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Only two of the three key components are required to select the level of service. This statement applies to new patients only

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00834

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What is the correct way to code a mitral valve replacement for an 85-year-old patient with pump oxygenator?

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00562, +99100

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3.) What is the correct way to code a 50-year-old man who has his long tendon in the upper right arm repaired?

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01714

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What is the correct way to code a left eardrum tympanotomy performed on a 13-year-old with chronic ear infections?

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00126

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What is the correct way to code a closed reduction of a fracture of the left distal radius?

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01820

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What is the correct way to code anesthesia for vaginal delivery only?

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01960

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What is the correct way to code an anesthesia modifier used for the CRNA's services under medical direction of an anesthesiologist?

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QX

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What modifier is used when a bronchoscopy is performed under general anesthesia?

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-23

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What is the anesthesia code for a surgical arthroscopy of the knee?

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01400

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Provide the anesthesia code for insertion of a permanent single-chamber pacemaker.

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00530

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Qualifying circumstance add-on codes are not considered modifiers.

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True

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Use of +99100 with 00834 is the correct way to code for a hernia repair for an 11-month-old child.

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False

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Report an E/M code for any anesthesia preoperative services provided just before surgery.

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False

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When coding for anesthesia services provided for multiple procedures, use only the anesthesia code for the most complex procedure.

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True

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After labor analgesia is provided and the patient is suddenly ready to deliver much earlier than expected, the coder should add +99140 to the anesthesia code.

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False

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Append modifier -QS to represent monitored anesthesia care with code 31622 for a diagnostic bronchoscopy.

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True

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Codes +01968 and +01969 are reported with the delivery codes 59400 and 59510.

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False

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Code 00562 is the correct code for a 50-year-old patient who undergoes aortic valve replacement without a pump oxygenator.

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False

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A patient's history of long-term uncontrolled asthma requires the -P3 modifier.

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True

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Moderate sedation does not include minimal sedation or monitored anesthesia care.

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True

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spinal anesthesia

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An anesthetic injection into the subarachnoid space

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general anesthesia

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The patient is rendered unconscious and is under constant attendance and monitoring

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conscious sedation

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Type of anesthesia that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness

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analgesic

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Moderate anesthesia carried out by injecting a sedative and/or analgesic intravenously to relieve pain and anxiety during a medical procedure

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qualifying circumstances

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Add-on codes used to indicate operative conditions and/or unusual risk factors

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regional anesthesia

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Part of the body is numbed without inducing unconsciousness

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postoperative anesthesia service

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Monitoring a patient for immediate postoperative complications

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monitored anesthesia care

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The patient is not completely anesthetized and can respond to questions and directions

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physical status modifiers

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Codes used with anesthesia codes to indicate patient's health conditions

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preoperative anesthesia service

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Obtaining the patient's medical and surgical history and medication

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Physical status modifiers are assigned with anesthesia codes

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True

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An anesthesiologist's history and physical examination are separately reportable with an E/M code in addition to the anesthesia code for the same day of service.

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False

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Qualifying circumstances codes may be assigned for anesthesia services

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True

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Use modifier -47 when the surgeon provides both the anesthesia and the surgical procedure.

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True

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Use qualifying circumstance modifier -99100 with code 00834 for patients younger than 1 year of age.

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False

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Once anesthesia has been provided, the anesthesiologist has no other responsibilities to the patient.

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False

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Use HCPCS modifier -QY for the anesthesiologist medically directing a CRNA

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True

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Modifier -P3 is appended to the surgery code whenever a patient has severe systemic disease.

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False

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Anesthesia time begins when the patient is fully anesthetized

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False

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To find the anesthesia code in the CPT index, go to the anatomical site of the surgery

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False

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Which modifier is never used with anesthesia codes?

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-47

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Surgeons who administer their own anesthesia use which modifier with the surgical code they submit?

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-47

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Physical status modifiers are assigned for anesthesia services based on

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The patient's health

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Anesthesia was provided to a normal, healthy 75-year-old patient for a needle biopsy of the thyroid. What is the applicable code(s)?

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00322, P1, 99100

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A patient who has diabetes, controlled by diet and exercise, undergoes a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) . What is the applicable code(s)?

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00914, P2

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An 82-year-old patient slipped on ice while crossing the street, sustaining a femoral neck fracture. Open treatment of the fracture with prosthetic replacement was performed. What is the applicable code?

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01230

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A CRNA provides anesthesia on a patient during a radical mastectomy under the medical direction of an anesthesiologist. Code for the CRNA and the anesthesiologist?

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CRNA 00404-QX, Anesth. 00404-QY

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An anesthesiologist provides anesthesia for an open lung biopsy on a patient with congestive heart failure. What is the applicable code(s)?

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00540, P3

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Anesthesia is provided for repair of a ruptured Achilles tendon without graft. What is the applicable code?

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01472

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How do you report anesthesia services for multiple surgical procedures during the same session?

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Report the most complex procedure code and also report the time for all the procedures combined

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