Evaluation And Management And Anesthesia Coding
Please answer all 20 questions correctly and get back to me within the next 3 hours
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1. ; Modifier -P5 indicates that the patient
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; ; A. experienced postoperative anemia.
; ; B. is not expected to survive without the operation.
; ; C. received a lower anesthesia dosage.
; ; D. is advanced in age.
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2. ; Code 99217 is assigned for
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; ; A. nursing home services.
; ; B. observation discharge services.
; ; C. established patient visits.
; ; D. new patient office visits.
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3. ; Code range 99218–99220 denotes
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; ; A. emergency room visits.
; ; B. initial hospital visits.
; ; C. initial observation care.
; ; D. follow-up hospital visits.
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4. ; A physician performs an invasive surgical procedure. Prior to the start of the procedure, the anesthesiologist administers monitored anesthesia. Which modifier should be appended to the anesthesia code?
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; ; A. -G10
; ; B. -G8
; ; C. -G1
; ; D. -G9
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5. ; When more than one surgery is performed during one anesthesia administration, the coder should
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; ; A. report the anesthesia code with the highest base value unit.
; ; B. assign modifier -QS to the second surgery code.
; ; C. assign add-on code 01900 to indicate more than one surgery was performed during a single operative session.
; ; D. add modifier -QY to the first surgery code.
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6. ; Modifier -P3 indicates that the patient
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; ; A. received topical anesthesia.
; ; B. is in a coma.
; ; C. received local anesthesia.
; ; D. has severe systemic disease.
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7. ; ___ modifiers indicate the number of anesthesia cases being directed at one time.
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; ; A. Coordinated time
; ; B. Conversion
; ; C. Calculation
; ; D. Concurrent
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8. ; A coder adds modifier -P2 to an anesthesia code. This modifier indicates the patient
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; ; A. is allergic to lidocaine.
; ; B. received general anesthesia.
; ; C. is handicapped.
; ; D. has mild systemic disease.
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9. ; The risk of morbidity or mortality would be considered as a part of
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; ; A. review of systems.
; ; B. medical decision-making.
; ; C. history of present illness.
; ; D. chief complaint.
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10. ; A patient who has not been seen by a physician or another physician in the same group within the last three years is a/an _______ patient.
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; ; A. established
; ; B. new
; ; C. emergent
; ; D. existing
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11. ; The dollar rate of each anesthesia unit is called the _______ factor.
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; ; A. unit conversion
; ; B. conversion
; ; C. calculation
; ; D. base value unit rate
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12. ; A patient who has been admitted to a hospital is a/an
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; ; A. inpatient.
; ; B. established patient.
; ; C. new patient.
; ; D. ambulatory surgery patient.
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13. ; A patient undergoes an esophagogastric tamponade with a balloon. How would this procedure be coded?
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; ; A. 43460
; ; B. 00500
; ; C. 43460-P1
; ; D. 00500-P1
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14. ; Codes in the range of 99224–99226 represent services for
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; ; A. critical care services.
; ; B. subsequent observations.
; ; C. consultations.
; ; D. initial observations.
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15. ; Which of the following code ranges are add-on codes reported for prolonged physician services?
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; ; A. 99458–99586, 99372
; ; B. 99212–99252, 99344
; ; C. 99673–99873, 99001
; ; D. 99354–99357, 99359
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16. ; A patient who has been treated by a physician or another physician in the same group within the last three years is a/an _______ patient.
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; ; A. emergent
; ; B. new
; ; C. transmitted
; ; D. established
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17. ; Modifier -QY indicates that
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; ; A. anesthesia administration was abruptly terminated due to surgical complications.
; ; B. the surgeon is administering anesthesia.
; ; C. the physician is supplying topical anesthesia only.
; ; D. an anesthesiologist is directing the CRNA during anesthesia administration.
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18. ; _______ circumstance codes are used in situations that increase the difficulty of administering anesthesia.
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; ; A. UNIT administration modification
; ; B. Extenuating
; ; C. ASA relativity
; ; D. Qualifying
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19. ; Other nursing facility services would be reported with code
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; ; A. 99305.
; ; B. 99318.
; ; C. 99525.
; ; D. 99211.
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20. ; A patient undergoes a pacemaker insertion. She is not expected to survive if she doesn’t have the operation. What code should be reported?
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; ; A. 00530-P4
; ; B. 33206-P4
; ; C. 00530-P1
; ; D. 33208-P2