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AAPC - Chapter 9 Review Exam

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A final diagnosis for a patient in the ER is COPD with acute bronchitis due to echovirus. How is this diagnosis coded?
J44.0, J20.7
What CPT® code is reported for an emergency endotracheal intubation to save the patient's life?
31500
What CPT® code is reported for a percutaneous needle biopsy of mediastinum?
32405
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for spontaneous pneumothorax?
J93.83
What CPT® code is reported for a major thoracotomy for post-op hemorrhage following an endoscopic upper lobectomy?
32120
Most nasal passages have how many turbinates present on the lateral wall of each nasal cavity?
3
A surgeon performed a transthoracic median sternotomy for exploration of the space around the lung sacs and for drainage of fluid, caused by pneumonia. What is/are the appropriate code(s) for this scenario?
39010
A patient presents with wheezing and shortness of breath. After evaluating the patient, the provider determines the patient is suffering from an exacerbation of his asthma. The provider orders nebulizer treatments to be administered in his office. According to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for coding signs and symptoms, what is/are the correct ICD-10-CM code(s)?
J45.901
A 20 year-old patient is seen for 5 transbronchial lung biopsies of 2 separate lobes. One biopsy is taken in one lobe and 4 biopsies in another lobe. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
31628, 31632
A patient is seen in the OR for removal of a hepatic adenoma which has invaded the diaphragm. The resection of the diaphragm portion of the mass was repaired with primary sutures. What CPT® code is reported for the diaphragmatic mass resection?
39560
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for pyopneumothorax with fistula?
J86.0
The provider performs a diagnostic thoracoscopy followed by the thoracoscopic excision of a pericardial cyst. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
32661
A patient's nose was hit with a baseball during a high school baseball game. At that time reconstruction was performed with local grafts. Patient returns now as an adult, discontent with the bony prominence along the bony pyramid and flat look of the tip of the nose. He underwent major repair with osteotomies and nasal tip work. What CPT® code is reported?
30450
A patient with AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) has just learned his sister is an HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) match for him. Stem cells taken from the donor (the patient's sister) will be transplanted into the patient to help with his treatment. What CPT® code is used to report the harvesting of the stem cells from the donor (his sister)?
38205
Provide the correct ICD-10-CM code(s) for acute RSV bronchiolitis.
J21.0
A patient underwent bilateral nasal/sinus diagnostic endoscopy. Finding the airway obstructed the provider fractures the middle turbinates to perform the surgical endoscopy with total bilateral ethmoidectomy and nasal septoplasty. What CPT® codes are reported?
30520, 31255-50-51
A patient with laryngeal spasms undergoes therapeutic injection of the vocal cords. Topical anesthesia is administered to the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. Using an operating microscope, a direct laryngoscope is inserted into the patient's mouth. The interior larynx is examined and the surgeon injects the vocal cords at two sites with glycerin. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
31571, J38.5
A patient with chronic pneumothoraces presents for chemopleurodesis. Under local anesthesia a small incision is made between the ribs. A catheter is inserted into the pleural space between the parietal and pleural viscera. Subsequently, 5g of sterile asbestos free talc was introduced into the pleural space via the catheter. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
32560, J93.81
The surgeon makes an incision in the neck near the cricothyroid membrane for an emergency tracheostomy for a patient who arrives in the emergency room with tracheal crushing injuries suffered in a car accident in which the patient was riding as the passenger. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
31605, S17.0XXA, V49.9XXA
A patient with partial vocal cord paralysis requires bilateral removal of the arytenoids cartilage to improve breathing. The laryngoscope with operating microscope is inserted. Adequate visualization is established and the arytenoid cartilage is exposed by excision of the mucosa overlying it. What diagnosis and procedure codes are reported for this procedure?
31561, J38.02
A surgeon performs a high thoracotomy with resection of a single lung segment on a 57 year-old who is currently a heavy smoker who had presented with a six-month history of right shoulder pain that radiates to the chest. An apical lung biopsy had confirmed lung cancer. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
32484, C34.10, F17.210
A returning 2 year-old child is seen in the pediatrician's office with stridor and a bark like cough. The pediatrician examines the child quickly and determines the child has stridulous croup. The child is given a nebulizer breathing treatment in the office to improve PO2 levels. Medication used is breathable Epinephrine. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
94640, J38.5
A 55 year-old patient has history of lung cancer of the right lower lobe. He is complaining of difficulty breathing and mild chest pain. Patient is scheduled for a diagnostic VATS (Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery). Under general anesthesia he was placed in left lateral decubitus position and a thoracoscope was inserted through a port site. The VATS exploration immediately revealed a mass of the left upper lobe. A biopsy was performed and sent to pathology. Results from pathology revealed small cell carcinoma. Decision was made to remove the upper lobe of his left lung by performing an open procedure. The thoracoscope is withdrawn and the surgeon opens the chest cavity and rib spreaders are inserted to separate the ribs to gain access to the lung. The upper lobe of the left lung is identified, isolated and removed. The instruments are removed and the chest incision is closed in layers. What CPT® codes are reported?
32480
How are multiple moderate lacerations of the spleen, initial encounter coded in ICD-10-CM?
S36.032A
A patient with a diagnosis of chronic sphenoidal sinusitis undergoes a bilateral sinusotomy. While the provider examines the diseased sphenoid sinus, she takes a biopsy of the sphenoidal masses and removes the mucosa with several polyps. Transseptal sutures are placed and the intraoral incision is closed in a single layer. The nose is packed and external nasal dressings are placed. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
31051-50, J32.3, J33.8
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