MEDICAL CODER EXAM-EXECUTIVE LEVEL

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 MEDICAL CODER EXAM-EXECUTIVE LEVEL

1. 25 Yrs. old female patient presented to the hospital with fever, cough and SOB. Physician ordered chest X-
ray which shows increased Broncho vascular markings. What is the probable Dx?
a. Asthma
b. Acute bronchitis
c. Atelectasis
d. Pneumonia

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2. What would be the appropriate CPT code for excision of a sebaceous cyst on the scalp or on the face that is
subdermal or deeper?

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3. A dermatologist sees a patient with a pearly nodule on the nose suspicious for a basal cell cancer. The
dermatologist recognizes that this appears to be a deeper lesion that is suspicious for a basal cell carcinoma,
and that the lesion should be biopsied for pathological evaluation. Report the CPT code.

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4. What is the appropriate CPT code to report an examination of only the nasal cavity (inferior, middle
turbinates, middle meatus and septum) using a flexible endoscope?
1. 31231
2. 31233
3. 31237
4. 31235

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5. Is code 43239 (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) can be separately reported on the same date of service
along with code 43249 or not?
1. Yes
2. No
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6. What is the organ of source for the secretion of Thyroid stimulating Hormone?
a. Thyroid
b. Pituitary
c. Adrenal
d. Penial

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7. Is it appropriate to report code 97110 for post-isometric relaxation (PIR) technique or not?.
1. Yes.
2. No.

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8. This patient was diagnosed with malignant breast cancer (right breast) and how has metastasized to the
ascending colon. They are being treated for the colon cancer. What code(s) would be used to report this
encounter?
a. C79.81, C18.2
b. C18.2, C79.81
c. C50.911, C78.5
d. C78.5, C50.911

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9. This HIV positive patient is asymptomatic and never had any opportunistic infections. He is being seen today
by his primary care physician for moderate, major depressive disorder, single episode. What code(s) would be
used to report this encounter?
a. Z21, F32.1
b. B20, F32.1
c. F32.1, Z21
d. F32.1, B20
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10. Patient is brought into ED for schizophrenia and cannabis dependence with perceptual disturbances. What
code(s) would be used to report this encounter?
a. F20.9, F12.222
b. F20.5, F12.222
c. F20.9, F12.220
d. F20.5, F12.20

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11. How should we code a cyst excision from the clitoris? (CPT)
 
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12. The patient came to the clinic for I&D, which was done and packed with Iodoform gauze, report the
appropriate CPT (s).
1. 10061
2. 10060
3. 10080
4. 10081
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13. A 67-year-old patient visited to the hospital for chemotherapy sessions to treat his non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, report the ICD.
1. Z51.11. C85.90
2. Z51.10, C85.90
3. C85.90, Z51.10
4. C85.90, Z51.11

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14. A patient came to the clinic for MRI brain and received rectal contrast before the MRI, report the CPT.
1. 70551
2. 70552
3. 70553
4. 70554
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15. The patient has taken IV infusion of ceftriaxone, which was started at 9 AM and ends at 1030 AM. Also, the
patient had an IV push of dexamethasone at 11 AM and hydration which started at 11:10 AM ends at 11:41
AM. Report the CPT code (s).
1. 96365, 96375, 96361
2. 96365, 96366, 96375
3. 96374, 96375, 96361
4. None of the above.

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16. On the first day of outpatient observation treatment, a patient receives the same antibiotic by intravenous
piggyback technique (IVPB) over one hour every eight hours (at 7 to 8 am, 3 to 4 pm, and 11 to 11: 55 pm) on
the same date with administration occurring through the same IV site. Report the CPT.
1. 96365, 96366*2
2. 96365, 96367
3. 96368
4. None of the above.

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17. Find out the CPT for the below lab tests.

Blood count:
Test Name - Result
WBC - 6.9
RBCS - 5.86
HB - 15.6
HCT - 48.1
PLT - 254
LYMPH - 31.3
MONO - 7.9
EOSIN - 3.2
BASO - 0.4

1. 85025
2. 85027
3. 85004
4. 85009

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18. What is the CPT code for hepatic panel.

1. 80076
2. 80069
3. 80051
4. 80076, 82997

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19. What are the components that are included in Lipid panel.

1. Cholesterol, HDL, Triglycerides.

2. Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides.
3. LDL, HDL, Cholesterol.
4. HDL, LDL, Triglycerides.

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20. Explain about the laceration repairs.

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