Ch 17: Pretest

Question 1

Codes for Cardiovascular System procedures are found in the ______, ______, and ______ sections of the CPT.

Answer 1

Surgery, Medicine, Radiology

Question 2

Procedures that involve entry into the body are termed ______.

Answer 2

invasive

Question 3

Procedures in the Veins and Arteries subheading include all vessels (veins and arteries) except ______ vessels.

Answer 3

cardiac

Question 4

Codes for angiography are divided into separate codes for the ______ and ______ components.

Answer 4

professional, technical

Question 5

Electrophysiology is the study of the ______ system of the heart.

Answer 5

electrical

Question 6

When a catheter or needle is placed directly into a vein, the placement is ______.

Answer 6

nonselective

Question 7

A collection of interconnected, branching vessels is the ______.

Answer 7

vascular family

Question 8

The use of radioactive substances as a therapy for in-stent restenosis of a coronary vessel is ______.

Answer 8

intracoronary brachytherapy

Question 9

Cardiac catheterization codes are exempt from ______.

Answer 9

modifier -51

Question 10

What is used to record a patient’s ECG over a 24-hour period?

Answer 10

Holter monitor