ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Anesthesia services are based on _____ time the patient is under the anesthesiologist's care.
Calculation of units of time is determined by the third-party payer. - CORRECT
ANSWER total
Anesthesia time begins when the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient to receive
_____ , continues through the procedure, and ends when the patient is no longer under the
personal _____ of the _____ . - CORRECT ANSWER anesthesia; care;
anesthesiologist
(NOTE: the textbook doesn't say "care" it uses the term "attendance")
According to the Anesthesia Guidelines, what is the one modifier that is not used with
anesthesia procedures (make sure to include a dash in front of your modifier answer: -XX)? -
CORRECT ANSWER -47
"P1" is an example of what type of modifier? (2 words) - CORRECT
ANSWER physical status
What word means "in a dying state"? - CORRECT ANSWER Moribund
What word means "affecting the body as a whole"? - CORRECT ANSWER systemic
The letter "P" in combination with what number indicates a brain-dead patient? (use numeral)
- CORRECT ANSWER 6
What type of circumstance identifies a component of anesthesia service that affects the
character of the service? - CORRECT ANSWER Qualifying