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PATHOLOGY SAMPLE QUESTIONS - 003




1. A patient had a semi-quantitative urinalysis for infectious agent detection. How should you report this test?
a. 81050
b. 81005
c. 81099
d. 81005, 83518

2. Code 3011F describes which diagnostic or screening process?
a. Lipid panel results including total cholesterol, HDL-C, triglycerides, calculated LDL-C
b. Lipid panel results including total cholesterol
c. Lipid panel results including cholesterol, triglycerides, lipoprotein
d. Lipid panel results including cholesterol, triglycerides, carbon dioxide, glucose, potassium

3. A 58-year-old male patient with abdominal pain and episodes of bright red blood in his stool reports to his physician’s office for a check-up. His physician performs a digital rectal exam and tests for occult
blood. Dr. Smith documents this blood occult test was done for purposes other than colorectal cancer
screening. How would you report the occult blood test?
a. 82270
b. 82274
c. 82271
d. 82272

4. Kathy has had intermittent abdominal pain, occasional diarrhea, stool frequency, and bloating. Her
symptoms have worsened over the past two months. Her physician orders a fecal Calprotectin test to
check for Crohn’s disease. How should you report the lab test?
a. 82270
b. 82272, 83993
c. 83993
d. 82271, 82272

5. Cells were taken from amniotic fluid for analyzation of the chromosomes for possible Down’s
syndrome. The geneticist performs the analysis with two G-banded karyotypes analyzing 30 cells. Select
the lab codes for reporting this service.
A. 88248
B. 88267, 88280, 88285
C. 88273, 88280, 88291
D. 88262, 88285

6. A pathologist performs a comprehensive consultation and report after reviewing a patient’s records
and specimens from another facility. The correct CPT® code to report this service is:
A. 88325
B. 99244
C. 80502
D. 88329

7. Dr. Monday provided a comprehensive clinical pathology consultation at the request of Dr. Adams.
This request was regarding a patient with various infections, drug allergies, skin rash, and Down’s
syndrome. The patient is in the hospital intensive care unit being treated with intravenous antibiotics. Dr. Monday did not see the patient but he reviewed the patient’s history, complex medical records, and
provided a written report back to Dr. Adams regarding his findings and recommendations for further
treatment. How would Dr. Monday report his services?
a. 80502
b. 99244
c. 99244-25, 80502
d. 99255-25, 80500

8. Report the global service.
CLINICAL HISTORY: Mass, left atrium.
SPECIMEN RECEIVED: Left atrium.
GROSS DESCRIPTION: The specimen is labeled with patient’s name and “left atrial myxoma” and
consists of a 4 × 4 × 2-cm ovoid mass with a partially calcified hemorrhagic white-tan tissue.
INTRAOPERATIVE FROZEN SECTION DIAGNOSIS: Myxoma.
MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION: Sections show a well-circumscribed mass consisting of fibromyxoid
tissue showing numerous vascular channels. Areas of superficial ulceration and chronic inflammatory
infiltrate are noted. Areas of calcification are also present.
DIAGNOSIS: Myxoma, benign, left atrium.
A. 88305
B. 88307, 88331
C. 88307-26, 88331-26
D. 88309

9. This patient is in for a kidney biopsy (50200) because a mass was identified by ultrasound. The
specimen is sent to pathology for gross and microscopic examination. Report the technical and
professional components for this service. The results were inconclusive.
A. 88305-26
B. 88307-26
C. 88307
D. 88305

10. During an ambulatory surgery encounter, two procedures were performed on a patient. The physician excised a lipoma on the abdomen and excised a lump in the left breast (margins were not microscopically examined). The specimens were submitted to the pathology laboratory for microscopic examination. Select the CPT code(s) for this surgical pathology.
a.88304 x 2
b.88304, 88307
c.88305 x 2
d.88305, 88304

11. A specimen consisting of a uterus, tubes, but no ovaries was received in the pathology department.
The procedure was an abdominal hysterectomy for ovarian cancer. Select the CPT code for the surgical
pathology.
a.88305
b.88300
c.88399
d.88309

