Chapter 8: Intro to CPT Coding

add-on code - answer-Reported when another procedure is performed in addition to the primary procedure during the same operative session; modifier -51 (multiple procedures) is not used with add-on codes. Appendix A of CPT - answer-Contains a list of CPT modifiers and detailed descriptions. Appendix B of CPT - answer-Contains annual CPT coding changes that include added, deleted, and revised CPT codes; it serves as the basis for updating interoffice documents and billing tools. Appendix C of CPT - answer-Contains clinical examples for codes found in the Evaluation and Management section. Appendix D of CPT - answer-Contains a list of add-on codes that are identified throughout CPT with a plus symbol. Appendix E of CPT - answer-Contains a list of codes that are exempt from modifier -51 reporting rules and that are identified throughout CPT with a forbidden symbol. Appendix F of CPT - answer-Contains a list of codes that are exempt from modifier -63. Appendix G of CPT - answer-Contains a summary of CPT codes that include conscious sedation and that are identified throughout CPT with a bulls-eye symbol. Appendix H of CPT - answer-Contains an alphabetical index of performance measures by clinical condition or topic; located on the AMA website. Appendix I of CPT - answer-Contains genetic testing modifiers. Appendix J of CPT - answer-Contains an electrodiagnostic medicine listing of sensory, motor, and mixed nerves that are reported for motor and nerve studies codes. Appendix K of CPT - answer-Contains a list of codes that are pending FDA approval but that have been assigned CPT codes; in the CPT manual, these codes are preceded by the flash symbol. Appendix L of CPT - answer-Contains a list of vascular families that is intended to assist in the selection of first-, second-, third-, and beyond third-order branch arteries. Appendix M of CPT - answer-Contains a list of deleted CPT codes and descriptions with a crosswalk to new CPT codes. Appendix N of CPT - answer-Contains a list of CPT codes that do not appear in numerical order. CPT codes are resequenced (instead of deleted and renumbered) so that existing codes can be relocated to a more appropriate location; out-of-sequence codes are preceded by the number symbol. bullet symbol - answer-Symbol located to the left of CPT codes that identifies new procedures and services added to CPT. bull's-eye symbol - answer-Symbol located to the left of CPT codes that identifies procedures that include conscious sedation. Category I code - answer-Procedures/services identified by a five-digit CPT code and descriptor nomenclature; this type of code is traditionally associated with CPT and organized within six sections. Category II code - answer-Optional CPT "performance measurements" tracking code that is assigned an alphanumerical identifier with a letter in the last field; this type of code is located after the CPT Medicine section. Category III code - answer-"Emerging technology" temporary CPT code assigned for data collection purposes that is assigned an alphanumerical identifier with a letter in the last field; this type of code is located after the Medicine section, and it will be archived after five years if it is not accepted for placement within Category I sections of CPT. column 1/column 2 edit - answer-Code pairs that should not be billed together because one service inherently includes the other; previously called c