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CPT Chapter 18
Coding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Incision and drainage codes are divided into subcategories according to the what? | Condition for which the procedure is performd |
| When an excision is being performed the "margins" refer to the _____ required to adequately excise the lesion based on the physician's judgement. | 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 what? | Dermis |
| Single-layered closure of heavily contaminated wounds that require extensive cleaning or removal of particulate matter constitutes what type of repair? | Intermediate |
| The repaired wound should be measured or converted to what? | Centimeters |
| Using the "Rule OF Nines" one adult leg is what percentage of the human body? | 18% |
| Mohs micographic surgery requires a single physician to act in two integrated but seperate and distinct capabilities of a surgeon and a(n) what? | Pathologist |
| Wound closure requiring the use of adhesive strips as the sole material should be coded with what? | 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 |
| A physician performs an oprative procedure that has a 90-day surgical package. On day 40, the same physician performs and unrelated procdure on the same patient. What modifier would you attach to the CPT code when reporting the second procedure? | -79 |
| There is no tissue remaining for pathological examination after what method has been used? | Destruction |
| Which modifier indicates a signifigant, seperatley identifiable E/M service? | -25 |
| To properly code lesion excision, you must know the behavior and the narrowest margin about the lesion, in addition to th following? | Site, number, diameter |
| The method used by the physicion to obtain a lesion biopsy depends on which set of factors? | Size and type |
| When coding 3 biopsies of the skin, performed at the smae visit, the reporting would be what? | 11100, 11101 x 2 |
| An excision of a benign leson from the neck measuring 1.8 cm is what code? | 11422 |
| An excision of the left great toe nail and matrix, complete for permanent removal is what code? | 11750-TA |
| The correct code for repairing the following lacerations: 4.2 simple repair of the trunk, 1.3 simple repair of the arm, and 2.8 intermediate repair of the scalp is what? | 12032, 12002-51 |
| Dermabrasion of the segmental face is what code? | 15781 |
| Destruction of 7 actinic keratoses is what code? | 17000, 17003 x 6 units |
| Fine needle aspiration of the breast without imaging is what code? | 10021 |
| Mastecomy that is done for gynecomastia is what code? | 19300 |
| Excision of three malignant lesions: a 2.4-cm lesion of th leg, a 3.2-cm lesion of the back, and a 1.6-m lesion of the hip are what codes? | 11604, 11603, 11642 |
| Excision of a polonidal cyst that was a complicated procedure is what code? | 11772 |
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