EM
The three components of MDM
What are problem, data, risk?
A second surgeon provides assistance to the primary surgeon
What is modifier 80?
DME stands for...
What is durable medical equipment?
P1-P6 are what type of modifiers
What is physical status
the 4 level for physical examination when coding E/M service (UNDER THE 95/97 GUIDELINES)
What is problem focused, expanded problem focused, detailed and comprehensive
modifier 25
What is: significant and separately identifiable EM service by same physician on same day of procedure or other service?
These modifiers indicate the patients condition at the time of anesthesia was administered.
What is physical status modifiers
These are the three types of anesthesia
What is regional, general and MAC (monitored anesthesia care)?
What are the two methods to determine the level of service for an office visit/outpatient service?
unplanned return to the OR by the same physician following the initial procedure for a related procedure within the global period
what is mod 78?
codes for drugs start with ______.
what is the letter J?
The equation for billing a non-Medicare anesthesia payment
What is (B+T+M) x CF?
The three components used to determine LOS when using the 95/97 guidelines
What are History, Exam, MDM?
The difference between mods 76 and 77
What is: 76 is for same physician, 77 is for different physicians
performing repeat procedure
L1830
What is Knee orthosis, immobilizer, canvas longitudinal, prefabricated, off the shelf?
Medicare payment does not care about these two modifying factor categories
What is physical status modifiers and qualifying circumstances?
what is: 95/97 looks at the three components, hx, exam, MDM to determine LOS
2021 looks at MDM only- it's three elements
the difference between mods 25 and 57
what is: mod 25 if to separate procedure from EM, mod 57 is for decision for surgery
The "G" codes are mainly __________ codes.
what is Medicare?
Anesthesia for patient of extreme age, younger than 1 year and older than 70 (LOOKING FOR THE CODE)
What is +99100?