CPC Exam Dumps : Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam

The suffix in medical terminology provides information about a condition, procedure, disorder, or disease. The term "neuralgia" contains the suffix "-algia," which refers to pain, indicating a painful condition of the nerves. In contrast:

A. malaise has no identifiable suffix related to a specific medical condition or disease.

B. ambidextrous has no suffix indicating a disease, condition, or procedure.

D. hypotension includes the prefix "hypo-" (indicating low), but the core term "tension" refers to pressure without an additional suffix specific to condition.

Thus, "neuralgia" is the correct answer as it directly includes a suffix ("-algia") that denotes a pain-related condition in medical terms.

Modifier 50 (Bilateral Procedure) is appended when a procedure is performed on both sides during the same session and the CPT® code is not inherently bilateral.

77066 is already defined as bilateral mammography

77065 is unilateral

75572 (CT heart) is not a bilateral procedure

73115 (MRI upper extremity joint) may be performed bilaterally and allows modifier 50

Procedure: Abdominal aorta catheterization and selective placement in the celiac trunk for angiography.

CPT® Codes:

36246: This code is for the catheter placement in the abdominal aorta.

75726-26: This code represents the abdominal angiography with supervision and interpretation, with the -26 modifier indicating the professional component.

Code Selection Justification: The procedure involves the catheterization of the abdominal aorta and the specific imaging performed with supervision and interpretation.

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