CPT SURGERY CODING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A 60-year-old patient was admitted with bullous
emphysematous nodules. Patient underwent surgical
thoracoscopy surgical with resection-plication of the left lung
for lung volume reduction (LVRS). Report code(s) _____. - ----
Answers----32672
Repositioning of implanted transvenous pacemaker electrode
was performed on May 6. Pacemaker was originally implanted
on April 2. Report code(s) _____. - ----Answers----33215
A large basal cell carcinoma on a patient's forehead is
removed using Mohs' chemosurgery. The first stage involves
removing all visible tumor and preparing six specimens using
mapping, color coding, and microscopic examination. Report
code(s) _____. - ----Answers----17311, 17315
Patient underwent placement of needles into his penis for
subsequent interstitial radioelement application. - ----
Answers----55920
A patient undergoes platelet apheresis and is discharged after
the platelets are retransfused. Report code _____. - ----
Answers----36513
, Direct laryngoscopy for the removal of a fish bone stuck in the
patient's throat. The physician used an operating microscope
during this procedure. Report code(s) _____. - ----Answers---
-31531
A 35-year-old female weighs 550 pounds. The patient
undergoes gastric restriction with partial gastrectomy. Report
code _____. - ----Answers----43845
Surgical treatment was rendered to a patient who sustained a
fracture of the right humeral shaft. The orthopedic surgeon
performed open treatment of the fracture using an
intramedullary implant and locking screws. Following the
procedure, a cast was applied. Report code(s) _____. - ----
Answers----24516-RT
Internal and external hemorrhoidectomy (2 columns). - ----
Answers----46260
Repair of strabismus by strengthening the superior rectus
muscle and the inferior rectus muscle, left eye. Report code
_____. - ----Answers----67316-LT
A 55-year-old female presents to the same-day surgical unit
for a sigmoidoscopy. The physician inserts a flexible scope into
the patient's rectum and determines that the rectum is clear of
any polyps. The scope is advanced to the sigmoid colon, and a
total of three polyps are found. Using the snare technique, the
A 60-year-old patient was admitted with bullous
emphysematous nodules. Patient underwent surgical
thoracoscopy surgical with resection-plication of the left lung
for lung volume reduction (LVRS). Report code(s) _____. - ----
Answers----32672
Repositioning of implanted transvenous pacemaker electrode
was performed on May 6. Pacemaker was originally implanted
on April 2. Report code(s) _____. - ----Answers----33215
A large basal cell carcinoma on a patient's forehead is
removed using Mohs' chemosurgery. The first stage involves
removing all visible tumor and preparing six specimens using
mapping, color coding, and microscopic examination. Report
code(s) _____. - ----Answers----17311, 17315
Patient underwent placement of needles into his penis for
subsequent interstitial radioelement application. - ----
Answers----55920
A patient undergoes platelet apheresis and is discharged after
the platelets are retransfused. Report code _____. - ----
Answers----36513
, Direct laryngoscopy for the removal of a fish bone stuck in the
patient's throat. The physician used an operating microscope
during this procedure. Report code(s) _____. - ----Answers---
-31531
A 35-year-old female weighs 550 pounds. The patient
undergoes gastric restriction with partial gastrectomy. Report
code _____. - ----Answers----43845
Surgical treatment was rendered to a patient who sustained a
fracture of the right humeral shaft. The orthopedic surgeon
performed open treatment of the fracture using an
intramedullary implant and locking screws. Following the
procedure, a cast was applied. Report code(s) _____. - ----
Answers----24516-RT
Internal and external hemorrhoidectomy (2 columns). - ----
Answers----46260
Repair of strabismus by strengthening the superior rectus
muscle and the inferior rectus muscle, left eye. Report code
_____. - ----Answers----67316-LT
A 55-year-old female presents to the same-day surgical unit
for a sigmoidoscopy. The physician inserts a flexible scope into
the patient's rectum and determines that the rectum is clear of
any polyps. The scope is advanced to the sigmoid colon, and a
total of three polyps are found. Using the snare technique, the
