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CPT ANESTHESIA QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
When time is calculated for anesthesia services, the time begins when:
Ans: when the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient to receive
anesthesia and is in constant attendance with the patient.
What type of nurse can administer anesthesia under the direction of an
anesthesiologist? Ans: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists(CRNA)
Concurrent modifiers are used to describe: Ans: indicate how many
cases an anesthesiologist was performing or supervising at one time.
99100 is an example of a: Ans: qualifying circumstances for anesthesia
In th Anesthesia section of the CPT manual, the codes are usually divided
first by which of the following? Ans: anatomical site
What is the type of sedation that allows a procedure to be performed
without pain to the patient, but the patient is not completely asleep?
Ans: moderate or conscious sedation
The society that publishes the Relative Value Guide for anesthesia
services is the: Ans: american society of anesthesiologist
The anesthesia formula is: Ans: B+T+M
Which codes begin with the number 99 and are used to indicate
anesthesia services provided during situations that make the
administration of the anesthesia more difficult? Ans: adjunct codes
(qualifying circumstances)
The anesthesia status modifier that indicates the patient's condition at
the time anesthesia was administered is: Ans: physical status modifiers
The modifier "-AA" is an example of what type of modifier? Ans: HCPCS
modifiers
CPT ANESTHESIA QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
When time is calculated for anesthesia services, the time begins when:
Ans: when the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient to receive
anesthesia and is in constant attendance with the patient.
What type of nurse can administer anesthesia under the direction of an
anesthesiologist? Ans: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists(CRNA)
Concurrent modifiers are used to describe: Ans: indicate how many
cases an anesthesiologist was performing or supervising at one time.
99100 is an example of a: Ans: qualifying circumstances for anesthesia
In th Anesthesia section of the CPT manual, the codes are usually divided
first by which of the following? Ans: anatomical site
What is the type of sedation that allows a procedure to be performed
without pain to the patient, but the patient is not completely asleep?
Ans: moderate or conscious sedation
The society that publishes the Relative Value Guide for anesthesia
services is the: Ans: american society of anesthesiologist
The anesthesia formula is: Ans: B+T+M
Which codes begin with the number 99 and are used to indicate
anesthesia services provided during situations that make the
administration of the anesthesia more difficult? Ans: adjunct codes
(qualifying circumstances)
The anesthesia status modifier that indicates the patient's condition at
the time anesthesia was administered is: Ans: physical status modifiers
The modifier "-AA" is an example of what type of modifier? Ans: HCPCS
modifiers
