CPC Exam Questions

A 55-year-old patient with suspected liver cancer was seen by the physician to obtain a biopsy. The special biopsy needle was placed using ultrasonic guidance. The physician obtain...

The procedure is performed at an outpatient radiology department. From a left femoral access, the catheter is placed in the abdominal aorta and is then selectively placed in the ce...

A complete cardiac MRI for morphology and function without contrast, followed by contrast with four additional sequences and stress imaging, is performed on a patient with systolic...

A 3-day-old died in her sleep. The pediatrician determined this was the result of crib death syndrome. The parents give permission to refer the newborn for a necropsy. The patholog...

A 45-year-old female presents to the ED with chest pain. The provider has an Albumin Cobalt Binding Test to determine if the chest pain is ischemic in nature. That lab test is repo...

A comatose patient is seen in the ER. The patient has a history of depression. Drug testing confirm she overdosed on tricyclic antidepressant drugs doxepin, amoxapine, and clomipra...

A physician prescribes carbamazepine to treat a patient with epileptic seizures. After six months, the physician performs a therapeutic drug test to monitor the total level of the...

A 5-year-old who has an allergy history experienced a possible reaction to peanuts. A quantitative, high-sensitive fluorescent enzyme immunoassay was used to measure specific IgE f...

A business requires drug testing for cocaine and methamphetamines prior to hiring a job candidate. A single analysis with direct optical observation is performed, followed by a con...

A 6-French sheath and catheter is placed into the coronary artery and is advanced to the left side of the heart into the ventricle. Ventriculography is performed using power inject...

A 49-year-old patient arrives with hearing loss in his left ear. Impedance testing via tympanometry is performed. What CPT® code is reported?

An established patient suffering from migraines without aura, no mention of intractable migraine, and no mention of status migrainosus, is seen by his ophthalmologist who conducts...

A cardiologist uses the hospital's equipment for a cardiac stress test as he doesn't own equipment for the test. He supervises the test and provides the interpretation and report o...

A patient presents with recurrent spontaneous episodes of dizziness of unclear etiology. Caloric vestibular testing is performed irrigating both ears with warm and cold water while...

A Medicare patient that is on dialysis for ESRD is seen by the nurse for a Hep B vaccination. This patient is given a dialysis patient dosage as part of a three-dose schedule. The...

Dr. Burns sees newborn baby James at the birthing center on the same day after the cesarean delivery. Dr. Burns examined baby James, the maternal and newborn history, ordered appro...

Eric is buying his first life insurance policy from XYZ Life Insurance Company. The company requires Eric have a physical exam prior to issuance of the policy. Eric sees his primar...

A 4-year-old, critically ill child is admitted to the PICU from the ED with respiratory failure due to an exacerbation of asthma not manageable in the ER. The PICU provider takes o...

A 20-year-old female is being seen for the first time by a primary care physician to have a yearly physical. During the examination for the physical, the provider discovers non-inf...

A 55-year-old patient was recently diagnosed with an enlarged goiter. It has been two years since her last visit to the endocrinologist. A new doctor in the exact same specialty gr...

A 65-year-old gentleman presents for refill of medications and follow-up for his chronic conditions. The patient indicates good medicine compliance. No new symptoms or complaints....

A Medicare patient is scheduled for a screening colonoscopy. What code is reported for Medicare?

A witness of a traffic accident called 911. An ambulance with emergency basic life support arrived at the scene of the accident. The injured party was stabilized and taken to the h...

A patient with malignant lymphoma is administered the antineoplastic drug Rituximab 800 mg and then 100 mg of Benadryl. Which HCPCS Level II codes are reported for both drugs admin...

A 65-year-old man had a right axillary block by the anesthesiologist. When the arm was totally numb, the arm was prepped and draped, and the surgeon performed tendon repairs of the...

A patient presents to the labor and delivery department for a planned cesarean section for triplets. She is at 37 weeks gestation. She is given a continuous epidural for the delive...

A patient is taken to the radiology department for a radiological cardiac catheterization. An acute MI of the left anterior descending coronary artery is found. The cardiologist pe...

Patient has undergone open surgery for a left total knee arthroplasty. While in the recovery room, he continued to have severe postoperative pain. The surgeon ordered a femoral blo...

View MR 001394 MR 001394 Operative Report Procedure: Excision of 11 cm back lesion with rotation flap repair. Preoperative Diagnosis: Basal cell carcinoma Postoperative Diagnosis:...

View MR 002395 MR 002395 Operative Report Pre-operative Diagnosis: Acute rotator cuff tear Post-operative Diagnosis: Acute rotator cuff tear, synovitis Procedures: 1) Rotator cuff...

View MR 003396 MR 003396 Operative Report Preoperative Diagnosis: Acute MI, severe left main arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease Postoperative Diagnosis: Acute MI, severe left...

View MR 004397 MR 004397 Operative Report Preoperative Diagnosis: Calculi of the gallbladder Postoperative Diagnosis: Calculi of the gallbladder, chronic cholecystitis Procedure: C...

View MR 005398 MR 005398 Operative Report Preoperative Diagnosis: Nonfunctioning right kidney with ureteral stricture. Postoperative Diagnosis: Nonfunctioning right kidney with ure...

View MR 006399 MR 006399 Operative Report Preoperative Diagnosis: Chronic otitis media in the right ear Postoperative Diagnosis: Chronic otitis media in the right ear Procedure: Eu...

View MR 007400 MR 007400 Radiology Report Patient: J. Lowe Date of Service: 06/10/XX Age: 45 MR#: 4589799 Account #: 3216770 Location: ABC Imaging Center Study: Mammogram bilateral...

View MR 099401 MR 099401 Established Patient Office Visit Chief Complaint: Patient presents with bilateral thyroid nodules. History of present illness: A 54-year-old patient is her...

View MR 099405 MR 099405 CC: Shortness of breath HPI: 16-year-old female comes into the ED for shortness of breath for the last two days. She is an asthmatic. Current medications b...

View MR 099407 MR 099407 Emergency Department Visit Chief Complaint: VOMITING. This started just prior to arrival and is still present. He has had nausea and vomiting. No diarrhea,...

The documentation states: He was then sterilely prepped and draped along the flank and abdomen in the usual sterile fashion. I first made a skin incision off the tip of the twelfth...

The mediastinum is:

Patient is diagnosed with dacryocystitis, which is the inflammation of?

In rhinoplasty:

Where is a Warthin's tumor found?

When a patient has ESRD, which system is affected?

The human shoulder is made of which three bones?

The outermost protective layer of skin is called the:

Which one of the following is a commercial or private payer?

Which place of service code is submitted on the claim for a service that is performed in an outpatient surgical floor?

Which entity offers compliance program guidance to form the basis of a voluntary compliance program for a provider practice?

A cardiologist attempted to perform a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of a totally occluded blood vessel. The surgeon stopped the procedure because of an anatomical...