AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam CPC Question # 57 Topic 6 Discussion

AAPC Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam CPC Question # 57 Topic 6 Discussion

CPC Exam Topic 6 Question 57 Discussion:
Question #: 57
Topic #: 6

A 47-year-old female presents to the operating room for a partial corpectomy on one upper thoracic vertebral body, T3. Two surgeons are performing the surgery. One surgeon performs the transthoracic approach and excises the damaged portion of the vertebral body. The second surgeon inserts a bone graft into the vertebral gap, closing the gap, and inserts a metal plate. Both surgeons work together, each as a primary surgeon.

How does each surgeon report their portion of the surgery?


A.

63090-66, 63091-66


B.

63087-62, 63088-62


C.

63090-80, 63091-80


D.

63085-62, 63086-62


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