Musculoskeletal Coding Practice Questions (20000 Series)
6 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 Musculoskeletal (20000s) so you know where you stand.
Free Musculoskeletal (20000s) drillA surgeon removes a deep plate and screws from a healed tibial fracture through an incision down to bone. Which code is reported?
CPT 20000 Series: Musculoskeletal System on the CPC
The 20000 series is 6 of the 100 questions on the CPC exam, covering surgery on the musculoskeletal system from head to toe, including the head, neck, back, spine, shoulder, arm, hand, pelvis, hip, leg and foot.
- Share of the exam
- 6 of 100 questions, as AAPC lists them
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 25 Musculoskeletal (20000s) questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Musculoskeletal (20000s) questions test
- Open, closed and percutaneous fracture treatment, with or without manipulation
- When the first cast is included and when casts and splints are reported
- Joint aspiration and injection by joint size, tendon and trigger point injections
- Arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder, including what each code bundles
- Arthroplasty, spinal fusion and vertebral augmentation
Sit the full exam under the real clock
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Musculoskeletal (20000s) so you know where you stand.
Free Musculoskeletal (20000s) drillHow to study it
- Learn the fracture treatment definitions word for word; they decide most fracture questions.
- Memorize which joints are small, intermediate and major for 20600-20611.
- Read the parenthetical notes under arthroscopy codes; many say what cannot be reported together.
- Take the musculoskeletal drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many musculoskeletal questions are on the CPC exam?
AAPC lists 6 questions from the 20000 series out of 100.
Is the cast included in fracture care?
The first cast or splint applied by the physician who provides the fracture treatment is included. A cast applied by another physician who is not treating the fracture, or a replacement cast, may be reported separately.
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Musculoskeletal (20000s) so you know where you stand.
Free Musculoskeletal (20000s) drillThe other CPC areas
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Coding Guidelines
- ICD-10-CM
- HCPCS Level II
- CPT 10000 Series: Integumentary 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)
- Anesthesia
- 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.