AAPC CPC Question Answer
A patient with severe diverticulitis in the sigmoid colon presents to surgery for a partial colectomy. The physician performs an exploratory laparoscopic laparotomy to verify the location of the diverticulitis. Once identified, it was noted that there was bleeding from the diverticulitis. The physician transects the descending colon and then transects at the line of the rectum.
The physician mobilizes the splenic flexure in order to create a colostomy with the proximal portion of the remaining colon. The distal portion of the colon is closed. The physician washes the patient's abdomen with saline, removes all trocars and instruments, and then closes the abdomen with sutures.
What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?
AAPC CPC Summary
- Vendor: AAPC
- Product: CPC
- Update on: Feb 7, 2026
- Questions: 354
