CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

This is anestablished patient office visitcoded byMDM(or time, but time is not provided). Problems:one acute, uncomplicated illness(URI) → supportslowproblem complexity. Data: no labs/imaging ordered or reviewed →minimal/nonedata. Risk: although a prescription is given, MDM level is determined by2 of 3elements (Problems, Data, Risk). Here, only the risk might approach moderate due to prescription management, butproblems and data remain low/minimal, so the overall MDM doesnotmeet moderate. Therefore, the visit is best supported atlow MDM, which corresponds to99213for an established patient. It is more than minimal (99212) because a focused exam and management plan are documented, but it does not meet the higher complexity required for 99214/99215 (multiple problems, significant data review, or high-risk management). CPC exam focus: don’t let a single element (like antibiotics) automatically “force” a higher code—MDM requires meeting the level intwo elements.

Supernumerary digit removal coding depends on whether the extra digit hasbone/jointor is asoft-tissue tag/nubbin. The left-hand extra digit includes ametacarpal bone with a joint, so it is treated as removal of an accessory digit with bony involvement, reported with26910(removal of extra digit, hand/foot;withbone and joint reconstruction elements implied by the code family context). Because it is theleftside, append-LT. The right-hand extra digit is described as anubbin with no bony structure, removed bysimple excision—this aligns with askin tag-likeremoval code,11200, for removal of benign skin tags/lesions by simple excision (as represented in the answer options) with-RTfor laterality. You should not bill both sides with a single “-50” here because the procedures arenot the sameon each side (bony digit vs soft-tissue nubbin). Therefore,26910-LT and 11200-RTis correct.

For a physician who owns the equipment and interprets the chest X-rays (both frontal and lateral views), code 71046 is used. This code includes both the technical and professional components, as the equipment is owned by the physician group and the physician also provides the interpretation.