Nervous System Coding Practice Questions (60000 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 Nervous System (60000s) so you know where you stand.
Free Nervous System (60000s) drillA physician performs a diagnostic lumbar puncture without imaging guidance to obtain cerebrospinal fluid. Which code is reported?
CPT 60000 Series: Nervous System on the CPC
The 60000 series is 6 of the 100 questions on the CPC exam, covering surgery on the nervous system: skull, meninges, brain, spine and spinal cord, extracranial and peripheral nerves and the autonomic nervous system.
- Share of the exam
- 6 of 100 questions, as AAPC lists them
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 25 Nervous System (60000s) questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Nervous System (60000s) questions test
- Interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections, with and without imaging
- Facet joint injections and radiofrequency ablation, levels and bilateral reporting
- Peripheral nerve blocks and chemodenervation
- Carpal and cubital tunnel release and nerve repair
- Laminotomy and laminectomy, spinal cord stimulators, burr holes and shunts
Sit the full exam under the real clock
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Nervous System (60000s) so you know where you stand.
Free Nervous System (60000s) drillHow to study it
- Learn which spine injection codes include imaging guidance and which add-on codes count levels.
- Use modifier 50 for both sides at the same level; add-on codes are for additional levels.
- Tell laminotomy for a herniated disc (by interspace) apart from laminectomy for stenosis (by segment).
- Take the drill until you score 80% or better.
Common questions
How many nervous system questions are on the CPC exam?
AAPC lists 6 questions from the 60000 series out of 100.
Are spinal fusions in the nervous system section?
No. Arthrodesis is in the musculoskeletal section (22000s); decompression procedures such as laminectomy are in the nervous system section (63000s).
100 questions across all eighteen areas in 4 hours, with a score for Nervous System (60000s) so you know where you stand.
Free Nervous System (60000s) 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
- 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.