CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

Newborn circumcision coding depends primarily on whether the circumcision is performed using aclamp/device techniqueversus asurgical excision technique. CPT54150is commonly associated with circumcision using a clamp or other device method (often described with a Gomco/Mogen-type approach in many training contexts). In contrast, CPT54160representssurgical circumcisionusing acircumferential incisionwith excision of the foreskin—matching the documentation (“circumferential incision… foreskin excised with a scalpel”). The infant’s age (8 days old) supports that this is a newborn service, but the decisive factor in this vignette is thetechnique described. Modifier-52(reduced services) is not supported because the full circumcision service is performed. Modifier-63applies to procedures performed on infants less than 4 kg for certain CPT codes when applicable, but it is not universally appended and is not the best answer here given typical CPC exam expectations for standard newborn circumcision technique identification. Therefore,54160is correct.

This scenario describes acytogenetic-type analysis targetingchromosomal abnormalities, performed using fluorescence-based microscopy techniques (commonly conceptually aligned with FISH-type evaluation). The question explicitly states thatno specific CPT code accurately describes the service, which signals that anunlistedcode is required. In CPT, the88299code is the unlisted procedure code forcytogenetic studies, used when a chromosomal/genetic laboratory procedure does not have a more specific existing CPT descriptor. The other unlisted options correspond to different laboratory sections:84999is an unlisted chemistry procedure,88199is an unlisted cytopathology procedure, and88749is not the correct unlisted cytogenetics code for this context as presented. CPC exam technique: match thedomainfirst (chromosomes → cytogenetics), then select the appropriateunlisted code within that domainwhen the stem says no specific CPT code exists. Proper use of unlisted codes also implies documentation of method, purpose, and comparables for payer review, but the test asks only for the correct unlisted CPT code.

To determine the correct anesthesia code for a cesarean delivery with specific conditions, we review the following codes:

01961 is defined as "Anesthesia for cesarean delivery only," which aligns with this scenario, as the patient is admitted for a cesarean section.

01960 refers to anesthesia for a vaginal delivery, which does not apply here as the delivery is via cesarean.

01967 is for "Anesthesia for planned vaginal delivery," which also does not apply due to the cesarean route.

01958 is used for planned vaginal delivery that may involve a complicated scenario, but since the procedure is a cesarean section, this code is not appropriate.

Given that the patient is in labor for a cesarean section and has had a previous external cephalic version, 01961 is the correct answer.