Quiz 1
1. A patient is diagnosed with a left tibial shaft fracture. A fracture
reduction is performed and reported with code 27750. Which modifier
should be reported along with the procedure code? LT
2. A patient has a bilateral epidymectomy performed. How should this
procedure be reported? 54861
3. What action should the coder take when an entry such as the following
is seen in the index: 11440-11471? Review the code descriptions in the
tabular section to find the best code
4. Which of the following statements is true of modifiers? Modifiers
provide additional information about the code
5. What is the correct code for therapeutic apheresis for platelets? 36513
6. CPT category II codes describe:
Performance Measurement
1. A patient is diagnosed with a left tibial shaft fracture. A fracture
reduction is performed and reported with code 27750. Which modifier
should be reported along with the procedure code? LT
2. A patient has a bilateral epidymectomy performed. How should this
procedure be reported? 54861
3. What action should the coder take when an entry such as the following
is seen in the index: 11440-11471? Review the code descriptions in the
tabular section to find the best code
4. Which of the following statements is true of modifiers? Modifiers
provide additional information about the code
5. What is the correct code for therapeutic apheresis for platelets? 36513
6. CPT category II codes describe:
Performance Measurement