Exam 8: Coding Medical and Surgical Procedures

MATCHING Match the following with the correct term or definition. -Root operation that alters the diameter/route of a tubular body part

____ identifies procedure codes identified by the Medicare Code Editor as procedures covered under limited circumstances.

Total right hip replacement with ceramic on polyethylene prosthesis,open approach,without bone cement

Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part is called ____.

Cutting into a body part without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part in order to separate or transect a body part is called ____.

MATCHING Match the following with the correct term or definition. -Root operation to remove some/all of a body part

Moving all or a portion of a body part to its normal location or other suitable location is called ____.

Which of these is a true characteristic of significant procedures?

If a patient's procedure is canceled before he or she shows up at the hospital,what is the correct Z code to assign?

Taking out or off a device from a body part is called ____.

Open endarterectomy of right internal carotid artery

Putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part is called ____.

MATCHING Match the following with the correct term or definition. -Root operation that puts in/puts back or moves some/all of a body part

The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)definitions are used by chronic care,long-term hospitals to report inpatient data elements in a standardized manner.

Transurethral endoscopic laser ablation of prostate

When a patient shows up to have a procedure performed,but the procedure is canceled for whatever reason,the principal diagnosis would be ___________________.

Open thyroidectomy with removal of the entire right lobe

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy converted to open cholecystectomy

Placement of central venous catheter with the tip at the cavoatrial junction

Lysis of small intestinal adhesions,open approach