CPC Exam Question 201
A physician conducts a 15-minute phone call discussing medication management.
How is this reported?
How is this reported?
CPC Exam Question 202
(A patient arrives with pain due to a chest injury from blunt force. The provider takes X-ray imaging with6 views of the chest. What CPT coding is reported?)
CPC Exam Question 203
(Full Case:Chief complaint:Syncope.HPI:68-year-old male arrives to ED inrespiratory distressafter sudden syncope/collapse while shopping; unresponsive; EMS: weak pulse, labored respirations, unresponsive.
History:CABG 5 years ago, no chest pain since.ROS:unobtainable (unconscious).Allergies:none.Meds:
Coumadin.PMH:HTN.Social:lives with wife.Exam/Vitals:BP 82/62, pulse 79, RR 12 shallow, O2 sat 90% on high flow O2; monitor shows right bundle branch block. Neuro: initially eyes closed, opens to questions, responds to some questions, later unresponsive. HEENT pupils sluggish equal; unable EOM/fundus. Neck supple, no JVD/bruits. Lungs mild rhonchi. Heart regular without murmurs. Abdomen benign. Extremities symmetric, no edema/cyanosis. Skin no rash. Neuro no focal deficits.Hospital course:IV x2; NS 1000 cc bolus with little response; dopamine drip 10 # 20 mcg/kg/min; O2 sat drops, respirations slow; becomes unresponsive; progresses tocardiac arrest; CPR; multiple adrenaline/atropine; defibrillation; ABG pH 7.1 etc; bicarbonate x2; no effect; pronounced dead 13:32.Critical care time:77 minutes continuous.Diagnosis:
Cardiorespiratory arrest.Question:What is the E/M coding reported for this encounter?)
History:CABG 5 years ago, no chest pain since.ROS:unobtainable (unconscious).Allergies:none.Meds:
Coumadin.PMH:HTN.Social:lives with wife.Exam/Vitals:BP 82/62, pulse 79, RR 12 shallow, O2 sat 90% on high flow O2; monitor shows right bundle branch block. Neuro: initially eyes closed, opens to questions, responds to some questions, later unresponsive. HEENT pupils sluggish equal; unable EOM/fundus. Neck supple, no JVD/bruits. Lungs mild rhonchi. Heart regular without murmurs. Abdomen benign. Extremities symmetric, no edema/cyanosis. Skin no rash. Neuro no focal deficits.Hospital course:IV x2; NS 1000 cc bolus with little response; dopamine drip 10 # 20 mcg/kg/min; O2 sat drops, respirations slow; becomes unresponsive; progresses tocardiac arrest; CPR; multiple adrenaline/atropine; defibrillation; ABG pH 7.1 etc; bicarbonate x2; no effect; pronounced dead 13:32.Critical care time:77 minutes continuous.Diagnosis:
Cardiorespiratory arrest.Question:What is the E/M coding reported for this encounter?)
CPC Exam Question 204
An interventional radiologist performs an abdominal paracentesis using fluoroscopic guidance to remove excess fluid. The procedure is performed in the hospital. What CPT coding is reported?
CPC Exam Question 205
A patient has a bone infection being treated with vancomycin. A therapeutic drug assay is performed to measure the concentration of vancomycin in the patient's blood.
What lab test is reported?
What lab test is reported?
