Exam 4: Foundations of CPT

A four-year-old girl presents to the provider's office complaining of severe right ear pain. Upon examination, impacted cerumen is present in both the right and left ears. The physician removes the impacted cerumen bilaterally using instrumentation. The coder identifies the following codes to describe this visit: 69210 Removal of impacted cerumen, unilateral 69209 Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage ,unilateral The coder should:

According to HCPCS guidelines, which of the following is true of Level I - CPT codes?

The Digestive section is found in which code range?

Modifier 22, Increased procedural service, is used when:

All of the following are major steps in locating the appropriate CPT code except:

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

In CPT, an addition to the code that is used to show that the service or procedure performed was altered in some way is a(n):

Modifier 25 describes:

Modifier 25 describes:

Harry is being seen for follow up in the doctor's office today after sustaining a broken wrist three weeks ago. Harry suffered this injury by falling off a ladder while at work. His services are being covered under his employer's Workers' Compensation insurance. The coder should append a modifier _____ to each service Harry receives for this condition.

CPT code 36400 Venipuncture, younger than age 3 years, necessitating physician's skill, not to be used for routine venipuncture; femoral or jugular vein, is found in the ________ section.

The description for Modifier 90 is:

When a local orthopedist follows up on a patient after his return home, following surgery while on vacation out of state, the following modifier would be applied to the service:

Modifier 62 is assigned in which scenario:

Modifier 25 describes:

The acronym for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System is:

The Radiology section is found in what code range?

Tracy, a coder for a large cardiology practice, has used the same CPT code to report EKG monitoring in the office for years. As she reviews her newly-revised edition of the CPT manual for the new year, she notes that this code now contains text enclosed in facing triangles. This means that:

In the CPT manual, the _____ symbol designates that a code has been revised.

Modifiers are found in which Appendix?