AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
Ak46-year-
oldkfemalekhadkakpreviouskbiopsykthatkindicatedkpositivekmalignantkmarginskanteriorlykonkt
hekrightksidekofkherkneck.kAk0.5kcmkmarginkwaskdrawnkoutkandkak15kbladekscalpelkwaskusedkf
orkfullkexcisionkofkank8kcmklesion.kLayeredkclosurekwaskperformedkafterkthekremoval.kTheksp
ecimenkwasksentkforkpermanentkhistopathologickexamination.kWhatkarekthekCPT®kcode(s)kfo
rkthiskprocedure?
A.k11626
B.k11626,k12004-51
C.k11626,k12044-51
D.k11626,k13132-51,k13133k-kC.k11626,k12044-51
Ak30-year-
oldkfemalekiskhavingk15ksqkcmkdebridementkperformedkonkankinfectedkulcerkwithkescharkonkt
hekrightkfoot.kUsingksharpkdissection,kthekulcerkwaskdebridedkallkthekwayktokdownktokthekbone
kofkthekfoot.kThekbonekhadktokbekminimallyktrimmedkbecausekofkaksharpkpointkatkthekendkofkt
hekmetatarsal.kAfterkdebridingkthekarea,ktherekwaskminimalkbleedingkbecausekofkverykpoorkci
rculationkofkthekfoot.kItkseemskthatkthektoesknextktokthekulcerkmaykhaveksomekinvolvementka
ndkcultureskwerektaken.kThekareakwaskdressedkwithksterileksalinekandkdressingskandkthenkw
rapped.kWhatkCPT®kcodekshouldkbekreported?
A.k11043
B.k11012
C.k11044
D.k11042k-kC.k11044
Ak64-year-
oldkfemalekwhokhaskmultipleksclerosiskfellkfromkherkwalkerkandklandedkonkakglassktable.kShekl
aceratedkherkforehead,kcheekkandkchinkandkthektotalklengthkofktheseklacerationskwask6kcm.kH
erkrightkarmkandkleftklegkhadkdeepkcutskmeasuringk5kcmkonkeachkextremity.kHerkrightkhandka
ndkrightkfootkhadkaktotalkofk3kcmklacerations.kThekEDkphysiciankrepairedktheklacerationskaskfol
lows:kThekforehead,kcheek,kandkchinkhadkdebridementkandkcleaningkofkglasskdebriskwithkthekl
acerationskbeingkclosedkwithkoneklayerkclosure,k6-
0kProleneksutures.kThekarmkandklegkwerekrepairedkbyklayeredkclosure,k6-
0kVicrylksubcutaneousksutureskandkProleneksutureskonkthekskin.kThekhandkandkfootkwerekclos
edkwithkadhesivekstrips.kSelectkthekappropriatekprocedurekcodeskforkthiskvisit.
A.k99283-25,k12014,k12034-59,k12002-59,k11042-51
B.k99283-25,k12053,k12034-59,k12002-59
C.k99283-25,k12014,k12034-59,k11042-51
D.k99283-25,k12053,k12034-59k-kD.k99283-25,k12053,k12034-59
Ak52-year-
oldkfemalekhaskakmasskgrowingkonkherkrightkflankkforkseveralkyears.kItkhaskfinallykgottenksig
nificantlyklargerkandkiskbeginningktokbotherkher.kShekiskbroughtktokthekOperatingkRoomkfork
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
definitivekexcision.kAnkincisionkwaskmadekdirectlykoverlyingkthekmass.kThekmasskwaskdown
kintoktheksubcutaneousktissuekandktheksurgeonkencounteredkakwellkencapsulated
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
lipomakapproximatelyk4kcentimeters.kThiskwaskexcisedkprimarilykbluntlykwithkakfewkattach
mentskdividedkwithkelectrocautery.kWhatkCPT®kandkICD-10-CMkcodeskarekreported?
