Deck 12: Anesthesia

Question 1

Concurrent modifiers are used to describe:

A)number of cases an anesthesiologist is directing or supervising at one time
B)services provided by multiple physicians on the same day
C)multiple services provided on the same day
D)none of the above

Answer 1

number of cases an anesthesiologist is directing or supervising at one time

Question 2

Qualifying anesthesia circumstances are add-on codes and are used when the administration of the anesthesia is more difficult.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Codes for Qualifying Circumstances are located in both the Anesthesia Guidelines and the ____________________ section of the CPT manual.

Answer 3

Medicine

Question 4

There are various types of anesthesia, and these include general, regional, or local sedation.

Question 5

What is the type of sedation that allows a procedure to be performed without pain to the patient, but the patient is not completely asleep?

A)block
B)conscious or moderate
C)general
D)regional

Question 6

Only one CPT procedure code may be represented by one anesthesia code.

Question 7

The society that publishes the Relative Value Guide for anesthesia services is the:

A)American Society of Anesthesiologists
B)American Academy of Anesthesiologists
C)Academy of Anesthesiology
D)Anesthesiology Society of America

Question 8

The anesthesia formula is:

A)P + T + M
B)D + P + M
C)T + B + M
D)B + T + M

Question 9

When time is calculated for anesthesia services, the time begins when:

A)the patient arrives in the operating room
B)the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient for anesthesia
C)the anesthesiologist begins to administer the anesthesia
D)the surgeon makes the first incision

Question 10

Which codes begin with the number 99 and are used to indicate anesthesia services provided during situations that make the administration of the anesthesia more difficult?

A)special circumstances
B)adjunct services
C)qualifying circumstances
D)physical status modifiers

Question 11

Local anesthesia is a type of anesthesia that provides a decreased level of consciousness.

Question 12

If anesthesia was provided to a patient who is not expected to survive without the surgical procedure being performed, which physical status modifier would be appended to the anesthesia code? (Make sure to include a dash in front of your modifier answer.-XX)

Question 13

Appendix ____________________ of the CPT manual lists some HCPCS modifiers.

Question 14

Physical status modifier P3 indicates a patient with _________________ systemic disease.

Question 15

What type of nurse can administer anesthesia under the direction of an anesthesiologist?

A)LPN
B)RN
C)CRN
D)CRNA

Question 16

The modifier "-AA" is an example of what type of modifier?

A)CPT
B)HCPCS
C)ICD-10-CM
D)None of the above

Question 17

In the Anesthesia section of the CPT manual, the codes are usually divided first by which of the following?

A)specific procedure
B)anatomic site
C)degree of difficulty
D)amount of time

Question 18

Moderate or ____________________ sedation is a type of sedation that may be provided by the physician performing the procedure.

Question 19

The anesthesia status modifier that indicates the patient's condition at the time anesthesia was administered is:

A)special
B)adjunct
C)qualifying
D)physical

Question 20

Anesthesia services include postoperative visits to the patient by the anesthesiologist.

Question 21

Assign a CPT anesthesia code for percutaneous liver biopsy.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 22

Assign a CPT anesthesia code and applicable modifiers for anesthesia services for an 81-year-old patient with mild systemic disease who receives anesthesia for revision of total hip arthroplasty.
CPT Codes: ____________________ (two codes)

Question 23

Assign a CPT anesthesia code for debridement of third-degree burns of right arm, 6% body surface area.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 24

Anesthesia for tracheobronchial reconstruction.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 25

Assign a CPT anesthesia code for total hip replacement, open procedure.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 26

Anesthesia code for a biopsy of the clavicle.
CPT Code: _____________

Question 27

Anesthesia for diagnostic arthroscopic procedure of the knee joint.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 28

Anesthesia code for a tympanostomy of the left ear performed on an 11-month-old female.
CPT Codes: __________________________ (two codes)

Question 29

Anesthesia for burr holes.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 30

Assign a CPT anesthesia code and applicable modifiers for anesthesia services for a 9-month-old normal child who received anesthesia for hernia repair in the lower abdomen.
CPT Codes: ____________________ (two codes)

Question 31

Assign a CPT anesthesia code for repair of cleft palate.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 32

Daily hospital management of epidural, continuous drug administration.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 33

Anesthesia for radical hysterectomy.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 34

Assign a CPT anesthesia code for Strayer procedure.
CPT Code: ____________________

Question 35

Anesthesia for bilateral vasectomy.
CPT Code: ____________________