CPT & HCPCS Coding True or False review anesthesia formula Questions and Answers 2024

CPT & HCPCS Coding True or False review anesthesia formula Questions and Answers 2024 TRUE -Answer-Anesthesia services are reimbursed based in part on the amount of time anesthesia is administered. TRUE -Answer-The anesthesia code for the most complex procedure is assigned when multiple procedures are performed during the same operative session under the same type of anesthesia. FALSE -Answer-Preoperative and postoperative visits by the anesthesiologist can be reported in addition to the administration of the anesthesia. FALSE -Answer-When a second physician provides moderate conscious sedation in a nonfacility setting then this physician can report a moderate conscious sedation code. TRUE -Answer-When a physician performs the surgery and administers the anesthesia the modifier 47 (Anesthesia by surgeon) needs to be appended to the procedure code. TRUE -Answer-Physical Status Modifiers are used to indicate the condition of the patient at the time the anesthesia was administered. FALSE -Answer-The ASA Relative Value is a list of the charges for the anesthesia services performed. FALSE -Answer-Only one Qualifying Circumstances Code can be reported during the same operative session. FALSE -Answer-The appropriate Physical Status Modifier is decided by the medical coder and does not need to be documented by the anesthesiologist. TRUE -Answer-The procedure with the highest basic unit value is reported when multiple surgical procedures are performed during the same operative session. FALSE -Answer-Hospital Observation Services codes may only be assigned if the patient is in an area designated by the hospital as an observation area. TRUE -Answer-When a patient is admitted to a hospital directly from a physician's office report a code from the Initial Hospital Care Subcategory. FALSE -Answer-The anticoagulant management codes can be reported in the outpatient and inpatient setting. FALSE -Answer-When a patient and/or the family initiates a consultation (instead of a physician initiating it), a consultation code is reported. FALSE -Answer-HCPCS: When a physician orders that a patient be placed under observation, the patient's status is that of an inpatient. FALSE -Answer-HCPCS: The codes listed in the Chemotherapy Drugs category cover the cost of the chemotherapy and the administration. TRUE -Answer-Modifier 50 (Bilateral procedure) should be appended if a patient has bunionectomy procedures performed on both the right foot and the left foot during the same operative session (code 28292). TRUE -Answer-If a patient had multiple procedures performed during the same operative session, modifier 51 (Multiple procedures) would be added to the additional procedure codes. TRUE -Answer-When the description of a code includes the word bilateral you do not add the modifier 50 (Bilateral procedure) to the CPT® code. FALSE -Answer-There are no exceptions to adding the modifier 51 (Multiple procedures) to a CPT code when more than one procedure is performed during the same operative session. FALSE -Answer-For spine examinations using magnetic