AAPC - Final Exam EXAM LATEST 2023- 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

AAPC - Final Exam EXAM LATEST 2023-
2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A 53 year-old woman with scarring of the right cornea has significant corneal thinning
with a high risk of perforation and underwent reconstruction of the ocular surface. The
eye is incised and an operating microscope is used with sponges and forceps to debride
necrotic corneal epithelium. Preserved human amniotic membrane is first removed from
the storage medium and transplanted by trimming the membrane to fit the thinning area
of the cornea then sutured. This process was repeated three times until the area of
thinning is flush with surrounding normal thickness cornea. All of the knots are buried
and a bandage contact lens is placed with topical antibiotic steroid ointment. What
CPT® code is reported?
a. 65435
b. 65780
c. 65781
d. 65710 - CORRECT ANSWER
What are the three classifications of anesthesia?
a. General, Regional and Moderate Sedation
b. General, Regional and Epidural
c. General, Regional and Monitored Anesthesia Care
d. General, MAC and Conscious Sedation - CORRECT ANSWER c. General,
Regional and Monitored Anesthesia Care
What time is used to report the start of anesthesia time?
a. Surgery start time
b. Entering the operating room
c. When the anesthesiologist begins to prepare the patient for anesthesia
d. During the pre-anesthesia assessment - CORRECT ANSWER c. When the
anesthesiologist begins to prepare the patient for anesthesia
A 42 year-old patient was undergoing anesthesia in an ASC and began having
complications prior to the administration of anesthesia. The surgeon immediately
discontinued the planned surgery. If the insurance company requires a reported
modifier, what modifier best describes the extenuating circumstances?
a. 53
b. 23
c. 73
d. 74 - CORRECT ANSWER
What ICD-10-CM code is reported for a reaction to anesthesia, initial encounter?
a. T88.59XA
b. T88.2XXA
c. T88.52XA
d. T88.4XXA - CORRECT ANSWER
A 43 year-old patient with a severe systemic disease is having surgery to remove an
integumentary mass from his neck. What CPT® code and modifier are reported for the
anesthesia service?
a. 00300-P2
b. 00300-P3
c. 00322-P3
d. 00350-P3 - CORRECT ANSWER
A non-Medicare patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography with CAD. What
CPT® code(s) is/are reported?
a. 77066
b. 77067
c. 77059
d. 77062 - CORRECT ANSWER
A 1 year post-thyroidectomy patient who had thyroid cancer is coming in for area
imaging of the neck and chest to evaluate for metastases. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported for the nuclear medicine exam?
a. 78013
b. 78015, 78020
c. 78014
d. 78015 - CORRECT ANSWER
A patient needing scoliosis measurements is coming in to have standing anteroposterior
and lateral views of his entire thoracic and lumbar spine. What CPT® code(s) is/are
reported for radiology?