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Chapter's 13-22

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Words that follow a code number in the CPT manual are called:   Procedure/Service Descriptor  
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Code that has all of the words that describe the code that follows is what type of code?   Stand Alone  
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CPT symbol ~ Hyphen   Range of Codes  
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CPT Symbol ~ Comma   Multiple codes  
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CBT Symbol ~ Triangle   Revised Code  
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CBT Symbol ~ Bullet   New Code  
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CPT Symbol ~ Bullseye   Moderate Sedation  
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CPT Symbol ~ <.........>   Revised Text  
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Where is specific coding information about each section located?   Guidelines  
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Unlisted procedures for use in a specific section of the CPT manual is contained in:   Guidelines  
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A procedure or service not found in the CPT manual, is located at the end of a subsection or subheading   Unlisted Procedure  
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Additions,deletions,and revisions can be found?   Appendix B  
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Modifiers can be found?   Appendix A  
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CPT   Current Procedural Terminolgoy  
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AMA   American Medical Association  
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Format of a CPT Code   5 digits  
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The universal health insurance form for submission of outpatient services   CMS 1500  
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Identifies a code that is never used alone   Add on code  
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How many main sections are in the CPT manual?   6  
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Provides additional information to the third-party payer   Modifier  
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This may affect the way payment is made by a third-party payer   Modifier  
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Past History   includes surgeries, drug allergies, etc  
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Family History   includes any disorders that may be hereditary or genetic; ie: diabetes, cancer, etc.  
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Social History   includes marital status, current employment, occupational history, use of drugs, level of education, sexual history  
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HPI   History of Present Illness  
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Different Elements of HPI   Location, Duration, Timing, Modifiying Factors, Associated Signs and Symptoms, Context, Quality, Severity  
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Level of E/M Service   Based on Documentation, Key Components, Contributing factors  
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What is the objective portion of the E/M Service?   Examination  
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MDM   Medical Decision Making  
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MDM is based on:   The number of diagnoses, Amount of data, and risk of mobidity the physican must consider about the management of patient's condition  
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When is time calculated for anesthesia services?   The time begins when the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient for anesthesia  
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CRNA   Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist  
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CRNA is   Type of nurse who can administer anesthesia under the direction of an anesthesiologist  
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Qualifiying Circumstances =   Used when the administration of the anesthesia is more difficult  
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Physical Modifiers   The anesthesia status modifier that indicates the patient's condition at the time anesthesia was administered  
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The type of sedation that allows a procedure to be performed without pain to the patient, but the patient is not completely alseep   Conscious or Moderate Sedation  
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The Anesthesia Formula is:   B+T+M  
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What accompanies an unlisted code?   Special Report  
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Is general anesthesia included in the surgical package?   No  
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What is the global period for Major Surgery Procedures?   90 days  
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What is the global period for Minor Surgery Procedures?   10 days  
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Placed afer some codes in the CPT manual and contains helpful information   Parenthical Information  
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Division of the Surgery section are based on:   Body System  
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"Margins" refer to:   the narrowest margin required to adequatley excise the lesion based on tghe physican's judgement  
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Rule of Nines    
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Info needed to correctly code for local treatment of burns   Percentage of body surface and depth of burn  
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What Modifier is this? - Same physican performs an unrelated procedure on the same patient whithin global period   -79  
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What modifer is this? Staged Procedure   -58  
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To properly code a lesion excision, you must know the following   Behavior, the narrowest margin, Site, Number and Diameter  
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The method used by the physician to obtain a lesion biopsy depends on   the size and type  
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Reduction aka   Manipulation  
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What is manuipulation   Restoration of a fracture or dislocation to its normal anatomic alignment by the application of manually applied force  
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Types of fracture treatment   Open, Closed, Percutaneous  
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Fracture Codes are based on   Treatment Type  
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Skeletal Treatment   Use of force applied to internal device inserted into bone  
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Skin Traction   Traction by use of strapping, elastic wraps, or tape  
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Cranial Halo is a form of   External Fixation  
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Advantages of endoscopy/arthoscopy   1. Less Risky 2. Less Room for infection 3. Faster Healing Time  
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A bunionectomy is a   Hallux Calgus Correction  
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A diagnostic endoscopic procedure is reported only when   no surgical procedure is performed during the same operative session  
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This is key in documentation in the respiratory system   Medical Necessity  
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Methods that a physician uses to control a nosebleed   Packing, Cauterization, Ligation  
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Lavage   Washing  
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Thoracentesisis performed to   withdraw fluid from the pleural space usually due to respiratory failure  
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Scope placed into a body cavity   Endoscopy  
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Surgical procedure is performed to reshape the nose   Rhinoplasty  
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Surgical procedure for the rearrangement of the nasal septum   Septoplasty  
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incision made over the laryx   Laryngotomy  
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Establishment of an airway   Intubation  
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Creation of an opening into the trachea   Tracheostomy  
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Repair of a damaged trachea   Tracheoplasty  
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Free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity   Drainage  
