CPC Anesthesia Coding Practice Questions
4 of 100 questions on the CPC exam, in AAPC’s content breakdown
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Anesthesia so you know where you stand.
Free Anesthesia drillAnesthesia is provided for transvenous insertion of a permanent pacemaker. Which code is reported?
Anesthesia on the CPC
Anesthesia is 4 of the 100 questions on the CPC exam. AAPC lists time reporting, qualifying circumstances, physical status modifiers, and anesthesia for surgical, diagnostic and obstetric services.
- Share of the exam
- 4 of 100 questions, as AAPC lists them
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 20 Anesthesia questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Anesthesia questions test
- Choosing the anesthesia code by body area and procedure
- When anesthesia time starts and ends, and time units in the payment formula
- Physical status modifiers P1 to P6
- Qualifying circumstances 99100-99140
- AA, QK, QX, QY, QZ and the monitored anesthesia care modifiers
Sit the full exam under the real clock
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Anesthesia so you know where you stand.
Free Anesthesia drillHow to study it
- Find anesthesia codes through the CPT index under "Anesthesia" and the body area.
- Practice the formula: base units plus time units plus modifying units, times the conversion factor.
- Learn which party uses which medical direction modifier.
- Take the anesthesia drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many anesthesia questions are on the CPC exam?
AAPC lists 4 anesthesia questions out of 100.
Are anesthesia base units in the CPT book?
No. CPT lists the anesthesia codes but not base unit values; those come from the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Relative Value Guide and payer files, so exam questions give them when a calculation needs them.
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Anesthesia so you know where you stand.
Free Anesthesia drillThe other CPC areas
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Coding Guidelines
- ICD-10-CM
- HCPCS Level II
- CPT 10000 Series: Integumentary System
- CPT 20000 Series: Musculoskeletal System
- CPT 30000 Series: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Hemic and Lymphatic, Mediastinum and Diaphragm
- CPT 40000 Series: Digestive System
- CPT 50000 Series: Urinary, Male and Female Reproductive, Maternity and Delivery
- CPT 60000 Series: Nervous System
- Radiology
- Pathology and Laboratory
- Medicine
- Evaluation and Management (E/M)
- Cases (Medical Record Coding)
- CPC practice exam (100 questions, 4 hours)
- Mixed drill: all eighteen areas
- CPC practice test: exam facts and every area
Sources
- AAPC: Taking the CPC exam (format, time, passing score, approved books, questions per area)
- AAPC: CPC certification (what the credential covers, CEU requirement)
- AAPC: How much does the exam cost?
- AAPC: What is the Apprentice status?
- AAPC: Why is there an annual exam blackout period?
- AAPC Exam Agreement (annual January 1 update, exam rules)
- CMS: ICD-10-CM code files and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
- CMS: HCPCS Level II quarterly code files
- CMS: National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and policy manual
Original practice questions written to AAPC’s published CPC content areas; they are not AAPC exam or practice exam questions. CPT codes are cited by number only, and their descriptions are in the AMA’s CPT Professional Edition. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by AAPC or the American Medical Association. CPC is a registered trademark of AAPC. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.