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AAPC Exam CPC Topic 3 Question 15 Discussion

Actual exam question for AAPC's CPC exam
Question #: 15
Topic #: 3
[All CPC Questions]

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?

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Suggested Answer: B

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Latrice
5 days ago
Hmm, this one seems tricky. I'll need to carefully review the details of the procedure to determine the correct CPT code.
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Percy
5 days ago
Okay, let me think this through. The key here is that the web application accepts JSON payloads and sends back resized images. I think option B with the Apex trigger and @future method is the way to go. That will let me handle the JSON and image processing all in Salesforce.
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Kathrine
9 days ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the requirements for anonymous checkout and which pages would be involved.
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Suzan
13 days ago
I'm a bit confused by this question. I know there are different hashing and encryption algorithms used in Windows, but I'm not familiar with the specifics of the LM algorithm for Windows2000. I'll have to guess and go with option B, DES.
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Giuseppe
18 days ago
This seems pretty straightforward. The AppExchange is where I can find certified developers and install industry-specific solutions, so I'll go with A and C.
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Whitney
5 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
4 months ago
A: Well, let's see what the answer is. Maybe it's D) 69643 after all!
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Dierdre
4 months ago
A: Well, I guess we'll have to wait and see what the actual code is!
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Shayne
4 months ago
B: I disagree, I believe it is C) 69642.
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Lashunda
4 months ago
A: I think the correct CPT code is B) 69641.
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Dion
4 months ago
B: I'm not so sure about that, I believe it's C) 69642.
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Laurel
5 months ago
A: I think the correct CPT code is B) 69641.
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Venita
5 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
4 months ago
D) Let's go with 69645 then.
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Charlene
4 months ago
C) Yeah, the question is pretty clear on this one.
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Roosevelt
5 months ago
B) I agree, it's the most straightforward option.
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Doyle
5 months ago
A) 69645 seems like the obvious choice here.
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Aja
6 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
6 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it might be 69643 because of the radical mastoidectomy.
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Honey
6 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
4 months ago
I agree, the grafting technique was used without ossicular chain reconstruction.
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Bok
4 months ago
I think the correct CPT code is C) 69642.
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Janet
5 months ago
I agree, the grafting technique without ossicular chain reconstruction points to C) 69642.
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Carin
5 months ago
I think the correct CPT code is C) 69642.
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Virgina
6 months ago
I agree, because the grafting technique was used without ossicular chain reconstruction.
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Dean
6 months ago
I think the correct CPT code is 69642.
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Bo
6 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think 69642 includes the tympanoplasty with radical mastoidectomy.
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Magda
6 months ago
I agree with you, 69642 seems to be the most appropriate code for this procedure.
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Tamar
6 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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Natalie
5 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it might be D) 69643 based on the details provided.
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India
5 months ago
I agree with C) 69642, it seems to match the procedure described.
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Aja
5 months ago
I believe it is actually C) 69642, as it specifies the grafting technique used for repair.
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Kendra
6 months ago
I think the correct answer is A) 69645.
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Ming
6 months ago
I think the correct CPT code is 69642.
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