AAPC CPC Question Answer
A patient who was experiencing severe abdominal pain underwent abdominal imaging and results showed several peritoneal tumors of various sizes.
The patient elected to have the tumors removed. An incision was made to access the intra-abdominal peritoneal cavity, where four tumors were identified, measured, and excised.
The largest was 2 cm, two were 1 cm each, and the smallest was 0.5 cm. Pathology report indicated the tumors were malignant.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM coding is reported7
AAPC CPC Summary
- Vendor: AAPC
- Product: CPC
- Update on: Feb 7, 2026
- Questions: 354

