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Chapter 14 Test Review  Question 1_4 out of 4 points Looking in the CPT® manual the Nervous System is divided into what subheadings? Selected Answer: a. Skull, Meninges, and Brain; Spine and Spinal Cord; Extracranial Nerves, Peripheral Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System. Correct Answer: a. Skull, Meninges, and Brain; Spine and Spinal Cord; Extracranial Nerves, Peripheral Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System. Response Feedback: Rationale: CPT® divides the nervous system into...

Chapter 12 Test Review  Question 1_4 out of 4 points Left ureteral stent placement and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or Lithotripsy (ESWL) of the left kidney are performed. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this service? Selected Answer: d. 50590-LT, 52332-51-LT Correct Answer: d. 50590-LT, 52332-51-LT Response Feedback: Rationale: Two procedures are performed. CPT® 52353 describes laser lithotripsy and does not include ESWL. CPT® 52332 describes the stent placement, but...

Chapter 6 Test Review  Question 1_4 out of 4 points What hernia repair codes can be reported with add-on code 49568? Selected Answer: a. 49560-49566 Correct Answer: a. 49560-49566 Response Feedback: Rationale: Look in your CPT® codebook for 49568. The parenthetical note under add-on code 49568 states to Use 49568 in conjunction with 11004-11006, 49560-49566.  Question 2_4 out of 4 points Services provided in the home by an agency are considered Selected Answer: c. Facility s...

Question 1_4 out of 4 points What is the value of a remittance advice? Selected Answer: c. It states what will be paid and why any changes to charges were made. Correct Answer: c. It states what will be paid and why any changes to charges were made. Response Feedback: Rationale: The determination of the payer is sent to the provider in the form of a remittance advice. The remittance advice explains the outcome of the insurance adjudication on the claim, including the payment amount, co...

Chapter 7 Test Review  Question 1_4 out of 4 points What term best describes a mass of hyperplastic scar tissue? Selected Answer: b. Keloid Correct Answer: b. Keloid Response Feedback: Rationale: A keloid scar is excess growth of connective tissue during the healing process.  Question 2_4 out of 4 points What is commonly known as a boil of the skin? Selected Answer: d. Furuncle Correct Answer: d. Furuncle Response Feedback: Rationale: Carbuncles and furuncles (boils) typ...

Chapter 2 Test Review  Question 1_4 out of 4 points What is a myocardial infarction? Selected Answer: d. Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue death Correct Answer: d. Lack of oxygen to the heart tissue, resulting in tissue death  Question 2_4 out of 4 points Which of the following are auditory ossicles? Selected Answer: b. Stapes and incus Correct Answer: b. Stapes and incus  Question 3_4 out of 4 points If a woman has a Pap smear performed by her gyneco...