EOS FLASH CARDS CODING 3
Wound exploration does not include?
Laparotomy
The phrase “reduction of a fraction” is most closely related to?
External, internal, or percutaneous
When should Integumentary subsection incision codes be used instead of Musculoskeletal subsection codes?
For superficial incisions.
In which type of fracture treatment is the fracture not open to view, but fixation is utilized?
Percutaneous treatment
How is the Respiratory System subsection arranged?
anatomically
A pulmonologist performs a diagnostic bronchoscopy with biopsy. The endoscope was introduced into the bronchus, and attachments were used to perforate the bronchial wall. Tissue was obtained and submitted to the pathologist, who identified it as “lung parenchyma.” What type of biopsy was performed?
transbronchial biopsy
Which criteria are used to identify a tracheostomy code?
Approach, emergent or planned, age
A physician performs a diagnostic laryngoscopy using a laryngeal mirror. Which type of laryngoscopy is being performed?
indirect
The physician documented that she changed the cardiac pacemaker battery. In CPT, the battery in a pacemaker is called the:
pulse generator
Which of the following is NOT reported separately when performed adjunct to a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure?
saphenous vein harvest
The physician documented “saphenous vein stripped.” What happened to the saphenous vein?
It was removed.
Codes in the Cardiovascular System subsection of CPT are divided first by body part and then by:
procedure performed.
The directional term “ipsilateral” means:
situated. or appearing on, the same side, or affecting the same side
In coding arterial catheterizations, when the tip of the catheter is manipulated from the insertion point into the aorta and then removed after completion of the procedure, this is called:
nonselective catheterization
Which of the following statements about Interventional Radiology is FALSE?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
One vascular access is reported per encounter.
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In coding arterial catheterizations, when the tip of the catheter is manipulated from the insertion point into the aorta and then out of the aorta into another artery, this is called:
selective catheterization
Which of the following is a non-selective catheter shaped to facilitate contrast opacification of flowing blood?
Pigtail
When mesh is used for a hernia repair, it can be reported separately with an add-on code when performing which type of repair?
incisional and ventral
Which of the following statements related to the coding of biopsies and lesion removals is FALSE?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
When a biopsy is followed by an excision of the dame lesion, assign a code for both procedures.
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A hernia being repaired subsequently to a previous repair is referred to as what type of herniorrhaphy in CPT?
recurrent
To accurately report lower GI endoscopies, specific questions must be answered in documentation. Which of the following questions does NOT need to be answered in documentation?
What is the age of the patient?
To accurately report herniorrhaphy, specific information must be made available to the coder. Which of the following elements is NOT required to report herniorrhaphy?
size of the hernia
When do facilities begin counting “Days in AR?”
The date the claim is submitted for reimbursement.
Which of the following refers to a statement sent to the Medicare beneficiary and the facility to notify all parties of what was billed by the provider, the amounts approved by Medicare, how much Medicare reimbursed the provider, and what the patient must pay the provider by way of deductible and copayments?
MSN
