Exam 4: Foundations of CPT

Multiple procedures are represented by modifier:

In CPT, the star symbol:

Modifier 81 is used to describe:

Modifier 81 is used to describe:

The description for Modifier 90 is:

0001F-9007F are Category ____ codes:

To find a list of codes that are marked with a plus symbol, a coder would reference:

Each section of the CPT manual is divided into subsections based on all of the following except:

Which index includes instructions on the use of the CPT index?

Modifier 54 communicates:

A patient undergoes carpal tunnel decompression on the right hand on 6/3/12 with Dr. Smith. On 6/7/12, the patient calls Dr. Smith's office complaining of severe cramping and tingling in his right hand. Dr. Smith's partner, Dr. Curry, is available that afternoon and performs a repeat carpal tunnel decompression on the right hand. What modifier will need to be appended to the second carpal tunnel surgery code?

What does Appendix F contain?

There are ______ Appendices labeled by an alpha character in the CPT manual:

The description for Modifier 90 is:

Code range 50010-53899 represents what section of the CPT manual?

0001F-7025F are Category ____ codes:

A coder who codes primarily for an orthopedic surgeon who frequently performs nerve conduction studies in the office would reference which Appendix when assigning the appropriate CPT codes for the nerve conduction studies?

The proper name of the person who first identified the condition or disease, the physician who first developed the treatment or procedure for the condition, or the first patient diagnosed with the condition, is called a(n):

The description for Modifier 90 is:

In January, a coder is looking for a code in the Medicine section that she used last October to bill for a service the physician performed in the office. In looking through her new edition of the CPT manual, she can no longer locate the code she used last year. To see if this code has been deleted or revised, the coder would look in which Appendix of the CPT manual?