Exam 5: Procedural Coding

What is the correct CPT code for the initial office visit for evaluation of a 13-year-old male with progressive scoliosis, 30 minutes, detailed history and, examination, low-complexity of decision making?

What is the correct CPT code for routine cataract removal (extracapsular) with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (one-stage procedure), manual technique?

A / An _____ indicates that the code's descriptor has changed.

A plus sign (+) next to a code in the main text indicates _____.

To ensure that the procedure codes, as well as the diagnosis codes, are correctly linked and valid, medical assistants should _____.

In CPT, a triangle next to a code indicates a (n) ___.

What is the correct CPT code for a repeat office visit with a 30-year-old male patient for a blood pressure check?

_____ is a description of the development of the illness from the first sign or symptom that the patient experienced to the present time.

What is the correct CPT code for the first hour of physician critical care of a patient in a coronary care unit who has gone into cardiac arrest?

In CPT, a number appended to a code to report particular facts is called a (n) ____.

A service requested by the patient's physician that is performed by a second physician is known as a / an ______.

What is the correct CPT code for arthroplasty performed on the temporomandibular joint without autograft to remove bony ankylosis?

To break a panel or package of services/procedures into component parts is an incorrect billing practice known as________.

What is the correct CPT modifier for minimal surgical assistant services?

Unbundling causes ________.

What is the correct CPT code for a consultation provided by a rheumatologist for evaluation of a 58-year-old male patient with shoulder arthralgia; detailed history and, examination, and low complexity of medical decision-making?

On correct claims, each reported service is connected to what element that supports the medical necessity of the service?