Exam 13: Basics of Procedural Coding

Special symbols used to provide additional information about certain codes are called __________; seven are used in CPT-4 coding.

New patient office visit, comprehensive history, examination, and moderate-complexity decision making

__________ codes are separated and reported individually.

New patient office visit, problem-focused history and examination, straightforward decision making

Which of the following codes can be used to help measure performance and outcomes?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

When wounds of more than one classification are repaired, list the less complicated repair as the primary procedure and the more complicated repair as the secondary procedure. When multiple wounds are repaired, add together the lengths of those in the same classification.

A(n) __________ patient has seen the physician within the past 3 years.

Triglycerides

Acne surgery, removal of multiple milia, comedones, cysts, pustules

__________ are procedures or treatments named for a person.

__________ and management codes are used for physician's office visits.

CPT-4 codes have __________ digits.

Suture of a recent wound on the eyelid

Breast reduction

Pelvimetry, with or without placental localization

The dollar value of each basic unit value used in anesthesia coding is called the __________.

Which of the following is a method of closed treatment of fractures?

New patient, initial inpatient consultation

Codes with a plus sign are additional codes that must be used with which of the following?