CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

CPT® code 15786 is used for abrasion treatment of a single lesion (e.g., for keratosis) through techniques like dermabrasion (lightly sanding the skin's surface). When treating multiple lesions in this manner, each lesion treated should be coded individually.

Since the patient has 5 keratosis lesions treated through sanding, 15786 x 5 accurately represents the procedure for each lesion.

Explanation of other options:

A. 15787 x 5: Incorrect because 15787 is designated for dermabrasion of "additional lesions" and would be used in conjunction with 15786, not alone.

B. 15786, 15787: Incorrect, as it does not account for all five lesions treated.

C. 15786, 15787 x 4: Incorrect, as 15787 is used only when performed in addition to 15786, not as a replacement for each additional lesion.

Therefore, the correct answer is D. 15786 x 5, which accurately reports the treatment of all five lesions.

ICD-10-CM guidelines state that healing pressure ulcers are coded as the stage documented.

L89.624 = Pressure ulcer of left heel, stage 4

Stage 4 ulcers involve full-thickness tissue loss and are commonly referenced in exam scenarios involving treatment of healing ulcers

Unspecified stage or laterality codes are not appropriate when documentation supports specificity.

60220 = Total lobectomy, unilateral thyroid

60500 = Parathyroidectomy (single gland)

Modifier -59 is appropriate to indicate a distinct procedure