AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) CPC Exam Questions
The outermost protective layer of skin is called the:
Correct Answer: A
The outermost protective layer of the skin is called the epidermis. It serves as a barrier to protect the body against environmental elements, pathogens, and helps to retain moisture. The epidermis itself is composed of several sub-layers, with the stratum corneum being the outermost layer.
ICD-10-CM (current year), Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99).
A physician conducts a 15-minute phone call discussing medication management.
How is this reported?
Correct Answer: B
98012 = Telephone E/M, 11--20 minutes
99447 is for interprofessional consults, not patient calls
HCPCS LEVEL II
A patient undergoes lumbar puncture with catheter placement under CT guidance to drain CSF.
What CPT coding is reported?
Correct Answer: B
A patient with compression fractures of L5 and the sacrum undergoes vertebroplasty, with cement injected into two vertebral bodies, performed bilaterally.
What CPT coding is reported?
Correct Answer: C
22514 = Vertebroplasty, lumbar (L5)
22515 = Each additional vertebral body (sacrum)
Vertebroplasty codes are inherently bilateral, so modifier -50 is not used