CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER APC CPC FINAL EXAM
WITH GRADED ANSWERS 2025-2026
What is the anesthesia code for a complete removal of the penis,
including removal of both the left and right inguinal and iliac lymph
nodes?
a. 00934
b. 00938
c. 00932
d. 00936 - ANSWER-d. 00936
The patient is receiving a cast change for a compound left trimalleolar
fracture (ankle). What ICD-10-CM coding is reported?
a. S89.302S
b. S82.852E
c. S82.892D
d. S82.851S - ANSWER-b. S82.852E
The patient was taken to the operating room. The provider everts the
upper eyelid and places clamps across the everted undersurface of the
upper lid. The tissue distal to the clamps is excised or resected. This
tissue includes conjunctiva, tarsus, Muller's muscle and the distal
insertion of the levator aponeurosis. The remaining tissue is reattached
and sutured. What CPT® code is reported?
,a. 67903
b. 67908
c. 67901
d. 67906 - ANSWER-b. 67908
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for left lower eyelid basal cell
carcinoma?
a. D48.7
b. C69.92
c. C44.1192
d. C44.1092 - ANSWER-c. C44.1192
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for bilateral chronic otitis media
with effusion?
a. H65.493
b. H65.33
c. H65.93
d. H65.499 - ANSWER-a. H65.493
What is the anesthesia code for a cast application to the wrist?
,a. 01860
b. 01680
c. 01130
d. 01490 - ANSWER-a. 01860
A 5-year-old patient is experiencing atrial fibrillation with rapid
ventricular rate. The anesthesia department is called to insert a
nontunneled central venous (CV) catheter. What CPT® coding is
reported?
a. 36557
b. 36555
c. 36556
d. 00400 - ANSWER-c. 36556
Mr. Johnson, age 82, who has been in poor health with diabetes and
associated peripheral neuropathy, is having a fem-pop bypass. The
anesthesiologist documents he has severe systemic disease. What
coding is correct for anesthesia?
a. 01272-AA-P3
b. 01270-AA-P3, 99100
c. 01260-AA-P2, 99100
d. 01272-AA-P2, 99100 - ANSWER-b. 01270-AA-P3, 99100
, A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a DXA
study of the hips. What is the CPT® code reported for the bone density
study?
a. 77078
b. 77077
c. 77080
d. 77081 - ANSWER-c. 77080
A 40-year-old female has cholelithiasis with chronic cholecystitis. She is
in the Ambulatory Surgical Center to have a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. A dye was injected to perform an intraoperative
cholangiogram. The surgeon who performed the procedure included a
separate report with his interpretation of the cholangiogram that
indicated there was normal, free flow into the duodenum, with no
evidence of filling defects with no stones or strictures seen. What
CPT® codes are reported for the professional services of the surgeon?
a. 47562, 74300
b. 47563, 74300
c. 47562, 74300-26
d. 47563, 74300-26 - ANSWER-d. 47563, 74300-26
Rationale: The patient is having her gallbladder removed along with
having a dye injection for an intraoperative cholangiogram. The
cholangiogram is performed to make sure there are no gallstones,
tumors or strictures causing partial or total obstruction of the flow of
WITH GRADED ANSWERS 2025-2026
What is the anesthesia code for a complete removal of the penis,
including removal of both the left and right inguinal and iliac lymph
nodes?
a. 00934
b. 00938
c. 00932
d. 00936 - ANSWER-d. 00936
The patient is receiving a cast change for a compound left trimalleolar
fracture (ankle). What ICD-10-CM coding is reported?
a. S89.302S
b. S82.852E
c. S82.892D
d. S82.851S - ANSWER-b. S82.852E
The patient was taken to the operating room. The provider everts the
upper eyelid and places clamps across the everted undersurface of the
upper lid. The tissue distal to the clamps is excised or resected. This
tissue includes conjunctiva, tarsus, Muller's muscle and the distal
insertion of the levator aponeurosis. The remaining tissue is reattached
and sutured. What CPT® code is reported?
,a. 67903
b. 67908
c. 67901
d. 67906 - ANSWER-b. 67908
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for left lower eyelid basal cell
carcinoma?
a. D48.7
b. C69.92
c. C44.1192
d. C44.1092 - ANSWER-c. C44.1192
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for bilateral chronic otitis media
with effusion?
a. H65.493
b. H65.33
c. H65.93
d. H65.499 - ANSWER-a. H65.493
What is the anesthesia code for a cast application to the wrist?
,a. 01860
b. 01680
c. 01130
d. 01490 - ANSWER-a. 01860
A 5-year-old patient is experiencing atrial fibrillation with rapid
ventricular rate. The anesthesia department is called to insert a
nontunneled central venous (CV) catheter. What CPT® coding is
reported?
a. 36557
b. 36555
c. 36556
d. 00400 - ANSWER-c. 36556
Mr. Johnson, age 82, who has been in poor health with diabetes and
associated peripheral neuropathy, is having a fem-pop bypass. The
anesthesiologist documents he has severe systemic disease. What
coding is correct for anesthesia?
a. 01272-AA-P3
b. 01270-AA-P3, 99100
c. 01260-AA-P2, 99100
d. 01272-AA-P2, 99100 - ANSWER-b. 01270-AA-P3, 99100
, A patient on estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) receives a DXA
study of the hips. What is the CPT® code reported for the bone density
study?
a. 77078
b. 77077
c. 77080
d. 77081 - ANSWER-c. 77080
A 40-year-old female has cholelithiasis with chronic cholecystitis. She is
in the Ambulatory Surgical Center to have a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. A dye was injected to perform an intraoperative
cholangiogram. The surgeon who performed the procedure included a
separate report with his interpretation of the cholangiogram that
indicated there was normal, free flow into the duodenum, with no
evidence of filling defects with no stones or strictures seen. What
CPT® codes are reported for the professional services of the surgeon?
a. 47562, 74300
b. 47563, 74300
c. 47562, 74300-26
d. 47563, 74300-26 - ANSWER-d. 47563, 74300-26
Rationale: The patient is having her gallbladder removed along with
having a dye injection for an intraoperative cholangiogram. The
cholangiogram is performed to make sure there are no gallstones,
tumors or strictures causing partial or total obstruction of the flow of