12. Patient is coming in for a pathological examination for ischemia in the left leg. The first specimen is
1.5 cm of a single portion of arterial plaque taken from the left common femoral artery. The second
specimen is 8.5 x 2.7 cm across x 1.5 cm in thickness of a cutaneous ulceration with fibropurulent
material on the left leg. What surgical pathology codes should be reported for the pathologist?
A. 88302, 88304
B. 88304-26, 88305-26
C. 88305-26, 88307-26
D. 88307, 88309

13. During a craniectomy the surgeon performed a frozen section of a large piece of tumor and sent it to
pathology. The pathologist received a rubbery pinkish tan tissue measuring in aggregate 3 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm.
The entire specimen is submitted in one block and a microscope was used to examine the tissue. The
frozen section and the pathology report are sent back to the surgeon indicating that the tumor was a
medulloblastoma. What CPT® code(s) will the pathologist report?
A. 80500
B. 88331-26
C. 80502
D. 88331-26, 88304-26

14. Physician orders a comprehensive metabolic panel but also wants blood work on calcium ions and
also orders a basic metabolic panel. Select the code(s) on how this is reported.
A. 80053, 80047
B. 80053
C. 80047, 82040, 82247, 82310, 84075, 84155, 84460, 84450
D. 80053, 82330

15. This 69-year-old female presents to the laboratory after her physician ordered quantitative and
qualitative assays for troponin to assist in the diagnosis of her chief complaint of acute onset of chest
pain.
A. 84484, 80299
B. 84512, 84484, 80299
C. 84484, 84512
D. 84484, 84510

16. This 34-year-old established female patient is in for her yearly physical and lab. The physician orders
a comprehensive metabolic panel, hemogram automated and manual differential WBC count (CBC), and
a thyroid-stimulating hormone. Code the lab only.
A.       99395, 80050
B.       80050-52
C.       80069, 80050
D.       80050

17. This is a patient with atrial fibrillation who comes to the clinic laboratory routinely for a quantitative
digoxin level.
A.       80305
B.       80306
C.       80162, 80305
D.       80162

18. A lab performs two separate special stains to exclude the presence of acid-fast bacilli and trichrome
during the examination of a specimen from a lung resection. Select the CPT code(s) for this procedure.
a.88309
b.88307, 88312
c.88309, 88313 x 2
d.88309, 88312, 88313

19. 18-year-old female with a history of depression comes into the ER in a coma. The ER physician
Orders a drug screen on antidepressants, phenothiazine’s, and benzodiazepines. The lab performs a
screening for each single drug class using an immunoassay in a random access analyzer. Presence of
antidepressants is found and a drug confirmation is performed to identify the particular antidepressant.
What correct CPT® codes are reported?
A. 80307, 80338
B. 80306, 80338
C. 80307 x 3, 80338
D. 80305, 80338 x 3

20. A patient uses Topiramate to control his seizures. He comes in every two months to have a therapeutic  drug testing performed to assess serum plasma levels of this medication. What lab code is reported for this testing?
A. 80306
B. 80305
C. 80201
D. 80305, 80201

21. Patient that is a borderline diabetic has been sent to the laboratory to have an oral glucose tolerance
test. Patient drank the glucose and five blood specimens were taken every 30 to 60 minutes up to three
hours to determine how quickly the glucose is cleared from the blood. What code(s) should be reported
for this test?
A. 82947 x 5
B. 82946
C. 80422
D. 82951, 82952 x 2

22. A patient with severe asthma exacerbation has been admitted. The admitting physician orders a bloodglass for oxygen saturation only. The admitting physician performs the arterial puncture drawing bloodfor a blood gas reading on oxygen saturation only. The physician draws it again in an hour to measurehow much oxygen the blood is carrying. Select the codes for reporting this service.
A. 82805, 82805-51
B. 82810, 82810-91
C. 82803, 82803-51
D. 82805, 82805-90

23. A forensic examination was performed on a 17-year-old who died due to stab wounds. Select the CPT code for the services.
a)         88099
b)         88040
c)         88045 
d)         88000