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Invasive   Break in Skin  
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Non-invasive   Non break in skin  
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The correct order from largest to smallest division of the CPT hierarchy in the CPT manual is Section, Subsection, _____, Category   Subheading  
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Appendix C of the CPT Manual contains examples of______ Codes   E/M  
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There are two types of codes, but only _____ codes have the full description   Stand Alone  
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The index of the CPT Manual is in alphabetic order with the ______ listed first and then further divided by subterm   Main Term  
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These codes are Category I procedure codes that are considered unusual, experimental, or new and do not have a specific code to be assigned   Unlisted Procedure  
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A code that has all of the words that describe the code that follows is what type of code?   Stand Alone  
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Which puncuation mark between codes in the index of the CPT manual indicated a range of codes is available?   Hyphen  
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Which puncuation mark between codes in the index of the CPT manual indicates two codes are available?   Comma  
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In which CPT appendix would additions, deleation, and revisions be found?   Appendix B  
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In which CPT appendix would all modifiers be found?   Appendix A  
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This act mandated the adoption of national uniform standards for eletronic transmission of financial and administrative health information   HIPAA  
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Who publishes CPT?   AMA  
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What is the function of an add-on code?   indentifies a code that is never used alone  
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<.......>   Revised text  
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^   Revised Code  
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Bullet   New Code  
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+   Add-on Code  
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Circle with a line thru it   Modifier -51 modifier  
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CPT   Current Procedural Terminology  
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HCPCS   Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System  
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AMA   American Medical Association  
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CMS   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  
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What are the four elements of history?   1. Chief Complaint 2. History of Present Illness 3. Review of Systems 4. Past, Family, Social History  
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Complexity of Medical Decision Making is based on what three elements?   1. Diagnosis 2. Data 3. Risk  
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What are the three key components that are present in every patient case, except counseling encounters or time-based codes, and enable the coder to choose the appropriate level of services?   1. History 2. Examination 3. Meidcal Decsion Making  
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The words that follow a code number in the CPT manual are called   Procedure/ Service Descriptor  
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A code that has all of the words that describe the code that follows is what type of code?   Stand Alone  
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A list of unlisted procedures for use in a specific section of the CPT manual is contained in   Guidelines  
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CPT Codes have how many digits?   5  
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The universal health insurance form for submission of outpatient services is   CMS 1500  
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How many main sections are in the CPT Manual   6  
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A modifier   Provides additional information to the third-party payer  
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These elements would be part of what kind of history? Employment, education, use of drugs   Social  
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The level of E/M service is based on   Documentation, Key Components, Contributing Factors  
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The examination is what portion of the E/M Service   Objective  
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MDM is based on   Number of diagnoses, risk of morbidity, amount of data  
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The request for advice or opinion from one physician to another physician is this type of service   Consultation  
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Whan a physcian performs a preventative care service, the extent of the exam is determined by the   Age  
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The ____ section Guidelines contain the definition of the chief complaint   E/M  
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Appendix C of the CPT manual contains examples of what type of codes   E/M  
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An established patient is one who has received face to face professional services from the physician or another physican of the same specialty in the same group within the past how many years   3  
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The term used to describe a patient who has NOT been formally admitted to a health care facility is   outpatient  
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The four types of patient status are   1. New 2. Established 3. Inpatient 4. Outpatient  
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A statement describing the reason for the encounter and is a history element   Chief Complaint  
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Modifiers may affect   the way payment is made by a third party payer  
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Modifier -57, decision for surgery, is used on what type of service   E/M  
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Modifier -51, multiple procedure, is used on what type of services   Surgery  
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Modifier -32 is used to indicate a service is mandated. What is an example of when a service is mandated?   An insurance company REQUIRES a second opionion  
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Modifier -25, significant, seperately idendifiable E/M service by the same physician on the same day of procedure or other service, is used to report an E/M service that was   Provided on the same day as a minor procedure performed by the same physician  
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Modifier -58, staged or related procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period is used to indicate   that a subsequent surgery was planned at the time of the first surgery  
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Modifier -52, reduced services, is used to indicate   a service was reduced without changing the definition of the code  
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The modifier that indicates only the professional componet of the service was provided is   -26  
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Example of HPI Location   Chest  
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Example of HPI Modifiying Factor   Some relief with rest  
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Example of HPI Severity   Worst I've ever had  
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Example of HPI Duration   Since Last Night  
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Example of HPI Timing   Continuous  
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To remedy, replace or heal   Repair  
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suffix for molding or surgically forming   -plasty  
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Free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity   Drainage  
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Cutting or taking away   Excision  
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To unite parts by stiching them togehter   Suture  
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Inspection of body organs or cavities by the use of a lighted scope that may be placed through an existing opening or through a small incision   Endoscopy  
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Scraping of a cavity using a spoon-shaped instrument   Curettage  
