AAPC CPC Chapter 9 Exam Test with Answers
1. B What is the term for removal of part of the lymph system?
A) Lymphoma
B) Lymphadenectomy
C) Lymphadenitis
D) Lymphedema
2. D Which of the following is not one of the four organs of the
lymph system
AAPC CPC Chapter 9 Exam Test with Answers
1. B What is the term for removal of part of the lymph system?
A) Lymphoma
B) Lymphadenectomy
C) Lymphadenitis
D) Lymphedema
2. D Which of the following is not one of the four organs of the
lymph system?
A )Spleen
B) Thymus gland
C) Tonsils
D) Bone Marrow
3. B What is the ICD-10-CM code for acquired lymphedema?
A) I88.1
B) I89.0
C) Q82.0
D) I88.8
4. A A 4-month-old infant presents to the physician with
cold-like symptoms, coughing, and wheezing. The infant
is diagnosed with bronchiolitis due to RSV. How is this
condition coded?
A) J21.0
B) J21.8
C) J21.0, B97.4 D) R05, B97.4
5. D A patient presents to the physician with persistent stuffi-
ness and facial pain. The physician documents a diagnosis
of nasal polyps. What ICD-10-CM code is reported?
A) J33.0
B) J33.8
C) J33.1
D) J33.9
6. B A patient with adenocarcinoma of the larynx has devel-
oped cervical adenopathy is undergoing an excisional
biopsy of the right cervical node. An incision is made
above the clavicle and dissection taken down into the
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muscle. Blunt dissection was used to work the way down
to the node, which was firm and white. The entire node
was taken and the wound was closed. What CPT code is
reported?
A) 38500
B) 38510
C) 38520
D) 38542
7. D Which CPT code(s) describes VATS therapeutic wedge
resection of the left upper lobe followed by left upper
lobectomy?
A) 32480
B) 32505, 32480
C) 32663, 32666 D) 32663
8. B Which CPT code describes a pneumonectomy?
A) 32442
B) 32440
C) 32440-50
D) 32445
9. C Patient is a mouth-breather. He is diagnosed with inflamed
inferior turbinates and a superficial ablation is performed.
What CPT code is reported?
A) 30802
B) 30140
C) 30801
D) 30802-52
10. B A thoracotomy procedure was performed for repair of he-
morrhage and lung tear. What CPT code is reported?
A) 32100
B) 32110
C) 32120
D) 32420
11. B What is the major muscle used during respiration?
A) Intercostal muscles of the ribs
B) Diaphragm
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C) Abdominal muscles
D) Chest wall or pectoral muscles
12. A What portion of the thoracic cavity lies between the lungs
and contains the heart?
A) Mediastinum
B) Diaphragm
C) Lymphatic channels
D) Bone marrow
13. D What is the ICD-10-CM code selection for a patient with
COPD presenting with an acute bronchitis?
A) J44.0
B) J21.8
C) J44.9
D) J44.0, J20.9
14. D A patient has a mass in her left axilla that is a suspected
recurrence of lymphoma. She has a left axillary node
excisional biopsy. The lymph node biopsied is under the
pectoralis minor. What CPT code is reported?
A) 38500
B) 38562
C) 38745
D) 38525
15. B Can bronchoscopy codes be coded together by a physi-
cian, and if yes, how? Are multiple procedures reported
with modifier 51?
A) No
B) Yes: Report multiple procedures with modifier 51 (if
required by the payer)
C) Yes: Report distinct procedures with modifier 59
D) Yes: Report multiple bronchoscopy codes together be-
cause no modifier is required
16. CPT code: CASE 1
32650-RT Preoperative Diagnosis: Recurrent pleural effusion, stage
ICD-10-CM IV right lung cancer.
Postoperative Diagnosis: Recurrent pleural effusion, stage
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