What is medical coding ??
Medical Coding is a process in
which medical coder will assign the codes for the procedures and the diagnosis
of the patients reports which are transcribed by the medical transcriptionist
for the Doctors, Hospitals and Insurance companies.
Types of medical coding certifications:
Note: CCA & CCS are credited by AHIMA and CPC,
CPC-P, CPC-H, CIRCC are credited by AAPC organization.
What is CPC ??
Certified professional coder(CPC) is a 150 multiple choice based exam with a time limit of 5 hours and 40 minutes and 1 free retake.
It qualifies that you have full knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and coding guidelines including compliance and reimbursement.
It also qualifies that you have expertise in reviewing charts and assigning appopriate codes for procedures and diagnosis specially in physician ofiice settings.
CPC exam mainly covers :
Integumentary
ICD-9-CM
Respiratory
Radiology
Musculoskeletal
HCPCS Level II
Pathology
Nervous
Hemic & Lymphatic
Coding Guidelines
Laboratory
Urinary
Maternity & Delivery
Medical Terminology
Medicine
Male/Female Genital
Practice Management
Endocrine
Eye & Ocular Adnexa
Anatomy and Physiology
Digestive
Mediastinum & Diaphragm
Evaluation and Management
1) If physician doing bunionectomy with chevron osteotomy of the first metatarsal neck, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A)28290
B)28290
C)28293
D)28296
2) If physician doing open reduction and internal fixation of distal radius intraarticular fracture with fixation of three fragments, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)25608
B)25609
C)25622
D)25624
3) If physician releasing thenar muscle for thumb contracture, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)26508
B)26510
C)26516
D)26517
4) If physician doing excision of 5cm soft tissue tumor from subfascia level of knee, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)27328
B)27339
C)27329
D)27335
5) If physician doing arthodesis of C3-C4 anterior interbody with discectomy and decompression of nerve roots, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)22551
B)22554
C)22558
D)22590
6) If physician doing total knee arthroplasty, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)27446
B)27447
C)27448
D)27450
7) If physician doing carpometacarpal arthroplasty with tendon interposition, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)22551
B)25447
C)25449
D)25450
8) If physician doing total hip arthroplasty, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)27120
B)27125
C)27130
D)27132
9) If physician doing arthodesis of L2-L5 posterior interbody with discectomy, insertion of PEEK cages and instrumentation of three levels , what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)22630, 22632, 22632-59, 22851 & 22842
B) 22630, 22632, 22632-59, 22850 & 22840
C) 22630, 22632, 22632-59, 22852 & 22842
D) 22630, 22632, 22632-59, 22845 & 22840
10) If physician doing L2-L3 hemilaminotomy with excision of inter vertebral disc and decompression of nerve roots, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)63020
B)63030
C)63045
D)63047
11) If physician doing mamaplasty, agumentation with prosthetic implant, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)19324
B)19325
C)19328
D)19330
12) If physician doing mamaplasty, agumentation with prosthetic implant, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)19324
B)19325
C)19328
D)19330
13) If physician doing extraction of cataract with implantation of intra ocular lens with phacoemulsification technique, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)66982
B)66984
C)66985
D)66986
14) A 25 year old male patient underwent insertion of peripherally inserted central venous access device with subcutaneous port, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A)36569
B)36570
C)36571
D)36572
15) A patient underwent a nasal septoplasty and submucous resection of inferior turbinates, what is the correct cpt code for this surgery?
A) 30520 & 30140
B) 30540 & 30130
C) 30580 & 30150
D) 30630 & 30160
16) A patient underwent a excision of inferior turbinate and lysis of intra nasal synichia, what is the correct cpt code for this surgery?
A) 30140 & 30580
B) 30150 & 30600
C) 30130 & 30560
D) 30160 & 30630
17) A patient underwent a endoscopic partial anterior ethmoidectomy and maxillary antrostomy, what is the correct cpt code for this surgery?
A) 31254 & 31256
B) 31255 & 31267
C) 31240 & 31276
D) 31287 & 31290
18) A patient underwent a endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and maxillary antrostomy with the removal of the polypoid tissue from maxillary sinus, what is the correct cpt code available for this procedure?
A) 30520 & 30140
B) 31254 & 31267
C) 31278 & 30630
D) 31255 & 31267
19) A patient underwent a endoscopic dilation of maxillary sinus ostium with the balloon dilator through canine fossa & nasofrontal recess clearance, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 31294 & 30140
B) 31295 & 31276
C) 31296 & 30520
D) 31297 & 30630
20) A patient underwent a rhinoplasty with the elevation of nasal tip and repair of the nasal vestibular stenosis, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 30400 & 30465
B) 30430 & 30460
C) 30120 & 30150
D) 30410 & 30430
21) A patient underwent an outfracture of inferior turbinates. what is the correct cpt code for this surgery?
