CPC Anesthesia Practice Test – Questions Answers

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CPC Anesthesia Practice Test

These questions cover a wide range of scenarios to provide robust practice for those preparing for the CPC exam with a focus on anesthesia coding.

Basic Questions

Q1. What CPT code is used for anesthesia during upper anterior abdominal wall procedures?

  • (A) 00400
  • (B) 00450
  • (C) 00730
  • (D) 00800
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 Answer Key: A

CPT code 00400 is specifically for anesthesia provided for procedures on the integumentary system of the upper anterior abdominal wall.

Q2. Which CPT code represents anesthesia for procedures involving the lower leg veins, not otherwise specified?

  • (A) 01482
  • (B) 01400
  • (C) 01522
  • (D) 01782
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 Answer Key: D

CPT code 01782 is used for anesthesia during procedures on the veins of the lower leg when not specified otherwise.

Q3. For anesthetic management of a patient undergoing a thyroid procedure, which CPT code should be used?

  • (A) 00320
  • (B) 00600
  • (C) 00500
  • (D) 00790
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 Answer Key: C

CPT code 00500 is designated for anesthesia during procedures on the thyroid gland.

Q4. What is the correct CPT code for anesthesia provided during closed chest procedures?

  • (A) 00528
  • (B) 00524
  • (C) 00560
  • (D) 00300
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 Answer Key: C

CPT code 00560 is used for anesthesia administration during closed chest procedures, excluding heart surgery.

Q5. Which CPT code is used for anesthesia during procedures on the esophagus?

  • (A) 00500
  • (B) 00522
  • (C) 00740
  • (D) 00790
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 Answer Key: B

Code 00522 is specifically for anesthesia provided during procedures on the esophagus.

Q6. What is the anesthesia CPT code for repair of cleft lip?

  • (A) 00170
  • (B) 00172
  • (C) 00176
  • (D) 00174
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 Answer Key: B

CPT code 00172 is used for anesthesia during repair of cleft lip procedures.

Q7. Which CPT code applies to anesthesia during intracranial procedures, excluding skull base surgery?

  • (A) 00210
  • (B) 00218
  • (C) 00214
  • (D) 00216
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 Answer Key: D

CPT code 00216 is for anesthesia during intracranial procedures, excluding those involving the base of the skull.

Scenario-Based Questions

Q8. A patient receives anesthesia during a lumbar spine disc surgery. What is the correct CPT code?

  • (A) 00600
  • (B) 00630
  • (C) 00620
  • (D) 00670
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 Answer Key: B

CPT code 00630 is used for anesthesia provided during lumbar spine disc procedures.

Q9. During a shoulder arthroscopy, anesthesia was administered. Which CPT code should be reported?

  • (A) 01630
  • (B) 01520
  • (C) 01610
  • (D) 01402
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 Answer Key: A

CPT code 01630 is appropriate for anesthesia during shoulder arthroscopy procedures.

Q10. A child undergoes anesthesia for a tonsillectomy. What CPT code is reported?

  • (A) 00170
  • (B) 00176
  • (C) 00320
  • (D) 00172
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 Answer Key: D

For pediatric tonsillectomy, CPT code 00172 is used for the anesthesia.

Q11. Anesthesia was provided for a 47-year-old undergoing a liver biopsy. Which CPT code is appropriate?

  • (A) 00700
  • (B) 00730
  • (C) 00750
  • (D) 00797
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 Answer Key: D

CPT code 00797 is used for anesthesia during liver biopsy procedures.

Q12. What CPT code is used for anesthesia during endoscopic procedures on the lower intestine?

  • (A) 00810
  • (B) 00812
  • (C) 00820
  • (D) 00800
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 Answer Key: B

CPT code 00812 covers anesthesia for lower intestinal endoscopic procedures.

Q13. A 60-year-old man receives anesthesia during a prostatectomy. What CPT code should be used?

  • (A) 00860
  • (B) 00862
  • (C) 00840
  • (D) 00850
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 Answer Key: A

CPT code 00860 is used for anesthesia during prostatectomy procedures.

Q14. Anesthesia is administered for a reconstructive procedure on the lower leg. What is the correct CPT code?

  • (A) 01402
  • (B) 01400
  • (C) 01484
  • (D) 01480
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 Answer Key: C

CPT code 01484 is used for anesthesia during lower leg reconstructive procedures.

Q15. Anesthesia was provided during an emergency appendectomy. Which CPT code applies?

  • (A) 00790
  • (B) 00840
  • (C) 00940
  • (D) 00850
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 Answer Key: B

CPT code 00840 is used for anesthesia during abdominal procedures including appendectomy.

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