Deck 6: Anesthesia and General Surgery

Question 1

Anesthesia codes are assigned based on the body site being operated on and not based on type of anesthesia administered.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Resection of small intestine, single resection, with anastomosis. Assign the CPT procedure code.

Answer 2

44120

Question 3

All anesthesia service codes require a two-digit modifier to describe the mental status of a patient.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The ____________________ phase is bringing the patient out of the anesthetic and providing postoperative care while the patient is in the recovery room.

Question 5

Sometimes anesthesia services are performed under difficult circumstances and where the patient may have unusual risk factors. These are called _____________________.

A) Anesthesia Risk Factors
B) Qualifying Circumstances
C) Emergent Care
D) Determinate Factors

Question 6

What modifier is assigned for a hammertoe surgery performed on the right little toe?

A) RT
B) T8
C) T9
D) TA

Question 7

___________________________________ are used to provide prolonged access to a vessel for chemotherapy, IV fluids, and mediations.

Question 8

A dual-chamber pacemaker device includes the generator and electrodes inserted into both the atrium and the ____________________ of the heart.

Question 9

A diagnostic laryngoscopy is assigned when a biopsy is obtained from the larynx.

Question 10

_________________________ is a physician specializing in the evaluation and preparation of the patient for surgery.

Question 11

Postoperative visits from the anesthesiologist are not included in the anesthesia code as these services took place after the patient's operation.

Question 12

An 11-year-old boy is admitted for T&A. Patient has chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis. Assign the ICD-9 diagnosis code and CPT procedure codes.

Question 13

With anesthesia services, there may be unusual forms of monitoring which are reported separately.

Question 14

A surgical bronchoscopy includes a diagnostic bronchoscopy.

Question 15

When coding a control of nasal hemorrhage, three things must be known: if hemorrhage was anterior or posterior, if anterior was the bleeding was simple or complex, and ____.

A) if posterior bleeding was the control initial or subsequent
B) if anterior bleeding was the control initial or subsequent
C) if patient experienced hemoptysis
D) what caused the hemorrhage

Question 16

If fluoroscopic guidance is used to ensure appropriate placement of a central venous catheter, what code is reported?

A) 76000
B) 76003
C) 76937
D) 75998

Question 17

If a physician performs a procedure and provides the anesthesia for the procedure, codes are assigned from the ____________________ Section of CPT.

Question 18

CPT distinguishes between catheters inserted in patients over or under the age of ____ years.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) 7

Question 19

List the code describing an anesthesiologist's service of administering a Bier block on a patient's right arm. The patient underwent carpal tunnel surgery.

A) 01995-P1
B) 01999-P1
C) 90784
D) 01810-P1

Question 20

Patient suffers from L5-S1 radiculopathy. Lumbar epidural steroid injection with fluoroscopy was performed on the left. What will the physician code and bill?

A) 62310, 76005
B) 62311-LT, 76005-26
C) 64622-LT, 76005-26
D) 95990

Question 21

A 69-year-old female with a 7-month history of stress incontinence is admitted for laparoscopic urethral suspension. Assign the ICD-9 diagnosis code and the CPT-4 procedure code.

Question 22

Bilateral tympanostomy under general anesthesia with insertion of tubes. Assign the CPT code(s).

Question 23

Patient is prepped for complete colonoscopy. Scope is inserted and due to poor bowel prep, surgeon cannot pass the scope through the splenic flexure. Decision is made to terminate the procedure. Assign the procedure code and any modifiers for the physician.

Question 24

A physician suspects a foreign body in a toddler's throat. Direct laryngoscopy reveals nothing. Assign the CPT code.