Exam 11: Radiology Pathology and Laboratory

A complete radiological procedure performed by two physicians would include a procedure code from the surgery section and a radiological supervision and interpretation code.

Pathology codes 88300-88309 include the following services: accession, examination and ____ of a specimen.

When reporting a radiology code that states "radiological supervision and interpretation," it is not appropriate to assign a -26 modifier to this code.

Tissue that is submitted for individual and separate attention, requiring examination and a pathologic diagnosis, is called a ____________________.

A ____________________ is a profile where more than one test is typically performed from one blood sample

Assign the code for CAT scan of head without contrast followed by infusion of contrast material and further sections.

Modifier -TC is assigned by the physician if he uses supplies or equipment provided by the facility.

Modifier use and reporting is consistent among all insurance carriers and medical programs.

Modifier 22 can be reported when billing a CAT scan with additional slices.

What modifier would be assigned if an independent lab was mandated to reanalyze a specimen at the request of an insurance company or for a second opinion?

Diagnostic ____________________ involves the use of high frequency waves to visualize internal structures of the body.

Internal radiation is also called ____________________ where radioactive material is placed inside the patient or in close proximity.

Lung scans are performed for all but the following:

A couple was undergoing infertility testing. Part of this process includes obtaining a sperm count. Code for this.

A neurology practice would be able to submit radiology procedure codes even though they do not have radiologic equipment in their office.

Two or more codes are necessary when a lab receives two or more separate specimens even if the same level of pathology code is assigned for both.

A radiation therapist and a radiologist are one and the same, as they both prepare cancer patients for treatment and administer radiation doses.

The technical component of a procedure includes the physician's skill in performing the actual procedure and expenses of the supplies and equipment.

Assign the pathology code for the following. A patient is seen in the office for a vasectomy. A section of vas deferens is received at the lab in sterile solution. Gross and microscopic examination is performed.

If a physician were performing a lab test to determine the therapeutic level of Lithium, what subsection of the laboratory section would the code come from?