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
A.k21932,kD17.39
B.k21935,kD17.1
C.k21931,kD17.1
D.k21925,kD17.9k-kC.k21931,kD17.1
Questionk5
PREOPERATIVEkDIAGNOSIS:kRightkscaphoidkfracture.kTYPEkOFkPROCEDURE:kOpenkreducti
onkandkinternalkfixationkofkrightkscaphoidkfracture.kDESCRIPTIONkOFkPROCEDURE:kThekpat
ientkwaskbroughtktokthekoperatingkroom;kanesthesiakhavingkbeenkadministered.kThekrightkup
perkextremitykwaskpreppedkandkdrapedkinkaksterilekmanner.kTheklimbkwaskelevated,kexsangu
inated,kandkakpneumatickarmktourniquetkwaskelevated.kAnkincisionkwaskmadekoverkthekdors
alkradialkaspectkofkthekrightkwrist.kSkinkflapskwerekelevated.kCutaneousknervekbrancheskwer
ekidentifiedkandkverykgentlykretracted.kThekintervalkbetweenktheksecondkandkthirdkdorsalkco
mpartmentktendonskwaskidentifiedkandkentered.kThekrespectivektendonskwerekretracted.kAk
dorsalkcapsulotomykincisionkwaskmade,kandkthekfracturekwaskvisualized.kTherekdidknotkapp
earktokbekanyktypekofksignificantkdefectkatkthekfractureksite.kAk0.045kKirschnerkwirekwaskthen
kusedkaskakguidewire,kextendingkfromkthekproximalkpolekofkthekscaphoidkdistalkward.kThekgu
idewirekwaskpositionedkappropriatelykandkthenkmeasured.kAk25-
mmkAcutrak®kdrillkbitkwaskdrilledktok25kmm.kAk22.5-
mmkscrewkwaskselectedkandkinsertedkandkrigidkinternalkfixationkwaskaccomplishedkinkthiskf
ashion.kThiskwaskvisualizedkunderkthekOECkimagingkdevicekinkmultiplekprojections.kThekwou
ndkwaskirrigatedkandkclosedkinklayers.kSterilekdressingskwerekthenkapplied.kThekpatientktoler
atedkthekprocedurekwellkandkleftkthekoperatingkroomkinkstablekcondition.kWhatkCPT®kcodekis
kreportedkforkthiskprocedure?
A.k25628-
RTkB.k25624-
RTkC.k25645-
RT
D.k25651-RTk-kA.k25628-RT
Ankinfantkwithkgenukvalgumkiskbroughtktokthekoperatingkroomktokhavekakbilateralkmedialkdist
alkfemurkhemiepiphysiodesiskdone.kOnkeachkknee,kthekC-
armkwaskusedktoklocalizekthekgrowthkplate.kWithkthekgrowthkplateklocalized,kankincisionkwask
madekmediallykonkbothksides.kThiskwasktakenkdownktokthekfascia,kwhichkwaskopened.kThekperi
osteumkwasknotkopened.kThekOrthofix®kfigure-of-
eightkplatekwaskplacedkandkcheckedkwithkX-
ray.kWekthenkirrigatedkandkclosedkthekmedialkfasciakwithk0kVicrylksuture.kThekskinkwaskclose
dkwithk2-0kVicrylkandk3-0kMonocryl®.kWhatkprocedurekcodekiskreported?
A.k27470-50
B.k27475-50
C.k27477-50
D.k27485-50k-kD.k27485-50
Thekpatientkiskak67-year-oldkgentlemankwithkmetastatickcolonkcancerkrecentlykoperatedkon
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
Ak46-year-
oldkfemalekhadkakpreviouskbiopsykthatkindicatedkpositivekmalignantkmarginskanteriorlykonkt
hekrightksidekofkherkneck.kAk0.5kcmkmarginkwaskdrawnkoutkandkak15kbladekscalpelkwaskusedkf
orkfullkexcisionkofkank8kcmklesion.kLayeredkclosurekwaskperformedkafterkthekremoval.kTheksp
ecimenkwasksentkforkpermanentkhistopathologickexamination.kWhatkarekthekCPT®kcode(s)kfo
rkthiskprocedure?
A.k11626
B.k11626,k12004-51
C.k11626,k12044-51
D.k11626,k13132-51,k13133k-kC.k11626,k12044-51
Ak30-year-
oldkfemalekiskhavingk15ksqkcmkdebridementkperformedkonkankinfectedkulcerkwithkescharkonkt
hekrightkfoot.kUsingksharpkdissection,kthekulcerkwaskdebridedkallkthekwayktokdownktokthekbone
kofkthekfoot.kThekbonekhadktokbekminimallyktrimmedkbecausekofkaksharpkpointkatkthekendkofkt
hekmetatarsal.kAfterkdebridingkthekarea,ktherekwaskminimalkbleedingkbecausekofkverykpoorkci
rculationkofkthekfoot.kItkseemskthatkthektoesknextktokthekulcerkmaykhaveksomekinvolvementka
ndkcultureskwerektaken.kThekareakwaskdressedkwithksterileksalinekandkdressingskandkthenkw
rapped.kWhatkCPT®kcodekshouldkbekreported?
A.k11043
B.k11012
C.k11044
D.k11042k-kC.k11044
Ak64-year-
oldkfemalekwhokhaskmultipleksclerosiskfellkfromkherkwalkerkandklandedkonkakglassktable.kShekl
aceratedkherkforehead,kcheekkandkchinkandkthektotalklengthkofktheseklacerationskwask6kcm.kH
erkrightkarmkandkleftklegkhadkdeepkcutskmeasuringk5kcmkonkeachkextremity.kHerkrightkhandka
ndkrightkfootkhadkaktotalkofk3kcmklacerations.kThekEDkphysiciankrepairedktheklacerationskaskfol
lows:kThekforehead,kcheek,kandkchinkhadkdebridementkandkcleaningkofkglasskdebriskwithkthekl
acerationskbeingkclosedkwithkoneklayerkclosure,k6-
0kProleneksutures.kThekarmkandklegkwerekrepairedkbyklayeredkclosure,k6-
0kVicrylksubcutaneousksutureskandkProleneksutureskonkthekskin.kThekhandkandkfootkwerekclos
edkwithkadhesivekstrips.kSelectkthekappropriatekprocedurekcodeskforkthiskvisit.
