CPT chapter

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When using an unlisted code a(an) __________ must accompany the claim.

SPECIAL REPORT

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The surgical package includes:

TYPICAL FOLLOW-UP CARE

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Local anesthesia is defined in the CPT guidelines as:

ALL OF THE ABOVE

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This information is placed after some codes in the CPT manual and contains helpful information.

PARENTHETICAL INFORMATION

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What code is used to report routine postoperative care?

99024

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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

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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

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Excision defined as full thickness would be through the:

DERMIS

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The repired would should be measured or converted to:

CENTIMERTERS

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Using the "rule of nines," an adult leg is what percentage of the human body?

18%

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Wound closure requiring the use of adhesive strips as the sole repair material should be coded with:

AN E/M CODE

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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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When reporting a staged procedure what modifier is added to the CPT code?

-58

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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.

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To properly code lesion excision and destruction, you must know the following about the lesion(s):

SITE, NUMBER, SIZE

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The method used by the physician to obtain a lesion biopsy depends on which set of factors?

SIZE AND TYPE

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What word is used to describe the pushing of liquid into the body over a long period of time?

INFUSION

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What must always be documented in the patient record and is the major billing factor for reporting codes in the Psychiatric subsection?

TIME

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Outpatient dialysis services are reported on this basis.

MONTHLY

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What is the name of the dialysis that involves using a body cavity as a filter?

PERITONEAL

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What is the name of the procedure that is performed to assess the intraocular pressure of the eye?

BOTH A AND B

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What is being measured while the sleep testing is being conducted?

PARAMETERS

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What does the abbreviation EMG stand for?

ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC

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On what basis are the dermatology codes usually used by the dermatologist who sees patients in the office?

CONSULTATION

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Which of the dollowing would be used to code drugs?

J CODES

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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

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