CPT Coding Test – Flashcards
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CPT codes are used to report services and procedures performed on patients: A. by providers in offices, clinics and private homes B. by providers in institutional settings such as hospitals and nursing facilities C. when the provider is employed by the health care facility D. all of the above
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D. all of the above
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Procedures and services submitted on a claim must be linked to the______that justifies the need for the service or procedure. A. CPT code B. HCPCS code C. ICD-9-CM code D. HCPCS Level I code
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C. ICD-9-CM code
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Of the following which is/are sections of the CPT manual? A. Medicine B. Pathology and Laboratory C. Radiology D. All of the above
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D. all of the above
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Which of the following is not a symbol located throughout the CPT manual? A. Triangle B. Star C. Horizontal Triangles D. Bullet
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B. Star
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The bull's eye symbol indicates A. the procedure was performed on both sides of the body B. the code has been revised since the last edition of the CPT manual C. a procedure includes moderate (conscious) sedation D. The procedure is being performed on a patient of extreme age.
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C. a procedure includes moderate(conscious) sedation
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A complete list of coes that include moderate (conscious) sedation is located in which appendix of the CPT manual? A. Appendix G B. Appendix A C. Appendix B D. Appendix C
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A. Appendix G
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_____define terms and explain the assignment of codes for procedures and services located in a particular section of the CPT manual A. Instructional notes B. Guidelines C. Unlisted service codes D. None of the above
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B. Guidelines
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physicians services rendered in the office, home or hospital, consultations, and other medical services are listed in which section of the CPT manual? A. Anesthesia section B. Surgery section C. Pathology/Laboratory section D. Evaluation and Management section
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D. Evaluation and Management section
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What modifier would you assign when the reported E/M service resulted in the initial decision to perform surgery? A. -50 B. -51 C. -52 D. -57
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D -57
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Which modifier would you assign when a procedure requires greater than usual services provided (e.g., difficult, complicated, unusual, or rare procedure)? A. -21 B. -22 C. -24 D. -25
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B. -22
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A new patient exam in which the physician documents a detailed history, detailed examination, and medical decision making of low complexity A. 99213 B. 99203 C. 99214 D. 99204
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B. 99203
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Anesthesia for repairs in upper abdomen of omphalocele A. 00750 B. 00700 C. 00754 D. 00730
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C. 00754
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Nissen fundoplasty A. 43320 B. 43324 C. 43280 D. 43325
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D. 43325
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Repair of anamalous coronary artery from pulmonary artery origin, Takeuchi procedure A. 33502 B. 33500 C. 33506 D. 33505
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D. 33505
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Meningocele repairs, less than 5 cm. A. 63700 B. 63702 C. 63704 D. 63700-63
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C. 63705
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Hemodialysis procedure with single physician evaluation A. 90937 B. 90940 C. 90939 D. 90935
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D. 09035
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Excision of lip, full thickness, reconstruction with cross lip flap (Abbe-Estlander) A. 40527 B. 40530 C. 40525 D. 40510
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A. 40527
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Computed tomography, head or brain, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections. A. 70460 B. 70470 C. 70450 D. 76376
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B. 70470
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Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically injured patient for 90 minutes A. 99292 B. 99288 C. 99291-99292 D. 99285
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C. 99291-99292
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Removal of lung, total pneumonectomy, extrapleural with empyemectomy A. 32445 B. 32440 C. 32445-50 D. 32445, 32540
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D. 32445, 32540
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Physician standby services, proctoring, duration of 25 minutes. A. 99358 B. 99360-99358 C. 99360 D. No code
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D. No code
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Single-layer closure of heavily contaminated hand wound, 14.3 cm A. 12035 B. 12045 C. 12001 D. 12005
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D. 12005
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Complicated LeFort III open treatment of open craniofacial separation, multiple surgical approaches. A. 21432 B. 21431 C. 21433 D. 21435
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C. 21433
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Implantation patient-activated event recorder including programming A. 33282 B. 33284 C. 33282, 33508 D. 33265
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A. 33282
