MOA 193 - Current Procedural Term Coding » Spring 2023 » Weekly Chapter Exercise 7

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Question #1
What is the correct code to report a partial laparoscopic nephrectomy?
A.   50545
B.   50240
C.   50250
D.   50543
Question #2
If a patient can no longer void independently, a catheter should be placed in the bladder to collect and remove urine. This will be a temporary catheter placement. What is the correct code to report?
A.   50700
B.   51702
C.   50705
D.   51701
Question #3
If lymph nodes surrounding the kidney and adrenal glands are removed at the same time as a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy with adrenalectomy, what is the correct code(s) to report?
A.   50545
B.   50548, 38570
C.   50548, 60650, 38589
D.   50545, 60650
Question #4
If a renal cyst is aspirated by percutaneous needle, what is the correct code to report?
A.   50390
B.   50389
C.   50380
D.   50385
Question #5
What is the correct code to report the surgical removal of kidney stones through an incision into the renal pelvis?
A.   50060
B.   50130
C.   50080
D.   50205
Question #6
The codes used to report the transperineal placement of needles or catheters into the prostate for interstitial radioelement application may include which of the following procedures?
A.   Control of postsurgical bleeding
B.   Cystoscopy
C.   Fluoroscopic guidance
D.   Ultrasound guidance
Question #7
Which of the following is used as an alternative method of removing a malignancy from the prostate by using radical prostatectomy and radiation treatment?
A.   Radiofrequency thermography
B.   Cryosurgical ablation
C.   Surgical prostatectomy
D.   Lymphadenectomy
Question #8
Which of the following terms refers to the removal of a substantial portion of a mass within the urinary system?
A.   Debulk
B.   Meatotomy
C.   Resection
D.   Thermotherapy
Question #9
How may the uroflowmetry procedure codes used to report the information obtained regarding bladder sensation, capacity, compliance, tone, and contractility be determined?
A.   Neither one of the options
B.   Via simple and complex methods
C.   By the instrument used
D.   By approach
Question #10
Which of the following procedures is included within the codes for vasectomy, meatotomy, cystourethroscopy, urethral calibration, and/or dilation?
A.   Removal of obstructions
B.   Release of stricture
C.   Control of postoperative bleeding
D.   Control of postoperative swelling

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