CPT Coding

CPT Coding The current edition of CPT is pocket-sized and contains approximately 4,000 codes. ️f lists codes that are exempt from the use of a 51 modifier ️Appendix E lists the additions, deletions, and revised CPT codes for the new year ️Appendix B lists codes in which moderate sedation is considered a bundled service ️Appendix G lists codes that are exempt from the use of a 63 modifier ️Appendix F provides an alphabetic index of performance measures ️Appendix H gives clinical examples for codes found in the Evaluation and Management section ️Appendix C provides a summary of crosswalked deleted CPT codes ️Appendix M provides a listing of add-on codes found throughout the CPT ️Appendix D provides the electrodiagnostic medicine listing of sensory, motor, and mixed nerves ️Appendix J lists the genetic testing code modifiers ️Appendix I provides a detailed description of each of the modifiers used with CPT codes ️Appendix A lists vascular families ️Appendix K The appendices are located after the index. ️t The modifier that indicates that multiple modifiers are needed is modifier ____________________. ️99 Modifier 53 indicates a mandated service. ️t Using a CPT manual, select the correct modifier to use for the following case: Dr. Won, a radiologist, interpreted a cervical X-ray of the spine. The modifier that should be reported is ____________________. ️26 Level II modifiers are three-digit alpha-numeric codes. ️true A pricing modifier should be entered in the first modifier field if an informational modifier is also reported. ️true Place of service codes are used by payers to specify the level of evaluation and management code that is reported. ️true Medical decision making is based on all of the following EXCEPT: ️examination of the patient A detailed examination is the highest level of examination and consists of a multisystem or complete examination of a single organ system. ️t The amount of data that a physician needs to review and the complexity of the data reviewed is considered when selecting the level of examination completed for the patient. ️t Social history includes information regarding the patient's and patient's family's marital status, occupation, sexual history, and other social factors. ️t Removal of a lesion from the epidermal or dermal layer of the skin without incising or slicing into the subcutaneous level of the skin is known as ____________________. ️shaving common sites for skin tags include the axillae, ____________________, and inguinal areas. ️neck A subungual hematoma is the collection of blood under the fingernail or toenail. ️true