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CPT chapter
Question | Answer |
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When using an unlisted code a(an) __________ must accompany the claim. | SPECIAL REPORT |
The surgical package includes: | TYPICAL FOLLOW-UP CARE |
Local anesthesia is defined in the CPT guidelines as: | ALL OF THE ABOVE |
This information is placed after some codes in the CPT manual and contains helpful information. | PARENTHETICAL INFORMATION |
What code is used to report routine postoperative care? | 99024 |
When an excision is being performed, the "margins" refer to the __________ required to adequately excise the lesion based on the physician's judgment. | NARROWEST MARGIN |
The removal of a lesion by transverse incision that did not require sutured closure is reported using codes from which subsection? | SHAVING OF EPIDERMAL OR DERMAL LESIONS |
Excision defined as full thickness would be through the: | DERMIS |
The repired would should be measured or converted to: | CENTIMERTERS |
Using the "rule of nines," an adult leg is what percentage of the human body? | 18% |
Wound closure requiring the use of adhesive strips as the sole repair material should be coded with: | AN E/M CODE |
What two items are needed to correctly code for local treatment of burns? | PERCENTAGE OF BODY SURFACE AND DEPTH OF BURN |
When reporting a staged procedure what modifier is added to the CPT code? | -58 |
When the words "separate procedure" appear after the descriptor of a code, you know which of the following about that code? | THE PROCEDURE WAS A MINOR PRCEDURE THAT WOULD ONLY BE CODED IF IT WAS THE ONLY SERVICE PROVIDED. |
To properly code lesion excision and destruction, you must know the following about the lesion(s): | SITE, NUMBER, SIZE |
The method used by the physician to obtain a lesion biopsy depends on which set of factors? | SIZE AND TYPE |
What word is used to describe the pushing of liquid into the body over a long period of time? | INFUSION |
What must always be documented in the patient record and is the major billing factor for reporting codes in the Psychiatric subsection? | TIME |
Outpatient dialysis services are reported on this basis. | MONTHLY |
What is the name of the dialysis that involves using a body cavity as a filter? | PERITONEAL |
What is the name of the procedure that is performed to assess the intraocular pressure of the eye? | BOTH A AND B |
What is being measured while the sleep testing is being conducted? | PARAMETERS |
What does the abbreviation EMG stand for? | ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC |
On what basis are the dermatology codes usually used by the dermatologist who sees patients in the office? | CONSULTATION |
Which of the dollowing would be used to code drugs? | J CODES |
Codes 90918-90921 are reported __________ to distinguish are-specific services related to the patient's end-stange renal disease performed in an outpatient setting. | ONCE PER MONTH |