CPC Exam Question 201

A physician conducts a 15-minute phone call discussing medication management.
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?)
  • 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?