Question 1

All of the following are subheadings of codes with which code 90785, Interactive complexity, is to be used except:

Accepted Answer

Code 90785 for Interactive Complexity is specifically used in conjunction with certain psychiatric services, such as psychotherapy, diagnostic psychiatric evaluation, and when psychotherapy is performed with an evaluation and management service. It is not used with biofeedback services, which involve different techniques and are coded differently.

Question 2

Where will a coder find codes representing Psychiatry services in the Medicine section of CPT?

Accepted Answer

Codes for Psychiatry services are found in the range 90785-90899 in the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) manual, which is designated for psychiatric diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

Question 3

Codes 90839 and 90840 indicate Psychotherapy for Crisis and include all of the following elements except:

Accepted Answer

Codes 90839 and 90840 are used for psychotherapy for a crisis, which typically involves urgent assessment and history of the crisis state, and a disposition or plan of action. A physical status exam is not a required element for these codes, as they focus on mental health interventions rather than physical examinations.

Question 4

Which modifier indicates a procedure required more time than usually expected?

Accepted Answer

Modifier 22 is used to indicate that a procedure required significantly more time, effort, or work than typically expected.

Question 5

In which subheading will a coder find the code range for a percutaneous transluminal pulmonary artery balloon angioplasty?

Accepted Answer

The code range for a percutaneous transluminal pulmonary artery balloon angioplasty is found under "Other Therapeutic Services and Procedures" as it is not specifically a cardiac catheterization or coronary procedure.

Question 6

Polysomnography is used to measure all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Polysomnography is a comprehensive sleep study used to diagnose sleep disorders by recording brain waves, oxygen levels in the blood, heart rate, and breathing, as well as eye and leg movements during sleep. It measures various stages of sleep, including NREM (Non-Rapid Eye Movement) and REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, as well as sleep cycles. CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease), however, is a group of inherited disorders that affect the peripheral nerves, which is not something measured by polysomnography.

Question 7

Under the supervision of a physician, a nurse administers an influenza vaccine to a 66-year-old male patient. From which code range will the coder assign the CPT code to describe the immunization administration?

Accepted Answer

The correct CPT code range for administering an influenza vaccine under the supervision of a physician is 90471-90474. This range is specifically designated for immunization administration for vaccines/toxoids.

Question 8

What is a therapy in which a photosensitizing agent is applied to a lesion and the patient returns for light treatment?

Accepted Answer

PDT, or Photodynamic Therapy, involves applying a photosensitizing agent to a lesion and then exposing it to light to treat various conditions, including certain types of cancer and skin issues.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a place of service commonly used in CPT to describe Pulmonary Ventilator Management?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary Ventilator Management is typically performed in settings like hospitals, nursing facilities, or the patient's home, but not in an outpatient office.

Question 10

Each of the following are elements that may be studied during sleep medicine testing except:

Accepted Answer

Metabolic activity is not typically a focus of sleep medicine testing. Sleep medicine testing often includes monitoring of physiological parameters such as muscle activity, heart rate, and breathing patterns, rather than direct measurement of metabolic processes.

Question 11

What is a procedure that does not require a surgical incision or excision?

Accepted Answer

Noninvasive procedures are those that do not require an incision into the body or the removal of tissue.

Question 12

How many minutes of testing is included in CPT code 95076?

Accepted Answer

CPT code 95076 includes the initial 120 minutes of testing.

Question 13

In which code range will a coder find procedures related to Immunoglobulin's, Serum, or Recombinant Products?

Accepted Answer

The code range 90281-90399 is designated for Immunoglobulin's, Serum, or Recombinant Products, which are related to immune system treatments and therapies.

Question 14

Select the subdivision of spirometry that is not used in the Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies subsection of CPT:

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Per CPT subheading guidelines, how may a coder appropriately report an Evaluation and Management service related to renal disease on the same day as a hemodialysis or miscellaneous dialysis procedure?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Select the type of dialysis that uses a man-made membrane to filter waste and toxins, remove and maintain fluid, and balance electrolytes by mechanically circulating large amounts of blood through a machine and transfusing it back to the body:

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The subheading Special Ophthalmological Services (92015-92145) includes which service?

Accepted Answer

The subheading Special Ophthalmological Services includes intermediate visual field examinations, which are related to eye and vision care.

Question 18

Codes within the Psychotherapy subheading, (90832-90838) are based on time. How many minutes minimum must psychotherapy take place in order to assign a CPT code to the service?

Accepted Answer

Psychotherapy codes (90832-90838) require a minimum of 16 minutes of service to be provided in order to assign a CPT code.

Question 19

In which code range are procedures relating to Biofeedback found in CPT?

Accepted Answer

Biofeedback procedures are found in the CPT code range 90901-90913.

Question 20

What is a study of afferent impulse, nerve signals traveling to the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

Sensory nerve study focuses on the investigation of sensory nerves, which are responsible for carrying afferent impulses towards the central nervous system, including the spinal cord.

Quiz 19: Medicine