Question 1

Increased Procedural Services

Accepted Answer

22

Question 2

Unusual Anesthesia Modifier

Accepted Answer

23

Question 3

Unrelated E/M Services by the Same Physician During a Postoperative Period

Accepted Answer

24

Question 4

Significant Separately Identifiable E/M Service by the Same Physician on the Same Day of the Procedure or Other Service

Accepted Answer

25

Question 5

Professional Component

Accepted Answer

26

Question 6

Mandated Services

Accepted Answer

32

Question 7

Anesthesia by Surgeon

Accepted Answer

47

Question 8

Bilateral Procedure

Accepted Answer

50

Question 9

Multiple Procedures

Accepted Answer

51

Question 10

Reduced Services

Accepted Answer

52

Question 11

Discontinued Procedure

Accepted Answer

53

Question 12

Surgical Care Only

Accepted Answer

54

Question 13

Postoperative Management Only

Accepted Answer

55

Question 14

Preoperative Management Only

Accepted Answer

56

Question 15

Decision for Surgery

Accepted Answer

57

Question 16

Staged or Related Procedure or Service by the Same Physician During the Postoperative Period

Accepted Answer

58

Question 17

Distinct Procedural Service

Accepted Answer

59

Question 18

Two Surgeons

Accepted Answer

62

Question 19

Procedure Performed on Infants Less than 4 kg

Accepted Answer

63

Question 20

Surgical Team

Accepted Answer

66

Question 21

Repeat Procedure or Service by Same Physician

Accepted Answer

76

Question 22

Assistant Surgeon

Accepted Answer

80

Question 23

Repeat Procedure by Another Physician

Accepted Answer

77

Question 24

Unplanned Return to the Operating/Procedure Room by the Same Physician Following Initial Procedure for a Related Procedure During the postoperative Period

Accepted Answer

78

Question 25

Unrelated Procedure or Service by the Same Physician During the Postoperative Period

Accepted Answer

79

Question 26

Minimum Assistant Surgeon

Accepted Answer

81

Question 27

Assistant Surgeon (When Qualified Resident Surgeon Not Available)

Accepted Answer

82

Question 28

Reference (Outside) Laboratory

Accepted Answer

90

Question 29

Repeat Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test

Accepted Answer

91

Question 30

Alternative Laboratory Platform Testing

Accepted Answer

92

Question 31

Multiple Modifiers

Accepted Answer

99

Question 32

Payment for the intraoperative or surgery portion of the surgical procedure is being requested.

Accepted Answer

54

Question 33

(Postoperative Management Only) should be assigned when a provider other than the surgeon is responsible for postoperative management.

Accepted Answer

55

Question 34

A service that has been partially reduced at the physician\'s discretion is reflected by the modifier

Accepted Answer

52

Question 35

When two primary surgeons are required during an operative, each performing distinct parts of a reportable procedure, modifier ___________ should be assigned.

Accepted Answer

62

Question 36

When a procedure was repeated because of special circumstances involving the original service and the same physician performed the repeat procedure, modifier ____ should be recorded.

Accepted Answer

76

Question 37

Workers\' Compensation referred a patient to a physician for a mandatory examination to determine the legitimacy of a claim (insurance certification). What modifier would be added to the code for the examination service?

Accepted Answer

32

Question 38

Dr. Ramus administers regional anesthesia by intravenous injection (also known as Bier\'s local anesthesia) for a surgical procedure on the patient\'s lower arm. Dr. Ramus then performs the surgical procedure. What modifier would be added to the surgical code.

Accepted Answer

47

Question 39

A patient came to the office twice in one day to see the same physician for unrelated problems. What modifier would be added to the code for the second office visit?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 40

1. Same Operation, Different Site 2. Multiple Operation(s), same Operative Session 3. Procedure Performed Multiple Times

Accepted Answer

51

Question 41

What appendix in the CPT manual contains a complete list of all modifiers?

Accepted Answer

Appendix A

Question 42

Dr. Wells began surgery on an 86-year-old female with severe hypertension. The patient was satisfactorily anesthetized and the site opened to view. Shortly thereafter, the patient\'s blood pressure dropped significantly, and the physician was unable to stabilize the patient. The procedure was discontinued.

Accepted Answer

53

Question 43

The patient is a 10-month-old boy who fell while trying to walk. He cut the bottom of his lip open. Sutures are necessary, but due to the patient\'s age and excessive movement, general anesthesia is needed.

Accepted Answer

23

Question 44

A patient has a hernia repair and 2 days later must be returned to the operating room for a dehiscence of the incision. When coding the secondary hernia repair, which modifier would you add onto the surgical codes?

Accepted Answer

78

Question 45

A surgeon performed a repair of an enterocele using an abdominal approach and reported the service with 57270. Then patient was morbidly obese with a BMI of 42, and due to this circumstance, the procedure took a significant amount of additional time to perform.

Accepted Answer

22

Question 46

Technical Component

Accepted Answer

-TC

Question 47

Adding modifier ______________, Unusual Services modifier, indicates \"additional effort or time\":

Accepted Answer

22

Question 48

A patient is admitted and has bilateral arthroscopy of the knees due to Baker\'s cysts.

Accepted Answer

50

Question 49

Anesthesia provided by the ENT physician during a tympanoplasty for repair of a tympanic membrane perforation

Accepted Answer

47

Question 50

A patient is seen at the direction of Workers\' Compensation for a complete physical examination for insurance certification.

Accepted Answer

32

Question 51

The patient returns to the operating room for removal of deep pins during the postoperative period, due to complication (dislodged) after an open repair of a humerus fracture

Accepted Answer

78

Question 52

A patient has a surgical procedure on Turesday, and later that day the physician must take the patient back to the operating room to repeat (redo) a coronary bypass, due to complications of initial procedure.

Accepted Answer

76

Question 53

The patient underwent a bilateral tympanoplasty.

Accepted Answer

50

Question 54

If you must use two or more modifiers to describe a service, you would use which modifier to indicate this  ?

Accepted Answer

99

Question 55

A surgeon performs a procedure on a neonate weighing 9kg; the procedure was extremely complicated.  modifier would you use to indicate this service, which has an increased level of complexity?

Accepted Answer

22

Question 56

Dr. Storely performed cataract surgery on 10/31/2008 and Dr. Jones provided postoperative care following discharge.  What modifier would you use to indicate the postoperative care following discharge?

Accepted Answer

55

Question 57

Dr. Merideth serves as an assistant surgeon to Dr. Taylor. What modifiers; would you add to the procedure code to indicate Dr. Merideth\'s status during the procedure?

Accepted Answer

80

Question 58

What Level II modifier indicates the upper left eyelid?

Accepted Answer

E1

Question 59

Which modifier is requests payment for the full fee of the subsequent service because it was unassociated with the  procedure. A new global period should start when modifier _____ is submitted

Accepted Answer

79

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