CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

This is aninitial hospital/observation evaluation(first visit during the stay), so the correct code family is theinitial observation/inpatient E/Mlevel. The stem providestotal time = 85 minutesand also statesmoderate MDM. Under current E/M rules, you can select the code based oneither MDM or total time(when time is used, it includes the physician’s qualifying time on that date). The time of85 minutesfits the time range for99223(the highest initial hospital/observation level by time) even if MDM is described as moderate. The prolonged service add-on99418requires meeting the threshold beyond the primary code’s time before it can be added; with 85 minutes, you do not reach the additional increment needed to report 99418. Therefore, you report99223 only. CPC exam tip: when time is explicitly provided and is high, it often drives the level; do not add prolonged time unless the documented time clearly exceeds the primary code’s requirement by the necessary increment.

A diagnostic mammogram performed on both breasts with computer-aided detection (CAD) is reported with CPT® code 77066. This code is used when CAD is utilized to further analyze the images for possible lesions, and it covers both breasts.

69642 = Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy and ossicular chain reconstruction

Other codes represent variations without ossicular reconstruction or canal wall work