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Chapter 14

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Inform third-party payers of circumstances that may affect the way payment is made.   show
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Appendix of the CPT manual that lists the full description for all modifiers and circumstances for their use.   show
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show Altered service, bilateral procedure, multiple procedures, professional part of the service/procedure only, and/or more than one physician/surgeon.  
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show True  
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show National level modifiers  
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CPT modifiers are known as?   show
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CPT Codes are Level?   show
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HCPC codes are level?   show
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The National codes are also known as?   show
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Modifier that indicates the service was greater than usual and required increased physician work above and beyond normal.   show
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show Special report  
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There is usually a payment increase of _____ to _____ for services that qualify for the use of modifier -22.   show
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CMS developed __________ to promote national correct coding methods and to control improper coding leading to inappropriate payment in Part B claims.   show
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According to The Medicare Claims Processing Manual 100-04, "Physicians and suppliers are subject to a _____ % reduction if their claims are processed more than _____ months after services are rendered.   show
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show Modifier -23  
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show anesthesiologist/nurse anesthetist  
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show Modifier -24  
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The postoperative period for a major surgical procedure is?   show
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show 10 days  
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show Modifier -25  
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show Modifier -26  
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show Modifier _32  
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Modifier used to report a surgical procedure in which the surgeon administered regional or general anesthesia to the patient.   show
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show True  
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show Modifier -50  
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show False  
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show Modifier -51  
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show The procedure with the highest relative value unit.  
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show Unbundling  
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show Same operation, different site; multiple operations, same operative session; procedure performed multiple times.  
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Modifier used to indicate that a service was provided but was reduced in comparison to the full description of service.   show
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show Modifier -50  
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show Modifier -25  
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Which modifier indicates anesthesia administered by a surgeon?   show
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show Modifier -23  
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show Modifier -53  
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show Modifier -54  
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show Modifier -55  
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Modifier added to the surgical code if a physician provides only the preoperative management to a patient in preparation for surgery.   show
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show Modifier -57  
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show E/M codes  
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show Modifier -58  
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True/False A new global period begins with each subsequent procedure modified with -58.   show
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show Modifier -59  
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Lists of codes that cannot be reported together and have been established to ensure that providers do not report services that are included in a pre-established bundle.   show
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show Modifier -55  
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Using the CPT manual, locate the modifier that would be added to indicate a discontinued procedure.   show
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Which modifier would you use to indicate care provided to the patient prior to surgery?   show
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Which modifier would you report to indicate a staged procedure?   show
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Modifier that indicates two surgeons acted as co-surgeons which used different skills during the surgery.   show
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show Modifier -63  
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Modifier used with very complex surgical procedures that require several physicians, usually different specialties, to complete the procedure.   show
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Consists of physicians (more than two), technicians, and other trained personnel who function together to complete a complex procedure.   show
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show Modifier -76  
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show Modifier -77  
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Modifier is assigned to indicate a circumstance in which a patient is returned to the operating room for surgical treatment of a complication that resulted from the first procedure.   show
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show Operating/procedure room  
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show Modifier -79  
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One who provides service (an extra pair of hands) to the primary surgeon during a surgical period.   show
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An assistant surgeon's services are reported using the same codes as the primary surgeon's, but what modifier is added to alert the third-party payer to the assistant surgeon's status?   show
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Usually, the assistant surgeon receives ____% to _____% of the usual charge for a surgery when acting in the assistant capacity.   show
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A physician assistant providing assist at surgery would us the HCPCS modifier______, not modifier -80.   show
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Modifier indicates and assistant surgeon who provides services that are less extensive in which the assistant surgeon is present and assists for only a portion of the procedure.   show
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show Modifier-82  
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Physicians who are completing a required surgical training period in the hospital during which they serve as employees of the hospital who are there to receive training and provide assistance as a part of the hospital's agreement with the school.   show
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show Teaching facilities  
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show Modifier -90  
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show Modifier -91  
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Modifier that reports those incidents when a kit or transportable instrument is used in a lab test.   show
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show Modifier -99  
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show No  
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show Modifier -99  
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When the same procedure is performed on a mirror-image part of the body, indicating:   show
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What is the term that means assigning multiple codes when one code would do?   show
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show Postoperative services  
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show Co-surgeons  
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show -50  
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Dr. Miles sees a patient whom he sends to the laboratory for a blood clotting test. The patient then receives a medication and returns to the lab later that same day for a repeat test. The second laboratory test would need which modifier?   show
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The physician performs a service for which there is only a bilateral code in the CPT manual, but the physician performed the service unilaterally. Which modifier would you use to indicate this unilateral service?   show
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Dr. Evans, a reconstructive surgeon, has a two-stage procedure planned for reconstruction of a cleft palate. The second procedure performed within the global period would require which modifier??   show
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