Anesthesia CPT UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 types of anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - General, local, regional and sedation
General anesthesia is used for ______ surgeries - CORRECT ANSWER - Extensive
Local anesthesia is used for _____ surgeries - CORRECT ANSWER - Minor
Regional anesthesia is used to block pain for a - CORRECT ANSWER - Large part of the
body, injected in the spine
Administration of an anesthesia agents that are inhaled - CORRECT ANSWER - General
anesthesia
Administration of medication to relieve pain and anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sedation
Application of a topical agent on the bodies surface - CORRECT ANSWER - Local
anesthesia
Injection into or near the spinal fluid to block the nerve supply to a specific part of the body -
CORRECT ANSWER - Regional anesthesia
Intravenous regional anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Bier block
Injection of local anesthesia in the vicinity of a network of intersecting nerves - CORRECT
ANSWER - Plexus anesthesia
, Injection of local anesthetic in the vicinity of a peripheral nerve to anesthetize are of innervation
- CORRECT ANSWER - Peripheral nerve block
Subcutaneous injection of a local anesthetic an area bordering the field to be anesthetized -
CORRECT ANSWER - Field block
Topical application of local anesthetic cream to skin - CORRECT ANSWER - Surface
anesthesia
Topical injection of local anesthetic into tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - infiltration
anesthesia
The anesthesia section includes ______ anatomical sites followed by ______ additional
subsections - CORRECT ANSWER - 15
4
Anesthesia services include the preparation and ______ Of the patient, along with other services
- CORRECT ANSWER - Monitoring
When services are provided to surgical patients that are not included as part of the anesthesia
service code, they are reported separately. Modifier ________ Is added to each code to indicate
that the service provided was independent of the anesthesia service - CORRECT
ANSWER - -59
When a electromyogram (EMG) is performed to determine nerve dysfunction and repair results
are documented in the patient's record, the service is indicated in the reported anesthesia code.
True or false - CORRECT ANSWER - False
With _____ anesthesia care (MAC) an anesthesiologist participates in care provided to a patient
during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, - CORRECT ANSWER - Monitored
Questions and CORRECT Answers
4 types of anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - General, local, regional and sedation
General anesthesia is used for ______ surgeries - CORRECT ANSWER - Extensive
Local anesthesia is used for _____ surgeries - CORRECT ANSWER - Minor
Regional anesthesia is used to block pain for a - CORRECT ANSWER - Large part of the
body, injected in the spine
Administration of an anesthesia agents that are inhaled - CORRECT ANSWER - General
anesthesia
Administration of medication to relieve pain and anxiety - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sedation
Application of a topical agent on the bodies surface - CORRECT ANSWER - Local
anesthesia
Injection into or near the spinal fluid to block the nerve supply to a specific part of the body -
CORRECT ANSWER - Regional anesthesia
Intravenous regional anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Bier block
Injection of local anesthesia in the vicinity of a network of intersecting nerves - CORRECT
ANSWER - Plexus anesthesia
, Injection of local anesthetic in the vicinity of a peripheral nerve to anesthetize are of innervation
- CORRECT ANSWER - Peripheral nerve block
Subcutaneous injection of a local anesthetic an area bordering the field to be anesthetized -
CORRECT ANSWER - Field block
Topical application of local anesthetic cream to skin - CORRECT ANSWER - Surface
anesthesia
Topical injection of local anesthetic into tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - infiltration
anesthesia
The anesthesia section includes ______ anatomical sites followed by ______ additional
subsections - CORRECT ANSWER - 15
4
Anesthesia services include the preparation and ______ Of the patient, along with other services
- CORRECT ANSWER - Monitoring
When services are provided to surgical patients that are not included as part of the anesthesia
service code, they are reported separately. Modifier ________ Is added to each code to indicate
that the service provided was independent of the anesthesia service - CORRECT
ANSWER - -59
When a electromyogram (EMG) is performed to determine nerve dysfunction and repair results
are documented in the patient's record, the service is indicated in the reported anesthesia code.
True or false - CORRECT ANSWER - False
With _____ anesthesia care (MAC) an anesthesiologist participates in care provided to a patient
during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure, - CORRECT ANSWER - Monitored
