CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

Esotropia of the right eye: Indicates strabismus surgery is required.

Resection of medial rectus horizontal and lateral rectus muscles: Specific muscles addressed during the surgery.

Adjustable sutures: Used in securing the muscles, indicating specific techniques.

Extensive scar tissue from previous surgery: Requires additional work and isolation.

CPT codes 67314 and 67334 are used to report the resection of two muscles with adjustable sutures (67314) and surgery on an extraocular muscle involving extensive scar tissue (67334).

This scenario describes apalatoplasty(repair of cleft palate) withclosure of the alveolar ridgeusing abone graft. CPT code42210is the code that captures palatoplasty withclosure of the alveolar ridgeand associated bone grafting work as part of the reconstructive procedure described. Because the bone graft is part of the defined palatoplasty service in this code concept, you donotseparately report a generic bone graft harvesting code such as20900in the way the answer options suggest. The distractor42200is associated with a more limited palate repair (not matching the alveolar ridge closure with graft detail), and42205does not reflect the specific alveolar ridge closure with bone grafting described in the question stem. CPC exam strategy: identify the mostcomprehensive cleft palate repairthat matches the documentation; when a CPT code description includes the specific additional work (like alveolar ridge closure with graft), code that single comprehensive service.

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.