CCA Mock Exam

A 32-year-old patient has a colonoscopy with removal of three polyps by snare. Moderate sedation was used and provided by the physician. The intraservice time was 30 minutes. - 45385, 99156, 99157 A code of 45385 should be used for the colonoscopy procedure with the removal of polpys. No additional codes needed for the colonscopy since it included the colonoscopy and removal of polyps. The moderate sedation also needs to be coded. A code of 99156 should be used to code the moderate sedation services provided by a physician for the intial 15 minutes of intraservice time. An additional code of 99157 should be coded for the additional 15 minutes of intraservice time for the moderate sedation since the patient was sedated for a total of 30 minutes. No additional codes needed