
drainage-carbuncle-skin, simple or single) LT modifier for left hip
Physician performs a suture repair of entropion of left lower eyelid - ANSWER:
67921-E2 (path: repair-eye-eyelid-entropion-suture) E2 modifier for lower left eyelid
Physician performs bilateral vasectomy - ANSWER: 55250 (path: vas deferens-
excision, vasectomy, unilateral or bilateral) if one or the other do we need to
specify??50 or specifiy 52 if only one is done?
anesthesia for repair of cleft palate, otherwise healthy child - ANSWER: 00172-P1
(path: anesthesia-cleft palate) p1 modifier for a normal healthy patient
Append CPT/HCPC modifiers to the codes: Extracapuslar catarct extraction with
insertion of Lens OS - 66984 - ANSWER: 66984-LT
Anesthesia for permanent transvenous pacemaker insertion, mild system disease -
ANSWER: 00530-P2 (path: anesthesia-pacemaker insertion) p2 modifier for a patient
with mild systemic disease
