AAPC CPC Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

For the procedure involving access to the subclavian vein and advancing a catheter to the inferior vena cava for injection and imaging, the following codes are used:

36010 for the catheter placement.

75825-26 for the supervision and interpretation of the imaging.

Modifier -26 indicates the professional component of the radiological supervision and interpretation.

1. E/M Code Category Selection:

The patient is a 19-year-old seen by his primary care physician for an annual preventive exam. His last exam was four years ago, and he has no complaints, indicating a preventive rather than problem-focused visit.

CPT® Code 99385 is for a new patient preventive visit for ages 18-39. Since the patient’s last visit was four years ago, this qualifies him as a new patient by CPT® standards (a patient is considered new if they have not received any professional services from the physician within the past three years).

2. Rationale for Excluding Other Options:

Code 99395 is for an established patient preventive visit for ages 18-39, which does not apply here since the patient is considered new after four years.

Code 99394 is for a preventive visit for an established patient aged 12-17, which does not match the patient’s age.

Code 99384 is for a new patient preventive visit for ages 12-17, which also does not apply given the patient’s age of 19.

3. AAPC and CPT® Coding Guidelines:

According to CPT® guidelines, 99385 is appropriate for a new patient in the 18-39 age range for a preventive visit, especially when they have not seen the provider in over three years.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. 99385.

1. Procedure and CPT® Code Selection:

The patient underwent a pulmonary function test that included spirometry, vital capacity, breathing capacity, and flow volume measurements before and after bronchodilator administration.

CPT® Code 94060 is for spirometry, including the bronchodilator responsiveness testing, which involves capturing pre- and post-bronchodilator measurements. This code accurately reflects the testing performed.

CPT® Code 94010 is for spirometry testing without bronchodilator, which might be considered redundant in this case since 94060 encompasses spirometry testing with and without bronchodilator. However, some practices may code both, but generally, 94060 alone should suffice.

2. Diagnosis and ICD-10-CM Code Selection:

ICD-10-CM Code J45.901 is used for unspecified asthma with acute exacerbation. This code is appropriate given that the diagnosis indicates intermittent asthma with exacerbation.

J45.21 represents mild intermittent asthma without the specification of exacerbation, making it less accurate than J45.901 in this context.

3. Rationale for Excluding Other Options:

Code 94070 (options B and C) is for bronchospasm provocation testing, which does not apply to standard pulmonary function testing with bronchodilator responsiveness.

Option D includes J45.21, which does not capture the exacerbation aspect and is therefore incorrect.

4. AAPC and CPT® Coding Guidelines:

According to AAPC guidelines, 94060 should be used when pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry is performed, and J45.901 is appropriate for asthma with exacerbation.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. 94060, 94010, J45.901.