A) 30130
B) 30140
C) 30930
D) 30801
22) A patient underwent a endoscopic nasofrontal sinus exploration with removal of tissue. what is the correct cpt code for this surgery?
A) 31254
B) 31276
C) 31287
D) 31288
23) A patient underwent pterigomaxillary fossa surgery, what is the correct cpt code for this surgery?
A) 31000
B) 31002
C) 31040
D) 31050
24) A physician performed left knee arthroscopy with partial medial menisectomy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29879
B) 29880
C) 29881
D) 29882
25) A physician performed right knee arthroscopy with partial medial and lateral menisectomy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29879
B) 29880
C) 29881
D) 29882
26) A physician performed left knee arthroscopy with lateral retinacular release, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29873
B) 29879
C) 29882
D) 29883
27) A physician performed right knee arthroscopy with the chondroplasty of the patella, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29873
B) 29877
C) 29879
D) 29880
28) A physician performed right knee arthroscopy with ACL reconstruction using allograft, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29879
B) 29880
C) 29883
D) 29888
29)A physician performed right knee arthroscopy with posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using allograft, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29880
B) 29881
C) 29882
D) 29889
30) A physician performed left knee arthroscopy with partial medial menisectomy and plica resection of the suprapatellar compartment, what is the correct cpt codes for this procedures ?
A) 29881 & 29875
B) 29880 & 29877
C) 29882 & 29888
D) 29873 & 29879
31) A physician performed right knee arthroscopy with medial and lateral meniscal repair and removal of loose body of approximately 0.8 cm of patella compartment, what is the correct cpt codes for this procedures ?
A) 29873 & 29877
B) 29880 & 29888
C) 29883 & 29874
D) 29879 & 29889
32) A physician performed arthroscopic bankart repair of the superior labrum with capsulorrhaphy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29826
B) 29806
C) 29820
D) 29821
33) A physician performed arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and subacromial decompression with acromioplasty, what is the correct cpt codes for this procedures ?
A) 29806 & 29822
B) 29824 & 29825
C) 29827 & 29826
D) 29824 & 29828
34) A physician performed arthroscopic distal clavicle excision and lysis of adhesion, what is the correct cpt codes for this procedures ?
A) 29806 & 29807
B) 29823 & 29824
C) 29824 & 29825
D) 29827 & 29826
35) A physician performed arthroscopic SLAP lesion repair with partial synovectomy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29806 & 29807
B) 29807 & 29820
C) 29824 & 29825
D) 29827 & 29828
36) A physician performed arthroscopic biceps tenodesis and debrediment of anterior labrum, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 29828 & 29822
B) 29824 & 29825
C) 29825 & 29826
D) 29827 & 29826
37) A patient underwent the open carpal tunnel release, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 64718
B) 64719
C) 64721
D) 64722
38) A patient underwent the open release of the ulnar nerve at wrist, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 64716
B) 64718
C) 64719
D) 64721
39) A patient underwent the open release of the ulnar nerve at elbow, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 64714
B) 64716
C) 64718
D) 64719
40) A pateint underwent the excision of the ganglion cyst from the volar aspect of the wrist, what is hte correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 25110
B) 25111
C) 25112
D) 25115
41) A patient underwent the excison of the reccurent excison of the ganglion cyst from the dorsal aspect of the wrist, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 25110
B) 25111
C) 25112
D) 25115
42) A patient underwent the arthrotomy with synovectomy of the wrist joint, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 25101
B) 25105
C) 25107
D) 25109
43) A patient came for the esophagogastroduodenoscopy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure?
A) 43235
B) 43237
C) 43238
D) 43239
44) A patient came for esophagogastroduodenoscopy and the biopsy of antrum was taken, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 43235
B) 43237
C) 43238
D) 43239
45)A patient came for esophagogastroduodenoscopy, there is a single 2 mm polyp found in the duodenum and it is removed by snare polypectomy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 43249
B) 43251
C) 43258
D) 43241
46) A patient came for esophagogastroduodenoscopy, physician inserts a guide wire followed by the dilation of esophagus, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 43241
B) 43239
C) 43248
D) 43249
47) A patient came for only diagnostic colonoscopy, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 45380
B) 45378
C) 45384
D) 45385
48) A patient came for colonoscopy, there is a single 2 mm polyp found in the transverse colon and it is removed by the cold biopsy forceps and biopsy was taken, what is the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 45380
B) 45382
C) 45384
D) 45385
49) A patient came for colonoscopy, there are two polyps found first in the ascending colon and second in transverse colon and both were removed by hot biopsy forceps, what would be the appropriate cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 45378
B) 45380
C) 45384
D) 45385
50) A patient came for colonoscopy, there are three polyps found first in the ascending, second in descending and third in the transverse colon, all three are removed by the snare polypectomy technique, what would be the correct cpt code for this procedure ?
A) 45378
B) 45380
C) 45384
D) 45385
