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CPC Surgery 30000: Respiratory & Cardiovascular Practice Questions

Surgery 30000: Respiratory & Cardiovascular makes up 3 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest CPC practice test. Here are 10 of the 12 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.

Updated by the Tigertest team. Based on AAPC's published CPC exam areas, the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, CMS rules and CPT conventions. Original questions; no code-book lookups.

  1. 1. A surgical sinus endoscopy always includes:

    • A.Imaging guidance
    • B.A diagnostic endoscopy
    • C.A septoplasty
    • D.A turbinate resection

    Answer: B. CPT states that surgical sinus endoscopy includes a sinusotomy when appropriate and diagnostic endoscopy.

  2. 2. Thoracentesis is:

    • A.Draining fluid from a joint
    • B.Draining fluid from the spine
    • C.Draining fluid from the abdomen
    • D.Draining fluid from the pleura

    Answer: D. Thoracentesis removes fluid from the pleural space. Abdominal drainage is paracentesis.

  3. 3. A dual-chamber pacemaker has leads in the:

    • A.Right atrium and right ventricle
    • B.Right atrium only
    • C.Left atrium and the left ventricle
    • D.Both ventricles only

    Answer: A. Dual-chamber systems pace the right atrium and right ventricle. A biventricular system adds a left ventricular lead.

  4. 4. For CPT, a central venous catheter has its tip in:

    • A.The left atrium
    • B.The pulmonary artery
    • C.The vena cava or right atrium
    • D.A peripheral arm vein

    Answer: C. CPT counts a catheter as central when the tip ends in the subclavian, brachiocephalic or iliac veins, the superior or inferior vena cava, or the right atrium.

  5. 5. A PICC line is a:

    • A.Percutaneous intracardiac catheter
    • B.Peripheral IV catheter
    • C.Peripherally inserted central catheter
    • D.Port placed in a central vein

    Answer: C. A PICC enters through a peripheral vein, usually in the arm, and its tip sits in a central vein.

  6. 6. CABG using only saphenous vein grafts is coded by:

    • A.The number of venous grafts
    • B.Length of the vein harvested
    • C.Number of incisions
    • D.Time on the bypass pump

    Answer: A. Venous-only CABG codes are chosen by the number of vein grafts. Saphenous vein harvest is included.

  7. 7. In vascular catheterization, a catheter moved into a branch off the aorta is:

    • A.Superficial
    • B.Nonselective
    • C.Peripheral
    • D.Selective

    Answer: D. A catheter left in the aorta or the vessel punctured is nonselective. Moving it into a branch is selective, coded by vascular family order.

  8. 8. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy codes are found in the:

    • A.Medicine section
    • B.Hemic and lymphatic section
    • C.Musculoskeletal section
    • D.Pathology section

    Answer: B. Bone marrow procedures are in the Surgery section under Hemic and Lymphatic Systems. Interpreting the specimen is pathology.

  9. 9. A tracheostomy is:

    • A.Viewing of the trachea
    • B.An opening into the trachea
    • C.Removal of the trachea
    • D.Repair of the trachea

    Answer: B. -ostomy is creation of an opening, here into the trachea through the neck. Viewing the trachea is tracheoscopy or bronchoscopy.

  10. 10. Central venous access codes are grouped as insertion, repair, partial replacement, complete replacement and:

    • A.Dressing change
    • B.Patient education
    • C.Routine flushing
    • D.Removal

    Answer: D. CPT sorts central venous access procedures into five categories: insertion, repair, partial replacement (catheter only), complete replacement and removal.

Practice all 12 surgery 30000: respiratory & cardiovascular questions, and the rest of the 200-question bank, in the free CPC training sets. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.

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