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| Exam Code: | AAPC-CPC |
| Exam Name: | American Academy of Professional Coders: Certified Professional Coder |
| Certification Provider: | Medical Tests |
| Free Question Number: | 152 |
| Posted: | Oct 22, 2025 |
A patient is admitted for chemical burns caused by a leaky car battery. The physician diagnoses the patient with second- and third-degree burns on the right hand and second- degree burns on the left hand. The physician follows up with the patient 3 days later and performs a detailed examination. His findings include an infection that has developed on the right hand as a result of the burn. The patient is started on antibiotics. Code this encounter.
A 22-year-old patient presents with a 5.5 cm gaping laceration on the right forearm and a
2 cm superficial laceration on the right wrist caused by a table saw. A local anesthetic is injected around both laceration sites. The physician irrigates the laceration on the wrist before closing the wound with a tissue adhesive and then performs an extensive cleaning and single-layer closure with sutures on the forearm. What should be coded for this encounter?
An established 4-year-old patient is seen by her pediatrician with complaints of pain in her left wrist after falling. The pediatrician determines the wrist is sprained and applies a splint that will keep the wrist from being able to move. The patient's mother is told to follow up if symptoms worsen. What code(s) should be reported for this encounter?
Code the following surgical note:
Patient is seen for an epidural injection into the following three levels: L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1.
A 22 -gauge spinal needle is inserted into the zygapophyseal joint using fluoroscopic guidance. After confirming the needles placement at L3-L4 on the left side, 0.5 cc of a local anesthetic is injected into the joint. The whole process is repeated on the left side at the other two levels. The procedure was completed without any complications.