AAPC Updated CPC Exam Questions and Answers by azlan

99285 = High-complexity ED visit

I21.4 = NSTEMI

Chest pain symptoms are not coded once MI is diagnosed

1. CPT® Code 11604: This code is used for the excision of a malignant lesion on the back, with a size of 3.5 cm including margins. The 11600 series covers excision of malignant skin lesions, with 11604 being the correct code for a lesion size over 3.0 cm but not exceeding 4.0 cm.

2. CPT® Code 17110: This code is appropriate for the destruction of a benign lesion on the face (right cheek) via cryosurgery. 17110 covers the destruction of benign lesions (up to 14 lesions).

3. ICD-10-CM Code C44.509: This code represents unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk (back).

4. ICD-10-CM Code D23.39: This code is used for a benign neoplasm of skin of other parts of the face (right cheek).

Explanation of other options:

A. 11604, 11442, C76.8, C76.0: Incorrect because 11442 is for excision of a benign lesion, not a malignant lesion.

B. 11404, 11442, C44.509, D23.39: Incorrect because 11404 is used for a benign lesion excision, not malignant.

D. 11604, 11642, C76.8, C76.0: Incorrect as 11642 would indicate a second malignant excision rather than the benign lesion destruction.

Thus, the correct answer is C. 11604, 17110, C44.509, D23.39.

Selective catheter placement coding follows thehighest-order selective catheterization achievedwithin a vascular family, plus additional selective placements when adifferent vascular familyis entered. Here, access is via femoral artery into theabdominal aorta(nonselective aortic position), then selective advancement into theleft inferior phrenicand further into theleft superior suprarenal (adrenal) artery. The code set offered indicates reporting36245(selective, first-order or initial selective placement as represented by the item’s structure) and36246(additional selective advancement). Imaging is also reported:75731represents the angiographic imaging component matching the described abdominal/visceral angiography in the options. Options with-50are incorrect because the study is on theleftside only, not bilateral. Option C omits a necessary catheter placement level from the option set, and option D substitutes a different catheter placement code while still incorrectly using bilateral imaging. Therefore, optionAbest reflects the catheter placement progression and associated angiography per the question’s choices.

P1–P6 = ASA Physical Status modifiers

AA, QS are anesthesia service modifiers