CPT: Medicine Codes – Chapter 29 – Flashcards
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percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention
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Physician threads a balloon-tipped catheter from the groin or the arm to the site of a narrow or blocked artery
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percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy
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Inserting a balloon catheter into the vein to remove a clot
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intravenous push
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Infusion of 15 minutes or less.
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immune globulin
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Produce antibodies before exposure to the disease
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electroencephalogram
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Recording brain activity
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electromyography
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Recording of the electrical properties of muscles and the action generated by the muscle cells
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As the guidelines indicate and as is also explained in the parenthetical notes below codes 96365, +96366, code 96365 represents the first hour of infusion and code 96366 represents each additional hour of the same drug if at least 30 additional minutes of infusion occurred beyond the first hour.
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A pregnant mother is seen in the OB/GYN office for an injection of the RhoGAM because she is a different blood type than the baby. CPT code 96372 should be submitted.
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Code 99026 is for hospital-mandated on-call services; code 99024 is the correct code for postoperative follow-up.
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True
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The ESRD code descriptions for codes 90951, 90954, and 90957are different from the code descriptions for patients 20 years and older.
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In the guidelines for moderate sedation, it specifies that "no interventions are required to maintain a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation is adequate."
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False
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In the CPT index under angiography, the pulmonary artery is specified by code 93568, which is part of the cardiac catheterization injection codes.
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The guidelines for codes 92920-92944 specify the hierarchy of these services.
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Medicare considers CPT codes 95120-95134 to be invalid and does not recognize them.
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As indicated in CPT's symbol guidelines and also within the guidelines preceding the Medicine section codes, the lightning symbol represents that an immunization product is pending FDA approval.
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Code 90957 represents ESRD-related services per month, with four or more physician visits. Code 90959 is for the same services with one physician visit per month. Code 90957 includes 90959.
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A patient receives an antiemetic via IV infusion for 10 minutes, followed by 2 hours 30 minutes of chemo infusion. Report codes
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96413, +96415, +96367
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A patient arrives in the ED with a 2-day history of gastroenteritis, nausea, and vomiting. IV hydration is begun at 100 mL/hour at 0300 hours. The patient receives one IV push Versed, and IV is continued until the patient is discharged at 0435. Report codes
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96360, +96361, 96374
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A patient receives one antibiotic infusion for 45 minutes. The patient requires two different antibiotics, but the two drugs cannot be administered simultaneously. The second antibiotic is infused for an additional 25 minutes. What is the correct code assignment?
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96365, 96367
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A young child's behavior has dramatically changed over a period of weeks. Her internist has recommended that she see a psychiatrist. The child is unable to speak, even though she is 8 years old and capable of speech. The first visit with the patient goes well, and the psychiatrist recommends psychotherapy. Code for the initial visit with the child.
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90791, +90785
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A 45-year-old patient received outpatient ESRD-related services for 5 days and then was admitted to the hospital for inpatient dialysis and evaluation. The patient remained in the hospital for 4 days and returned to resume his outpatient dialysis for the rest of the month. Once back in outpatient dialysis, he had two face-to-face visits with the physician but no complete assessment was provided during that month. What code(s) will be reported for the outpatient services provided during that month?
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90970 X 26
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy and percutaneous coronary atherectomy performed in the left circumflex artery are coded as
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92924, +92973
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What is the correct code assignment for bilateral electromyography (EMG) of cranial nerves?
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95868
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Moderate sedation codes are based on
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Age of patient, duration of service, provider of service, location
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A 2-year-old patient is seen for his measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. The patient's parents are very concerned about the side effects of vaccination and ask to consult with the physician before the vaccination administration. The parents then agree to the vaccine, and it is administered subcutaneously. What is the correct code assignment?
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90707, 90460, 90461x2
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For left heart catheterization with coronary angiography, left ventriculography, and pulmonary angiography, the physician reports codes
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93458, +93568
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Coronary thrombolysis by IV infusion is coded as
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92977
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What does Ø mean?
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The code cannot append a -51 modifier.
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Acupuncture services are based on the number of needles applied.
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Administration and provision of a vaccine require one code.
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A patient requires that two drugs be infused together. This is considered a concurrent infusion.
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True
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ESRD services require that the physician perform the dialysis treatment.
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False
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Moderate sedation codes are based on the age of the patient and the duration of the service.
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False
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For a left heart catheterization with coronary angiography, along with left ventriculography, the code is 93452.
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The circle with a line drawn through it is the symbol for moderate sedation provided by the surgeon.
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False
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Codes 90460-90474 represent the administration codes for immune globulins.
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False
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Ophthalmologists are allowed to report only codes 92002-92014 when seeing patients.
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The correct code for a monitoring transesophageal echocardiogram is 93318.
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A 10-week-old infant female is seen for her Dtap vaccine injection and her polio vaccine injection. Which code(s) should be assigned?
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90471, 90700, 90472, 90713
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