24. In the Pathology and Laboratory section, what additional items may be included with special reports?
a. Adequate definition or description of the nature, extent, and need for the procedure and the time,
effort, and equipment necessary to provide the service.
b. Signs and symptoms, final diagnosis, follow-up care, concurrent problems, drug testing, pathology
findings
c. Complexity of symptoms, final diagnosis, pathology findings, pertinent physical findings, diagnostic
and therapeutic procedures, concurrent problems, follow-up care
d. Complexity of symptoms, final diagnosis, testing time, consultations notes, follow-up car

25. Patient is undergoing in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. Following the retrieval of follicular fluid
from the patient, the physician uses a microscope to examine the fluid to identify the ooctyes. What is the code for the laboratory service?
A. 89250
B. 89254
C. 89255
D. 89258

26. A patient has an iliac crest bone marrow biopsy. The physician suspects the patient has myelofibrosis. The bone marrow specimen is sent to pathology for gross and microscopic exam. What is the appropriatecode for the pathologist’s service?
A. 88304
B. 88305
C. 88309
D. 88307

27. Marvin had a breath alcohol test completed at the hospital after the police arrested him for racing his four-wheeler past a McDonald’s drive through window. Marvin’s breath alcohol test was mathematically calculated. How would you report the calculation on this test?
a. 82075
b. 82075 x 2
c. 82075, 82355
d. 82355

28. A surgical specimen was removed from the proximal jejunum during a resection for adenocarcinoma
and was submitted to surgical pathology for gross and microscopic examination. The correct code for this service is:
A. 88300
B. 88309
C. 88304
D. 88305

29. Brent had the following lab tests:
Calcium, ionized, Carbon dioxide, Chloride, Creatinine, Glucose, Potassium, Sodium, Urea Nitrogen
(BUN)How should you report Brent’s lab work?
a. 80048
b. 80047-52         
c. 82310, 82374, 82435, 82565, 82947, 84132, 84295, 84520
d. 80047

30. Dr. Lee performed an intra-operative consultation on a bile duct tumor requiring frozen section and
Cytological evaluation to a bladder tumor. How would you report his professional services?
a. 88329
b. 88331-26, 88334-26
c. 88331, 88332 x 2
d. 88331-26, 88333-26

31. The patient presents with burning urination and frequency. The physician performs a UA dipstick,
which shows elevated WBC. He orders a urine culture with identification for each isolate to determine
which antibiotic to give to the patient for the infection. What are the appropriate lab codes?
A. 81000, 81007
B. 81002, 87088
C. 81001, 87086
D. 87086, 87088

32. The physician performs the following tests on her automated equipment: HDL, total serum
cholesterol, triglycerides and a quantitative glucose. The correct codes for these procedures are:
A. 83718, 82465, 84478, 82947
B. 83721, 82465, 82951
C. 80061, 82947
D. 80061, 82950

33. Which of the following panels does NOT include chloride?
A. 80061
B. 80050
C. 80053
D. 80047

34. A pregnant patient is tested for serologic blood type and Rh factor.  What CPT® code(s) are reported?
a. 86900
b. 86920, 86906
c. 86900, 86901
d. 85060

35. A patient with rheumatoid arthritis is being treated with gold. The physician orders a therapeutic drug test to measure the level of gold. What is the correct code?
A. 80375
B. 80305
C. 80306
D. 80307

36. A patient presents to the ED with crushing chest pain radiating down the left arm and up under the
chin. There are elevated S-T segments on EKG. The cardiologist sees and admits the patient to CCU. He
orders three serial CPK enzymes levels with instructions that the tests are also to be done with isoenzymes if the initial tests are elevated for that date of service. The CPK enzyme levels were elevated, the lab codes would be:
A. 82550, 82552, 82550-76 x 2, 82552-76 x 2
B. 82550, 82552, 82552-91 x 2
C. 82550, 82550-91 x 2, 82552, 82552-91 x 2
D. 82550 x 3, 82554 x 3


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