Exam 23: Coding for Evaluation and Management E&M, Anesthesia, and Surgery Section

The patient presented today with swelling and pain in the right knee. The patient suffers from primary osteoarthritis. Following an expanded problem-focused history and expanded problem-focused examination, the physician aspirated the joint and gave the patient an injection of steroid medication. Select the appropriate codes for today's visit:

Dr. G was asked to provide a cardiology consultation in the emergency department for a patient who was experiencing atrial fibrillation. Dr. G determined that the patient needed to have a dual-chamber pacemaker inserted, and he scheduled the patient to have this procedure on the following morning. To correctly code the outpatient consultation visit in the ED, which of the following modifiers needs to be appended?

A donor was brought to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia for harvesting of bone marrow. Select the correct code(s) to report the anesthesia services:

Jonathan is a 12-year-old whose mother took him to his pediatrician for his annual exam. While examining him, his pediatrician discovered that he had an inguinal hernia and performed a problem-focused history, a problem-focused exam, and straightforward medical decision making. The pediatrician is referring Jonathan to a surgeon for the hernia repair, and Jonathan is to return to his pediatrician in 1 year. Choose the appropriate code(s) for Jonathan's visit:

The patient presented today with swelling and pain in the right knee. The patient suffers from primary osteoarthritis. Following an expanded problem-focused history and expanded problem-focused examination, the physician aspirated the joint and gave the patient an injection of steroid medication. Select the appropriate codes for today's visit:

Which one of the following procedures is completed without incision and is considered noninvasive in nature?

Which of the following is not an element of a history component for evaluation and management coding?

P1 and P6 are examples of which of the following?

A patient was admitted into the observation unit of the hospital at 8 a.m. after presenting with pain in the lower back. After reviewing the test results of the lab work and discussing the ultrasound results with the radiologist, the physician diagnosed kidney stones. The physician performed a comprehensive history and comprehensive examination of the patient. The physician approved a plan of treatment and discharged the patient at 1:30 p.m. the same day. Choose the appropriate CPT code(s):

A perineoplasty, nonobstetrical, was performed on a 37-year-old female patient. Which range of CPT codes is appropriate for this procedure?

A 92-year-old woman is confined to a wheelchair and cannot live by herself. She resides in a residential facility for the elderly. Once every month, the facility has a physician come to the facility to examine and monitor the health of the residents. The physician makes recommendations to the facility and/or family members on the course of care to be given to the woman each month to maintain her health. At today's encounter the physician performs a problem-focused examination and interval history. The decision making is straightforward. Choose the appropriate CPT code:

The patient is a weight lifter who was training with heavy weights. While doing bicep curls, the patient experienced pain in the left forearm. A hematoma occurred, and he sought immediate medical treatment. He was diagnosed with a ruptured vein in his forearm. General anesthesia was administered in order to suture the vein. Which of the following codes is the appropriate code for reporting this service?

Which of the following is a type of medication used solely to relieve pain?

A patient was admitted into the observation unit of the hospital at 8 a.m. after presenting with pain in the lower back. After reviewing the test results of the lab work and discussing the ultrasound results with the radiologist, the physician diagnosed kidney stones. The physician performed a comprehensive history and comprehensive examination of the patient. The physician approved a plan of treatment and discharged the patient at 1:30 p.m. the same day. Choose the appropriate CPT code(s):

A 92-year-old woman is confined to a wheelchair and cannot live by herself. She resides in a residential facility for the elderly. Once every month, the facility has a physician come to the facility to examine and monitor the health of the residents. The physician makes recommendations to the facility and/or family members on the course of care to be given to the woman each month to maintain her health. At today's encounter the physician performs a problem-focused examination and interval history. The decision making is straightforward. Choose the appropriate CPT code:

Which of the following is not an element of a history component for evaluation and management coding?

Peter Dixon was found to have an esophageal stricture, so he consented to esophageal dilation under general anesthesia to reduce this stricture. Select the appropriate anesthesia code(s):

A screening mammogram is performed unilaterally. Choose the appropriate code for this service:

A screening mammogram is performed unilaterally. Choose the appropriate code for this service:

The patient is a weight lifter who was training with heavy weights. While doing bicep curls, the patient experienced pain in the left forearm. A hematoma occurred, and he sought immediate medical treatment. He was diagnosed with a ruptured vein in his forearm. General anesthesia was administered in order to suture the vein. Which of the following codes is the appropriate code for reporting this service?