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CPT is used to assign codes for diagnoses and procedures.
True or False - Answers False (CPT is used to report procedures and services. Diagnosis codes are
reported with ICD 10-CM)
Bullet Symbol - Answers New code
Triangle Symbol - Answers Revised code
Side Triangle Symbol - Answers Contains new or revised text
# Symbol - Answers Resequenced code
Start Symbol - Answers Telemedicine
+ Symbol - Answers Add on code
How many sections are there in the CPT codebook?
4
6
8
10 - Answers 6
Which of the following is NOT a main term that a coder can use to locate a CPT code in the alphabetic
index of the CPT codebook? - Answers Diagnosis
Using your CPT codebook, find the correct code for the following procedure.
A 17-year old with an acetabulum fracture who was seen today where skeletal traction was applied -
Answers 27220
Every CPT code will have a modifier appended to the code
True or false - Answers False
Which of the following modifiers would be used by an anesthesiologist when general anesthesia was
provided instead of a routine regional anesthesia? - Answers 23
Which of the following modifiers is appended to an E/M code to indicate a separate service on the
same day? - Answers 26
You are coding the chart for Ms. Williams, a 47-year old patient who had a breast biopsy performed.
The breast biopsy is showing malignant breast cancer and the patient elects to have a simple
mastectomy performed. How would the breast mastectomy be coded in 1 week when it is
performed?
Answers 19303-58
The modifier -59 is used for the following situations except which one?
Different surgery session
Different surgery site
Different surgery
Different surgeon - Answers Different surgeon
Modifier -47 can be used with anesthesia codes to show that the surgeon provided anesthesia.
True or false - Answers False
What does the abbreviation MAC stand for in anesthesia coding? - Answers Monitored anesthesia
care
How many qualifying circumstance codes are there? - Answers 4
What is the correct anesthesia code assignment for a needle biopsy of the pleura? - Answers 00522
What is the correct anesthesia code assignment for a 57-year old who was involved in a motor vehicle
accident and needs an emergency craniectomy to evacuate a hematoma and decrease intracranial
pressure? - Answers 00211, 99140
Using the CPT manual, select the correct anesthesia code.
Anesthesia: General
Procedure: Partial rib resection - Answers 00470
Using the CPT manual, select the correct anesthesia code.
Anesthesia: General
Procedure: Cervical cerclage - Answers 00948