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AAPC chapter 18
Patho and Laboratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clinical laboratory improvement amendments: (CLIA) establishes quality standard for all ____ testing. | lab |
| ICD codes for lab or patho services: reason for the ____ must be reported. Common reasons: screening, s/s, previous _____ findings, current disease, personal or familty history. | order, abnormal |
| If pts test returns a more ____ diagnosis than was known at time it was ordered: the findings of the test are ___ rather than the reason test was ordered. | specific, coded |
| Always code to highest degree of certainty and never code "possible," "rule out" or "exclusion" diagnosis, instead code ____. | s/s |
| To code non-specific abnormal finding: start with ICD-10 alphabetical index under _____ inconclusive, w/o diagnosis, under main term- Abnormal. | abnormal |
| Z codes to describe reason for a test/study, or the _____, when results are negative or normal. | outcome |
| Panels of tests often ordered together: these codes are used whenever all the _____ tests listed under the panel heading are performed whether the panel is described with the same _____ or not. | specific, title |
| Panels of tests: if one or more of the tests listed isn't performed the panel code may ____ be used and the specific test _____ be coded separately. | not, must |
| Drugs that can be toxic if levels get too high and need regular monitoring: these tests are _____ drug essays. | therapeutic |
| Evocative/suppression testing: how well endocrine ____ are funtioning. Performed after evocative/suppression agent administered. | glands |
| Clinical Pathology consults: Codes reported when the complexity of the clinical problem, the ____ of pts med record that's reviewed and the level of descision making. May also be based on ____ time spend on the date of consultation. | amount, total |
| Clinical Pathology consults: criteria must be met for these codes: the consult must be ______. The service must require the interpretive judgement of pathologist. The tests reviewed must be outside the clinically significant _____ range. | requested, normal |
| Molecular pathology: report these codes by how the test is _____ to determine the result. | performed |
| Molecular pathology: when microdissection done prior to cell _____, codes reported separately. Report Tier 2 codes when procedures not listed in Teir 1 codes. Modifier 26 when doctor provides an ______ and report. | lysis, interpretation |
| Cholesterol: direct measurement should not be used to report calculated LDL, direct measurement of LDL in addition to _____ cholesterol code. | total |
| Hematology and coagulation: if additional related procedures are neccessary to confirm the result after a test is performed, these are _____ part of the ordered test and not reported separately. | considered |
| Immunology: most codes are quantative or semi quantitative and describe multistep processes. If there's no ______code to describe it then use a more generic code. Multiple X's for each _____ tested. | specific, substance |
| Microbiology: use modifier ____ when same lab test is performed on multiple specimens or sites. | 59 |
| Anatomic pathology: post mortem/autopsies. With or w/o _____ exam. | CNS |
| In situ hybridization (ISH): marker for certain _____. | cancers |
| If abnormal cells in 2 or more specimens are morphologically ____ and testing on one specimen by one method establishes the diagnosis don't report the other method on the ____ similiar specimen. | similiar, same |
| Proprietary lab analysis: ___ digits followed by letter "U" | 4 |
| HCPCS: codes begining with ____ are lab and pathology services. | P |
| Technical component of any test includes the ____ of preparing and running th test, the equipment and supplies used. The professional component: is the _____ of results. | work, interpretation |
| If service is done in physicians office and with interpretation: bill the test code w/o a _____. | modifier |
| Modifier 90: an office or facility bills for test performed at an _____ reference lab. | outside |
| Modifier ____: repeat diagnostic test was needed. | 90 |
| Modifier 92: using special, single use _____ equipment or kit. | transportable |
| Modifier QW: indicaes a CLIA waived test. Required for _____ claims. | Medicare |
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