CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

Procedure: The physician performed a liver biopsy using ultrasonic guidance.

CPT® Codes:

47000: This code is for the liver biopsy.

76942-26: This code is for ultrasonic guidance for needle placement, with modifier -26 indicating the professional component.

Code Selection Justification: The CPT® code 47000 specifically captures the liver biopsy, and 76942-26 accurately represents the ultrasonic guidance utilized during the procedure.

References:

AMA CPT® Professional Edition (current year)

ICD-10-CM (current year)

HCPCS Level II (current year)

Procedure: Impedance testing via tympanometry is performed to assess hearing loss in the left ear.

CPT® Code:

92567: This code is for tympanometry (impedance testing) without reflex threshold measurements.

Code Selection Justification: The procedure involved tympanometry without reflex threshold, which is specifically coded as 92567.

References:

AMA CPT® Professional Edition (current year)

Procedure: Hepatitis B vaccine administration for a Medicare patient on dialysis.

CPT® and HCPCS Codes:

G0010: Administration of Hepatitis B vaccine.

90740: Hepatitis B vaccine, dialysis or immunosuppressed patient dosage, 3-dose schedule.

ICD-10-CM Codes:

Z23: Encounter for immunization.

N18.6: End-stage renal disease.

Z99.2: Dependence on renal dialysis.

Code Selection Justification: G0010 is used for the administration of the vaccine for Medicare patients, and 90740 captures the specific vaccine for dialysis patients. The ICD-10 codes represent the encounter for vaccination and the patient's dialysis status.

References:

AMA CPT® Professional Edition (current year)

ICD-10-CM (current year)

HCPCS Level II (current year)