Evaluation And Management; Anesthesia; Pathology And Laboratory; Radiology; Medicine Test
ALSO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, ANATOMY, ICD-9-CM CODING, HCPCS CODING, CODING GUIDELINES AND BILLING QUESTIONS FOR CPC EXAMQUESTIONS FROM LAST CPC EXAM , SURGERY SECTION (ALL SUBSECTIONS ---- FROM EXAM # 1)
- 1.Excision of the gallbladder is commonly referred to as a :
- A.
Colectomy
- B.
Choledochectomy
- C.
Cholecystectomy
- D.
Corpectomy
- 2.What code best describes an ablation of a polyp in the colon?
- A.
Bipolar cautery removal
- B.
Snare
- C.
Cryosurgery
- D.
Hot biopsy Forceps
- 3.Peritonitis is a condition that occurs in which system?
- A.
Genitourinary
- B.
Integumentary
- C.
Digestive
- D.
Cardiovascular
- 4.What type of infection is Helicobactor pylorus?
- A.
Bacterial
- B.
Viral
- C.
Staphyloccus
- D.
Streptococcus
- 5.Which following term describes a congenital absence of a limb?
- A.
Amputation
- B.
Ectromelia
- C.
Hallux varus
- D.
Genu vagum
- 6.The patient presents with a laceration on the auricle pinna that needs a wound repair. What part of the body will the physician repair?
- A.
Nasal
- B.
Ear
- C.
Eyelid
- D.
Vermilion
- 7.The kidneys, bladder, and urethra make up what system?
- A.
Endocrine
- B.
Urinary
- C.
Nervous
- D.
Digestive
- 8.Complete the series : Frontal, Ethmoid, Maxillary, -------------------------------
- A.
Turbinates
- B.
Nasopharynx
- C.
Sphenoid
- D.
Inferior
- 9.A physician anesthetizes the brachial plexus nerves with an injection to provide pain control. These nerves are located :
- A.
From the shoulder to the wrist.
- B.
From the thigh to the foot.
- C.
From the hip joint to the thigh.
- D.
From the neck to the subclavicular.
- 10.Adrenal glands are part of which anatomical system?
- A.
Circulatory
- B.
Genitourinary
- C.
Endocrine
- D.
Digestive
- 11.The basilic vein is located in the :
- A.
Head
- B.
Foot
- C.
Leg
- D.
Arm
- 12.The small intestine is divided into what parts :
- A.
Esophagus, Stomach, Duodenum
- B.
Pylorus, Jejunum, Cecum
- C.
Stomach, Descending Colon, Rectum
- D.
Duodenum, Jejunum, Ileum
- 13.The right upper quadrant of the abdominal area contains which of the following?
- A.
Gallbladder
- B.
Appendix
- C.
Pancreas
- D.
Stomach
- 14.How would you characterize oligomenorrhea?
- A.
Absence of a menstruation
- B.
Irregular menstrual cycle
- C.
Infrequent menstruation
- D.
Bleeding unrelated to the menstrual cycle.
- 15.A Cochlear implant is placed in the :
- A.
Cornea
- B.
Inner Ear
- C.
Heart
- D.
Spine
- 16.What is Sialadenitis?
- A.
An inflammation of a tear duct gland
- B.
An inflammation of a pituitary gland
- C.
An inflammation of an adrenal gland
- D.
An inflammation of a salivary gland
- 17.What is the meaning of the root word "myelo-"?
- A.
Muscle
- B.
Bone
- C.
Spinal Cord
- D.
Blood
- 18.Surgical repair on the levator muscle of the eyelid to correct drooping is called :
- A.
Blepharoptosis Repair.
- B.
Conjunctivoplasty
- C.
Blepharoplasty
- D.
Canthotomy
- 19.Dislocation of the scaphoid bone is located in the :
- A.
Shoulder
- B.
Foot
- C.
Elbow
- D.
Knee
- 20.A patient who has been severely burned will be undergoing a skin xenograft for temporary wound closure. The xenograft harvests the skin from where?
- A.
From the body of the patient.
- B.
From a donor of the same species.
- C.
From a donor that is non-human.
- D.
From synthetic material.
- 21.Which of the code book volumes are used in a physician's office?
- A.
Volume 1
- B.
Volume 2
- C.
Volume 3
- D.
Only A and B are used.
- 22." ------------------------------- " is a reference that instructs coder to look up another term to locate a code for a particular condition.
- A.
See category
- B.
And
- C.
See condition
- D.
Eponym
- 23.--------------------------------------- is (are) used in both the index and Tabular List to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of a disease or procedure, without affecting the code assignment.
- A.
"Excludes"
- B.
Brackets
- C.
Includes
- D.
Parentheses
- 24.Which statement is NOT true of inclusion terms?
- A.
An "Inclusion note" under a code indicates that the terms excluded from the code are to be coded elsewhere.
- B.
The terms may be included under certain four-and five-digit codes.
- C.
These terms are the conditions for which that code number is to be used.
- D.
The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive.
- 25.The word(s) " ----------- " should be interpreted to mean either "and" or "or" when it appears in the title.
- A.
With
- B.
See
- C.
Omit code
- D.
And
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