Exam 25: Pathologylaboratory

What name is given to cultures for identification of organisms, as well as the identification of sensitivities of the organism to antibiotics?

A qualitative test for arsenic poisoning (a heavy metal). CPT Code: ____________________

An intradermal tuberculosis TB test. CPT Code: ____________________

For repeat laboratory tests performed on the same day, the correct modifier is -51.

In the Pathology/Laboratory section of the CPT, drugs are listed by their ____ names.

The postmortem codes 88000-88099 represent physician services only.

A dipstick urinalysis for ketones. CPT Code: ____________________

GROSS DESCRIPTION: Specimen is received in fixative and consists of three pieces of tissue.The largest piece measures 0.3 x 0.3 cm and the smallest piece measures 0.2 x 0.1 cm in greatest dimensions. MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION: 1 microscopic slide examined. DIAGNOSIS: Urinary bladder, needle biopsy-chronic cystitis (cystica) with squamous metaplasia CPT Code: ____________________

What type of drug test measures the presence of a drug in the specimen?

A sample of tissue from a suspect area can be further divided into which of the following?

A service that is rarely provided, unusual, variable, or new may require a special report in determining medical appropriateness of the service.

A blood count, CBC, automated with a differential. CPT Code: ____________________

An immunoassay for tumor antigen, qualitative; CA 125. CPT Code: ____________________

When a pathologist provides a consultation involving the examination and evaluation of a patient, the service is reported with 80500 or 80502.

A surgical pathology specimen that is not listed in the pathology code descriptions should be assigned a code that most closely reflects the physician's work involved compared to other specimens assigned to that code.

Match each level of surgical pathology with the correct specimen below. -breast mastectomy-partial/simple

Pathologists have specific codes for clinical pathology consultations.

Postmortem examination, gross only with brain and spinal cord. CPT Code: ____________________

In Therapeutic Drug Assays (80150-80299), the examination is quantitative.

There are different codes for Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) depending on the source of the specimen.