Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam – Sample

Colonoscopy with a biopsy of large intestine

Which modifier would be attached to the code for a surgical salpingostomy if the surgeon provided regional anesthesia and completed the procedure?

Diagnostic aspiration of Liver.

Wedge biopsy of liver.

What modifier should be used for an incomplete colonoscopy when the patient was prepared for a full colonoscopy?

A patient came with burn on his hand. Physical exam showed necrosis. The necrosis of hand was excised.

The approximate number of days of gestation of the fetus:

The patient comes in with fatigue and weakness. The physician documented the final diagnoses as anemia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, and pancytopenia.

The patient comes in with acute alcohol intoxication. The patient is an alcoholic.

The patient can to the hospital say he is feeling anxious. The physician documented “unhappiness” in the final impression.