A.k99283-25,k12014,k12034-59,k12002-59,k11042-51
B.k99283-25,k12053,k12034-59,k12002-59
C.k99283-25,k12014,k12034-59,k11042-51
D.k99283-25,k12053,k12034-59k-kD.k99283-25,k12053,k12034-59
Ak52-year-
oldkfemalekhaskakmasskgrowingkonkherkrightkflankkforkseveralkyears.kItkhaskfinallykgottenksig
nificantlyklargerkandkiskbeginningktokbotherkher.kShekiskbroughtktokthekOperatingkRoomkfork
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
definitivekexcision.kAnkincisionkwaskmadekdirectlykoverlyingkthekmass.kThekmasskwaskdown
kintoktheksubcutaneousktissuekandktheksurgeonkencounteredkakwellkencapsulated
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
lipomakapproximatelyk4kcentimeters.kThiskwaskexcisedkprimarilykbluntlykwithkakfewkattach
mentskdividedkwithkelectrocautery.kWhatkCPT®kandkICD-10-CMkcodeskarekreported?
, AAPC CPC FINAL EXAM 2023-
k k k k
2024 REAL EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT AN
k k k k k k k
SWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGARDE k
A.k21932,kD17.39
B.k21935,kD17.1
C.k21931,kD17.1
D.k21925,kD17.9k-kC.k21931,kD17.1
Questionk5
PREOPERATIVEkDIAGNOSIS:kRightkscaphoidkfracture.kTYPEkOFkPROCEDURE:kOpenkreducti
onkandkinternalkfixationkofkrightkscaphoidkfracture.kDESCRIPTIONkOFkPROCEDURE:kThekpat
ientkwaskbroughtktokthekoperatingkroom;kanesthesiakhavingkbeenkadministered.kThekrightkup
perkextremitykwaskpreppedkandkdrapedkinkaksterilekmanner.kTheklimbkwaskelevated,kexsangu
inated,kandkakpneumatickarmktourniquetkwaskelevated.kAnkincisionkwaskmadekoverkthekdors
alkradialkaspectkofkthekrightkwrist.kSkinkflapskwerekelevated.kCutaneousknervekbrancheskwer
ekidentifiedkandkverykgentlykretracted.kThekintervalkbetweenktheksecondkandkthirdkdorsalkco
mpartmentktendonskwaskidentifiedkandkentered.kThekrespectivektendonskwerekretracted.kAk
dorsalkcapsulotomykincisionkwaskmade,kandkthekfracturekwaskvisualized.kTherekdidknotkapp
earktokbekanyktypekofksignificantkdefectkatkthekfractureksite.kAk0.045kKirschnerkwirekwaskthen
kusedkaskakguidewire,kextendingkfromkthekproximalkpolekofkthekscaphoidkdistalkward.kThekgu
idewirekwaskpositionedkappropriatelykandkthenkmeasured.kAk25-
mmkAcutrak®kdrillkbitkwaskdrilledktok25kmm.kAk22.5-
mmkscrewkwaskselectedkandkinsertedkandkrigidkinternalkfixationkwaskaccomplishedkinkthiskf
ashion.kThiskwaskvisualizedkunderkthekOECkimagingkdevicekinkmultiplekprojections.kThekwou
ndkwaskirrigatedkandkclosedkinklayers.kSterilekdressingskwerekthenkapplied.kThekpatientktoler
atedkthekprocedurekwellkandkleftkthekoperatingkroomkinkstablekcondition.kWhatkCPT®kcodekis
kreportedkforkthiskprocedure?
A.k25628-
RTkB.k25624-
RTkC.k25645-
RT
D.k25651-RTk-kA.k25628-RT
Ankinfantkwithkgenukvalgumkiskbroughtktokthekoperatingkroomktokhavekakbilateralkmedialkdist
alkfemurkhemiepiphysiodesiskdone.kOnkeachkknee,kthekC-
armkwaskusedktoklocalizekthekgrowthkplate.kWithkthekgrowthkplateklocalized,kankincisionkwask
madekmediallykonkbothksides.kThiskwasktakenkdownktokthekfascia,kwhichkwaskopened.kThekperi
osteumkwasknotkopened.kThekOrthofix®kfigure-of-
eightkplatekwaskplacedkandkcheckedkwithkX-
ray.kWekthenkirrigatedkandkclosedkthekmedialkfasciakwithk0kVicrylksuture.kThekskinkwaskclose
dkwithk2-0kVicrylkandk3-0kMonocryl®.kWhatkprocedurekcodekiskreported?
A.k27470-50
B.k27475-50
C.k27477-50
D.k27485-50k-kD.k27485-50
Thekpatientkiskak67-year-oldkgentlemankwithkmetastatickcolonkcancerkrecentlykoperatedkon