Chapter 12: Anasthesia UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In the index of the CPT, you would reference this main term and these two subterms to locate a
blood patch code. - CORRECT ANSWER - Injection, Spinal Cord, Blood for 62273
Which subsections are not divided by anatomic site? - CORRECT ANSWER - Radiologic
procedures, Burn excisions or debridement, Obstetrics, and Other procedures
What is analgesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - The absence of pain
What is anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Induction or administration of a drug to
obtain partial or complete loss of sensation
Name three types of anasthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - general, regional, local
In what section of the CPT are the sedation codes identified that enable the patient to maintain
breathing for himself/herself? - CORRECT ANSWER - Medicine
What is the type of sedation that enables the patient to maintain breathing for himself/herself? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Moderate or conscious sedation
Where is the information regarding Anesthesia Service located within CPT manual? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anesthesia Guidelines
If the anesthesia service was provided to a patient who had mild systemic disease, what would
the physical status modifier likely be? - CORRECT ANSWER - P2
If the same service was provided to a patient who had severe systemic disease, what would the
physical status modifier likely be? - CORRECT ANSWER - P3
, Anesthesia complicated by utilization of total body hypothermia, CPT code: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 99116
When filling out a claim, always record the ____________ time, which indicates the ending time
of the time spent personally attending to the patient for anesthesia services. - CORRECT
ANSWER - actual
____________ time is that time when the anesthesia care of the patient can be safely turned over
to a non-anesthesia provider. This generally never happens in the operating room. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stop
The _______________ time on the anesthesia record should match the time reported on the
claim form and indicates the beginning time of the anesthesia service. - CORRECT
ANSWER - start
What is the difference between modifiers QX and QY? - CORRECT ANSWER - QX:
indicates medical direction of a CRNA by a physician and is appended to the CRNA portion of
the charge.
QY: indicates medical direction by an anesthesiologist of one CRNA and is appended to the
physician portion of the charge.
Using Appendix A of the CPT manual, identify the modifier: Increased Procedural Services -
CORRECT ANSWER - -22
Using Appendix A of the CPT manual, identify the modifier: Unusual Anesthesia - CORRECT
ANSWER - -23
Which HCPCS modifier would be used to identify: Medical supervision by a physician of more
than 4 concurrent anesthesia procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - -AD
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In the index of the CPT, you would reference this main term and these two subterms to locate a
blood patch code. - CORRECT ANSWER - Injection, Spinal Cord, Blood for 62273
Which subsections are not divided by anatomic site? - CORRECT ANSWER - Radiologic
procedures, Burn excisions or debridement, Obstetrics, and Other procedures
What is analgesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - The absence of pain
What is anesthesia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Induction or administration of a drug to
obtain partial or complete loss of sensation
Name three types of anasthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - general, regional, local
In what section of the CPT are the sedation codes identified that enable the patient to maintain
breathing for himself/herself? - CORRECT ANSWER - Medicine
What is the type of sedation that enables the patient to maintain breathing for himself/herself? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Moderate or conscious sedation
Where is the information regarding Anesthesia Service located within CPT manual? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anesthesia Guidelines
If the anesthesia service was provided to a patient who had mild systemic disease, what would
the physical status modifier likely be? - CORRECT ANSWER - P2
If the same service was provided to a patient who had severe systemic disease, what would the
physical status modifier likely be? - CORRECT ANSWER - P3
, Anesthesia complicated by utilization of total body hypothermia, CPT code: - CORRECT
ANSWER - 99116
When filling out a claim, always record the ____________ time, which indicates the ending time
of the time spent personally attending to the patient for anesthesia services. - CORRECT
ANSWER - actual
____________ time is that time when the anesthesia care of the patient can be safely turned over
to a non-anesthesia provider. This generally never happens in the operating room. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stop
The _______________ time on the anesthesia record should match the time reported on the
claim form and indicates the beginning time of the anesthesia service. - CORRECT
ANSWER - start
What is the difference between modifiers QX and QY? - CORRECT ANSWER - QX:
indicates medical direction of a CRNA by a physician and is appended to the CRNA portion of
the charge.
QY: indicates medical direction by an anesthesiologist of one CRNA and is appended to the
physician portion of the charge.
Using Appendix A of the CPT manual, identify the modifier: Increased Procedural Services -
CORRECT ANSWER - -22
Using Appendix A of the CPT manual, identify the modifier: Unusual Anesthesia - CORRECT
ANSWER - -23
Which HCPCS modifier would be used to identify: Medical supervision by a physician of more
than 4 concurrent anesthesia procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - -AD
