CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

This scenario describes apalatoplasty(repair of cleft palate) withclosure of the alveolar ridgeusing abone graft. CPT code42210is the code that captures palatoplasty withclosure of the alveolar ridgeand associated bone grafting work as part of the reconstructive procedure described. Because the bone graft is part of the defined palatoplasty service in this code concept, you donotseparately report a generic bone graft harvesting code such as20900in the way the answer options suggest. The distractor42200is associated with a more limited palate repair (not matching the alveolar ridge closure with graft detail), and42205does not reflect the specific alveolar ridge closure with bone grafting described in the question stem. CPC exam strategy: identify the mostcomprehensive cleft palate repairthat matches the documentation; when a CPT code description includes the specific additional work (like alveolar ridge closure with graft), code that single comprehensive service.

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This is a key compliance and regulatory topic on the CPC exam.

50236 – Radical nephrectomy with partial ureterectomy and rib resection, open approach

Includes:

Kidney removal

Partial ureter removal

Rib resection

Correct for renal cell carcinoma

Increased complexity due to prior surgery does not change CPT code, but may support modifier -22

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

50545 / 50548 – Laparoscopic/robotic nephrectomy

50225 – Simple nephrectomy (no ureter or rib resection)