OST 247 Exam- Procedure Coding -
Chapters 4 & 5 Questions with All
Solved Solutions.
Documentation of time is necessary in billing anesthesia services. - Answer True
Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions is reported with the add-on code 99140. -
Answer True
Anesthesia-specific modifiers are required only if the anesthesiologist deems it necessary. -
Answer False
RVG stands for Relative Value Guide and is published by the AMA. - Answer False (The
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) publishes supplemental codes and guidelines
similar to those in CPT, as well as the Relative Value Guide (RVG).)
The P4 modifier is required for services rendered to a patient who has a mild systemic disease. -
Answer False
_____ anesthesia is accomplished when an agent is administered into the peridural space of the
spinal cord. - Answer Epidural
Preoperative and postoperative services are considered _____ into the procedure. - Answer
bundled
Each anesthesia code has a(n) _____ _____ _____, (abbreviated ) _____ attached to it. - Answer
Relative Value Guide (RVG)
A(n) _____ is a physician who is board certified to administer anesthesia. - Answer
anesthesiologist
Anesthesia complicated by utilization of total body hypothermia would be assigned the add-on
code _____. - Answer 99116
Vascular surgeons must assign codes from the Cardiovascular section of the Surgery chapter. -
Answer False
, CPT coders need to pay attention to detail and also have a working knowledge of the codes that
their doctor usually assigns. - Answer True
Diagnostic procedures are part of the care plan and are used for treatment of a diagnosis that
has already been rendered. - Answer False
Within the subsections of the Surgery section, the CPT codes are first arranged by body system
and then by anatomical site. - Answer True
Surgery and normal follow-up care are included in the surgical package. - Answer True
The dermis is a thick layer of tissue located below the epidermis. - Answer True
The subcutaneous layer of the skin contains sweat pores. - Answer False
The integumentary system acts as a natural shield against bacteria. - Answer True
For coding purposes, measurements need to be in centimeters for lesion size and laceration
length. - Answer True
Place of service for a procedure reported from the first part of the Integumentary section of the
Surgery chapter has to be the hospital. - Answer False
Sensory nerves are found in the epidermis. - Answer False
The dermal layer connects the skin to the muscle. - Answer False
A measurement given for the length of a laceration is 2 inches. The conversion to centimeters
would make the length of the laceration 5.08 cm. - Answer True
A 1-cc subcutaneous injection of collagen is reported with code - Answer 11950
To examine and differentiate between malignant and benign tissue, a(n) _____ of the lesion
would be taken and sent to pathology. - Answer biopsy
Code _____ would be used to report partial avulsion of the nail plate for a single nail. - Answer
11730
Chapters 4 & 5 Questions with All
Solved Solutions.
Documentation of time is necessary in billing anesthesia services. - Answer True
Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions is reported with the add-on code 99140. -
Answer True
Anesthesia-specific modifiers are required only if the anesthesiologist deems it necessary. -
Answer False
RVG stands for Relative Value Guide and is published by the AMA. - Answer False (The
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) publishes supplemental codes and guidelines
similar to those in CPT, as well as the Relative Value Guide (RVG).)
The P4 modifier is required for services rendered to a patient who has a mild systemic disease. -
Answer False
_____ anesthesia is accomplished when an agent is administered into the peridural space of the
spinal cord. - Answer Epidural
Preoperative and postoperative services are considered _____ into the procedure. - Answer
bundled
Each anesthesia code has a(n) _____ _____ _____, (abbreviated ) _____ attached to it. - Answer
Relative Value Guide (RVG)
A(n) _____ is a physician who is board certified to administer anesthesia. - Answer
anesthesiologist
Anesthesia complicated by utilization of total body hypothermia would be assigned the add-on
code _____. - Answer 99116
Vascular surgeons must assign codes from the Cardiovascular section of the Surgery chapter. -
Answer False
, CPT coders need to pay attention to detail and also have a working knowledge of the codes that
their doctor usually assigns. - Answer True
Diagnostic procedures are part of the care plan and are used for treatment of a diagnosis that
has already been rendered. - Answer False
Within the subsections of the Surgery section, the CPT codes are first arranged by body system
and then by anatomical site. - Answer True
Surgery and normal follow-up care are included in the surgical package. - Answer True
The dermis is a thick layer of tissue located below the epidermis. - Answer True
The subcutaneous layer of the skin contains sweat pores. - Answer False
The integumentary system acts as a natural shield against bacteria. - Answer True
For coding purposes, measurements need to be in centimeters for lesion size and laceration
length. - Answer True
Place of service for a procedure reported from the first part of the Integumentary section of the
Surgery chapter has to be the hospital. - Answer False
Sensory nerves are found in the epidermis. - Answer False
The dermal layer connects the skin to the muscle. - Answer False
A measurement given for the length of a laceration is 2 inches. The conversion to centimeters
would make the length of the laceration 5.08 cm. - Answer True
A 1-cc subcutaneous injection of collagen is reported with code - Answer 11950
To examine and differentiate between malignant and benign tissue, a(n) _____ of the lesion
would be taken and sent to pathology. - Answer biopsy
Code _____ would be used to report partial avulsion of the nail plate for a single nail. - Answer
11730