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Forcing a fluid into a vessel or cavity   Injection  
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Suffix for suturing   -rrhaphy  
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suffix for puncture of a cavity   -centesis  
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suffix for removal of part of all of an organ of the body   -ectomy  
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Removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic examination   Biopsy  
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Surgically cutting into   Incision  
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Binding or typing off, as in constricting blood flow   Ligation  
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suffix for incision into   -otomy  
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99100 is an example of a   Qualifiying Circumstance  
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In the Anesthesia Section of the CPT manual, the codes are usually divided FIRST by   Anatomic Site  
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The society that publishes the Relative Value Guide for anesthesia services is the   American Society of Anesthesiologists  
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Which codes begin with the number 99 and are used to indicate anesthesia services provided during sitations that make the administration of the anesthesia more difficult?   Qualifying Circumstances  
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The anesthesia status modifier that indicates the patient's condition at the time anesthesia was administered is   Physical  
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The global surgery period includes   All routine preoperative and postoperative care  
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What are the divisions of the Surgery section based on   Body System  
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Represents the contents of a surgical package   Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative services  
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Using the Rule of Nines, two adult Legs are what percentage   36 (18 on each leg; 9 front, 9 back each)  
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What two items are needed to correctly code for local treatment of burns   percentage of body surface and depth of burn  
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There is no tissue remaining for pathological examination after this method has been used   Destruction  
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Which treatment of a fracture requires the fracture to be exposed to view or opened at a remote site for nailing across the fracture   Open  
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Which of the following terms describes traction by use of strapping, elastic wrap, or tape   Skin Traction  
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This type of graft is often taken from the upper thigh area   Fascia Lata  
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Insertion of a device into the muscle to measure the pressure within the muscle is monitoring of   Interstitial Fluid Pressure  
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Fast becoming the treatment of choice for many orthopedic surgical procedure is what type of procedure   Endoscopy/Arthroscopy  
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Open TREATMENT of a fracture is when the   fracture site is surgically opened and visualized or opened remotely  
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Endoscopic procedures are reported on the ____ place to which the scope is advanced   Farthest  
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Because most third party payers do not pay for cosmetic surgery, the physician must carefully document ____ to ensure reimbursement for non cosmetic procedures   Medical Necessity  
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If the physican performs a lavage of the maxillary sinus, what is he/she doing?   washing the maxillary sinus  
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Thoracentesis is performed to withdraw fluid from the pleural space for a variety of conditions including   respirator failure  
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In what surgery subsection would you find the code for the incision and drainage of a nasal abscess using an EXTERNAL approach to the abcess   Integumentary System  
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Incision made over the larynx   Laryngotomy  
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Establishment of an airway   Intubation  
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Removal by cutting   Ablation  
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Destruction of tissue by burning   Cauterization  
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Fixation of a joint   Arthodesis  
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Bone is displaced from the normal joint   Dislocation  
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____ cardiology is entering the body to make a correction or for examination   Invasive  
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Supervision and interpretation codes for angiography are located where in the CPT manual?   Radiology Section  
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An example of a non-invasive cardiology procedure service is   Cardiovascular Stress Test  
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The device that can be inserted into the body to electrically shock the heart into regular rythm   Cardioverter-Defibrillator  
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Pacemaker insertion codes are divided based on the surgical   Approach  
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What is the name of the eletrodes that are placed into the atrium and/or ventricle of the heart when a pacemaker is inserted   Leads  
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What are the three sections of the CPT Manual that you use to code many cardiovascular services   1. Surgery 2. Radiology 3. Medicine  
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The number of postoperative days usually assigned for the global period following implantation of a pacemaker is   90  
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A mass of undissolved matter that is present in blood and is transported by the blood   Embolus  
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Cardiovascular stress test codes are used for   Excercise-induced studies and Pharmacologically-induced studies  
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If the clinic physicain performs the catherization procedure at the hospital, which modifier would you append to the catherization code   -26  
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If a clinic owns its own x-ray equipment, what modifier would be used when coding the supervision and interpretation of a cardiac catherization   No modifier  
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Manufactures most blood cells   Bone Marrow  
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The spleen is composed of this material that also surrounds veins and arteries   Lymph Tissue  
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A malignant disease of the bone marrow in which excesive white blood cells are producced   Leukemia  
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Mediastinum codes are identified by which factor   Surgical Approach  
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This type of lymphadenectomy is the removal of the lymph nodes, glands, and surrounding tissues   Radical  
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The lymph node excision category codes are based on what two things   1. method 2. location  
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How many categories are located in the Mediastinum subheading   4  
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A diaphragmatic hernia is also known as a   Esophageal hiatal hernia  
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This bone marrow is taken from a close relative, so there is a genetic similarity   Allogenic  
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This bone marrow is collected from the patient and later transplanted or reinfused back into the patient from whom it came   Autologenic  
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What word describes a lymphadenectomy in which only thhe lymph nodes are removed   Limited  
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What is it called when the diaphragm is out of normal position and has moved up farther into the thoracic cavity   Eventration  
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A procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from the space around the heart through a needle and a catheter is left in to allow for continued drainage   Pericariocentesisis  
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