Ch 16: Chapter Review

Question 1

The Respiratory System subsection list endoscopy codes according to what criteria?

Answer 1

Anatomic Site

Question 2

Sinus endoscopy codes report unilateral procedures. What type o endoscopy is reported as unilateral or bilateral?

Answer 2

Diagnostic nasal endoscopes

Question 3

What subsection is referenced when a procedure on the nose is by internal approach?

Answer 3

Respiratory System Subsection

Question 4

A surgical operation in which an incision is made in a sinus to prevent or reduce inflammation is called a(n) ______.

Answer 4

Sinusotomy

Question 5

Repair of a laryngeal web is usually performed in ______ ______.

Answer 5

Two stages

Question 6

This ligament is the larger frontal part of the laryngeal membrane.

Answer 6

Cricothyroid

Question 7

The withdrawl of fluid from lungs by means of an aspirating needle is called ______.

Answer 7

Pneumonocentesis

Question 8

The pneumonectomy codes are assigned based on this documentation.

Answer 8

How much of the lung is removed

Question 9

Define: Surgical incision into the chest wall and insertion of a chest tube.

Answer 9

Thoracostomy

Question 10

Define: Bones on the inside of the nose that are shaped like a spinal shell and humidify, warm, and filter the air.

Answer 10

Turbinates

Question 11

Define: Removal by cutting or destruction.

Answer 11

Ablation

Question 12

Define: Lighted endoscope to view the pleural spaces and thoracic cavity.

Answer 12

Thoracoscopy

Question 13

Define: Surgical puncturing of the lung to withdraw fluid.

Answer 13

Pneumonocentesis