CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

Procedure: Albumin Cobalt Binding (ACB) test to determine ischemic nature of chest pain.

CPT® Code:

83857: This code is used for the Albumin Cobalt Binding test.

Code Selection Justification: The ACB test specifically measures ischemia-modified albumin, making 83857 the appropriate code for this laboratory test.

AMA CPT® Professional Edition (current year)

ICD-10-CM (current year)

HCPCS Level II (current year)

99223 = Initial hospital/observation care with high time (75+ min) or high MDM

Prolonged service 99418 is bundled into observation services

Cholecyst- = gallbladder

Entero- = intestine

-ostomy = creation of an opening

Cholecystenterostomy is the correct term for surgically creating a connection between the gallbladder and the intestine.

This aligns with surgical terminology commonly tested in the CPT® digestive system section (40000–49999).