AAPC Exam CPC Topic 3 Question 15 Discussion

Actual exam question for AAPC's CPC exam

Question #: 15
Topic #: 3

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A patient has chronic cholesteatoma in the right middle ear. The otolaryngologist performed a tympanoplasty with a radical mastoidectomy, removing the middle ear cholesteatom

a. Grafting technique was used to repair the eardrum without ossicular chain reconstruction.

What CPT code is reported for this surgery?

A69645

B69641

C69642

D69643

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Suggested Answer: B

by Elly at Dec 21, 2023, 02:40 AM

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Whitney

4 months ago

I'm going to go with D) 69643, just to keep things interesting. Who knows, maybe the otolaryngologist had a sudden urge to do some interpretive dance during the surgery. Stranger things have happened, right?

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Ruby

2 months ago

A: Well, let's see what the answer is. Maybe it's D) 69643 after all!

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Dierdre

2 months ago

A: Well, I guess we'll have to wait and see what the actual code is!

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Shayne

2 months ago

B: I disagree, I believe it is C) 69642.

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Lashunda

2 months ago

A: I think the correct CPT code is B) 69641.

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Dion

3 months ago

B: I'm not so sure about that, I believe it's C) 69642.

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Laurel

3 months ago

A: I think the correct CPT code is B) 69641.

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Venita

4 months ago

A) 69645 seems like the obvious choice here. I mean, the question couldn't be any clearer. It's like they're handing us the answer on a silver platter. Did someone forget to make this question harder?

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Jesusa

2 months ago

D) Let's go with 69645 then.

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Charlene

3 months ago

C) Yeah, the question is pretty clear on this one.

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Roosevelt

3 months ago

B) I agree, it's the most straightforward option.

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Doyle

3 months ago

A) 69645 seems like the obvious choice here.

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Aja

4 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm leaning towards C) 69642 since the question mentions the middle ear cholesteatoma was removed. But I'm not 100% confident in my answer.

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Lashawn

4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be 69643 because of the radical mastoidectomy.

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Honey

4 months ago

I'm not sure about this one. The question mentions a tympanoplasty, but it doesn't specify whether ossicular chain reconstruction was done or not. I'll go with B) 69641 just to be safe.

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Jin

3 months ago

I agree, the grafting technique was used without ossicular chain reconstruction.

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Bok

3 months ago

I think the correct CPT code is C) 69642.

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Janet

3 months ago

I agree, the grafting technique without ossicular chain reconstruction points to C) 69642.

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Carin

3 months ago

I think the correct CPT code is C) 69642.

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Virgina

4 months ago

I agree, because the grafting technique was used without ossicular chain reconstruction.

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Dean

4 months ago

I think the correct CPT code is 69642.

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Bo

4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think 69642 includes the tympanoplasty with radical mastoidectomy.

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Magda

4 months ago

I agree with you, 69642 seems to be the most appropriate code for this procedure.

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Tamar

4 months ago

I think the correct answer is A) 69645. The question clearly states that a tympanoplasty with a radical mastoidectomy was performed, and the eardrum was repaired without ossicular chain reconstruction.

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