Question

question 19 (2.5 points)
a 27-year-old male dies of a gunshot wound. an autopsy is performed to gain evidence for the police investigation and any subsequent trial. what code describes this service?
88045
88025
88005
88040

question 20 (2.5 points)
what is the cpt® coding for thawing 4 units of fresh frozen plasma?
86931 x 4
86927
86927 x 4
86931

Explanation:

Identify the correct code for Question 19

• The scenario describes an autopsy performed to gain evidence for a police investigation and subsequent trial, which is a forensic autopsy.
• CPT code 88040 represents "Necropsy (autopsy); forensic and/or medicolegal".
• Therefore, the correct code is 88040.

Identify the correct code for Question 20

• The procedure is thawing of fresh frozen plasma.
• CPT code 86927 represents "Thawing of plasma, each unit".
• Since 4 units are thawed, the code must be reported with a multiplier of 4 to reflect the quantity: 86927 x 4.
• Therefore, the correct option is 86927 x 4.

Answer:

Question 19

• (A) 88045
• (B) 88025
• (C) 88005
• (D) 88040 (Correct answer)

Question 20

• (A) 86931 x 4
• (B) 86927
• (C) 86927 x 4 (Correct answer)
• (D) 86931