What modifier would you use if you were removing polyps from both the left and right side of the nose?
-50
100
What is the type of sedation that allows a procedure to be performed without pain to the patient, but the patient is not completely asleep?
Conscious or moderate sedation
100
Reapir of a wound should be measured in or converted to what unit of measure?
centimeters
100
Fracture codes are based on what?
Treatment type
200
Where is specific coding information about each section located?
Guidelines
200
What modifier would you use if Mrs. Smith has multiple related surgeries performed during the same operative session?
-51
200
What is the usual global surgery period for a major procedure?
90 days
200
There is no tissue remaining for pathological examination after this method has been used. Which is it?
Excision, destruction, or shaving?
Destruction
200
In which chapter will you find codes relating to maternity diagnoses?
Ch 15, or "O" codes.
300
Who publishes CPT?
American Medical Association (AMA)
300
These elements would all be part of the ______ history: employment, education, use of drugs.
social
300
Local anesthesia, typical follow-up care & an E/M visit in which decision for surgery is made are all included in the ________ _________.
surgical package
300
Using the "rules of nines", an adult leg is what percentage of the human body?
18%
400
The symbol + indicates:
An add-on code
400
A patient who has been treated within the past 2-1/2 years by the physician or a member of his/her practice who has the same specialty is considered a(n) ______ patient.
established
400
What the three surgical (global) day categories?
0, 10 and 90.
400
What is the code for suture of superficial wounds of the cheek: one 1 cm laceration, one 3 cm laceration, and one 2 cm laceration?
12014 (Repair, wound, simple (6 cm))
400
What is the code for a hyperplastic polyp found in the colon?
K63.5
500
What does HCPCS stand for?
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
500
What modifier is used to indicate a screening service for Medicare?
PT
500
What is the code for a fine needle aspiration of the breast without imaging?
10021 (Fine needle aspiration)
500
When coding 3 biopsies of the skin, performed at the same visit, the codes reported would be:
11100, 11101 X 2 units
500
What is the meaning of Excludes 1 notes?
Excludes1. An “Excludes1” note is used when two conditions cannot occur together. For instance, a deformity is either congenital or acquired, but cannot be both.