Exam 6: Anesthesia and General Surgery

Anesthesia codes are assigned based on the body site being operated on and not based on type of anesthesia administered.

List the code describing an anesthesiologist's service of administering a Bier block on a patient's right arm. The patient underwent carpal tunnel surgery.

When coding a control of nasal hemorrhage, three things must be known: if hemorrhage was anterior or posterior, if anterior was the bleeding was simple or complex, and ____.

___________________________________ are used to provide prolonged access to a vessel for chemotherapy, IV fluids, and mediations.

A diagnostic laryngoscopy is assigned when a biopsy is obtained from the larynx.

All anesthesia service codes require a two-digit modifier to describe the mental status of a patient.

A physician suspects a foreign body in a toddler's throat. Direct laryngoscopy reveals nothing. Assign the CPT code.

An 11-year-old boy is admitted for T&A. Patient has chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis. Assign the ICD-9 diagnosis code and CPT procedure codes.

What modifier is assigned for a hammertoe surgery performed on the right little toe?

Patient is prepped for complete colonoscopy. Scope is inserted and due to poor bowel prep, surgeon cannot pass the scope through the splenic flexure. Decision is made to terminate the procedure. Assign the procedure code and any modifiers for the physician.

Sometimes anesthesia services are performed under difficult circumstances and where the patient may have unusual risk factors. These are called _____________________.

Resection of small intestine, single resection, with anastomosis. Assign the CPT procedure code.

A dual-chamber pacemaker device includes the generator and electrodes inserted into both the atrium and the ____________________ of the heart.

If a physician performs a procedure and provides the anesthesia for the procedure, codes are assigned from the ____________________ Section of CPT.

Postoperative visits from the anesthesiologist are not included in the anesthesia code as these services took place after the patient's operation.

A 69-year-old female with a 7-month history of stress incontinence is admitted for laparoscopic urethral suspension. Assign the ICD-9 diagnosis code and the CPT-4 procedure code.

CPT distinguishes between catheters inserted in patients over or under the age of ____ years.

With anesthesia services, there may be unusual forms of monitoring which are reported separately.

If fluoroscopic guidance is used to ensure appropriate placement of a central venous catheter, what code is reported?

The ____________________ phase is bringing the patient out of the anesthetic and providing postoperative care while the patient is in the recovery room.