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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what section of the CPT manual will you find the codes to indicated the service of venipuncture? | Surgery Section |
| When a laboratory drug test is qualitative, it measures the ________ of the drug | Presence (or absence) of the drug. or its metabolites in a specimen. It indicates whether a substance is above or below a specific cutoff level, rather than providing a precise numerical quantity. |
| When a laboratory drug test is quantitative, it measures the _______ and the __________ of a specific drug | Presence and the amount or concentration of a specific drug. provides a numerical result o determine the exact quantity present in the sample |
| When coding an evocative/suppression test, you may have an E/M code to indicate a prolonged period of time the physician spends with the patient during the testing process or a report of the injection or infusion service. What other service MayReport | Supply of the agent used for the test |
| A sample of tissue from a suspect area that is examined by a pathologist is a specimen, a block is a frozen piece of the specimen, and a/n __ is a slice of the frozen block | specimen, and a section is a slice of the frozen block |
| How many levels of surgical pathology are there? | There are six levels of surgical pathology coded as 88300-88309 |
| If one breast specimen is received for pathological analysis and the pathologist examines two blocks of the specimen, how many codes would be used to report the service of analysis? | One code is used to report the pathological analysis of a single breast specimen regardless of the number of blocks prepared and examined from that specific specimen. Surg path codes based on specimen itself not the # of tissue blocks |
| The pathology & Laboratory section of CPT is formatted according to ____ of test performed. | Type |
| The collection of a blood sample is included in the laboratory section codes T or F? | False |
| What type of general tests determine how much of a certain thing is in the body ( say , calcium)? | Quantitative Tests |
| In a panel test, groups of tests may be performed. What is the rule for coding a panel code? | Each test listed must be performed |
| These tests are performed to identify possible use or non use of a drug that is not a known, prescribed medication | Drug assay |
| These tests only determine the presence of a substance | Qualitative Tests |
| What lab testing refers to a class of tests performed in which one substance is measured both before and after the administration of another substance? | Evocative/Suppression testing |
| A clinical pathologist consultation was performed without a review of the patient's medical record. This is considered what type of consultation | Limited |
| Urinalysis codes are for ____ tests performed on urine. | Nonspecific |
| What test is used to measure the kind and number of cells in the blood? | Blood count |
| Immunology codes report identification of conditions of the immune system caused by the action of _____? | Antibodies |
| What is meant by autologous blood transfusion? | The re-infusion of blood or blood components to the same individual from whom they were taken |
| Bacteria are microorganisms that grow everywhere. We can collect and grow them in specially prepare ____ dishes | Petri |
| The anatomic pathology codes are divided according to what criteria? | Extent of the examination |
| Where will one find the laboratory work performed to determine whether cellular changes are present? | Cytopathology subsection codes |
| How many levels from the Surgical Pathology subsection describe the specimen and work by the pathologist? | six (6) Levels |
| What subsection contains a code for an unlisted miscellaneous pathology test? | other Procedures |
| What surgical pathology level contains a gross and microscopic examination on partial kidney? | Level V |
| Measuring the presence or absence of, and the amount of | Quantitative |
| Frozen piece of a sample | Block |
| Blood clot | Thrombosis |
| The Study of fungi | Mycology |
| Sample of tissue or fluid | Specimen |
| The Pathology and Laboratory section of the CPT Manual is formatted according to the typ of ______ performed | Test |
| Laboratories have built-in ____that allow additional tests to be performed without the written order of the physician | Indicators |
| Codes that are grouped according to the usual laboratory work ordered by a physician for diagnosis or screening of various diseases or conditions are ____ oriented | Organ or disease oriented panels |
| Can you use a reduced service modifier with pathology or laboratory codes? | Yes reduced services for partially reduced or eliminated services at the physicians discretion Modifier -52 Reduced services |
| Will the Medical record contain the method used to perform the test? | Yes, method, technique, instrumentation to perform lab tests and Procedures. Result & Methodology |