Ost 247 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear. True Cerumen is a watery substance that aids in maintaining balance. False The cochlea is a tube-like structure in the external ear. False The semicircular canals are located behind the vestibule. True The cilia are tiny hairs that transmit sound inward. True The __________, __________, and __________ are the three regions of the auditory system. external ear, middle ear, inner ear The CPT code for ear piercing is reported using code _______...

CPT codes tell the insurance carrier what brought the patient to the physician's office. - ️️False Text, symbols, and the history of CPT are found in the introduction of the book. - ️️True The CPT code book is updated annually on July 1. - ️️False The Surgery section of codes begins with code 10001 and goes through code 69999. - ️️False ▲ is the symbol for a revised code. - ️️True The CPT coding system was first published in 1966 by the (abbreviated ). - ️...

Documentation of time is necessary in billing anesthesia services. - True Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions is reported with the add-on code 99140. - True Anesthesia-specific modifiers are required only if the anesthesiologist deems it necessary. - False RVG stands for Relative Value Guide and is published by the AMA. - False (The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) publishes supplemental codes and guidelines similar to those in CPT, as well as the Relative Value Gu...

A 1.3-cm laceration repair, vestibule of mouth - 40830 A biopsy of the lip is a type of cheiloplasty. - False A complete bilateral cervical lymphadenectomy would be reported with the addition of modifier 50. - True A gastrectomy is the process of making a surgical incision into the stomach. - False A physician records the following: A diagnostic biliary endoscope was placed to view and remove a calculi found in the biliary tract. Two codes would be used to code this procedure appropriately...

1 mg injection of busulfan - J0594 A Certificate of Medical Necessity should be kept in the business office. - False A family planning clinic supplied a 20-year-old patient with a diaphragm for contraceptive use. The correct HCPCS code to report this is ____. - A4266 A National Drug Code is a 15-digit number that identifies the drug manufacturer. - False A psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services is reported with code 90791. - False Adenovirus type 4 PCV13 live - Code: 90476...

The adrenal glands are found underneath the kidneys. - correct answer False Code 60240 reports a complete thyroidectomy. - correct answer True The endocrine system is a group of internal hormone secreting glands and structures. - correct answer True Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed when the pancreas is not functioning properly or not at all. - correct answer True The thymus gland is located in the pelvis. - correct answer False The hormone, __________, aids in regulating t...

Tdap for a 14-year-old - correct answer Code: 90715 Method of Administration: intramuscular Typhoid vaccine, live - correct answer Code: 90690 Method of Administration: oral MMRV, live vaccine - correct answer Code: 90710 Method of Administration: subcutaneous HepA, pediatric/adolescent dosage 3 dose schedule - correct answer Code: 90634 Method of Administration: intramuscular DTaP-Hib-IPV - correct answer Code: 90698 Method of Administration: intramuscular Varicell...

CPT codes tell the insurance carrier what brought the patient to the physician's office. - correct answer False Text, symbols, and the history of CPT are found in the introduction of the book. - correct answer True The CPT code book is updated annually on July 1. - correct answer False The Surgery section of codes begins with code 10001 and goes through code 69999. - correct answer False ▲ is the symbol for a revised code. - correct answer True The CPT coding system w...

Fasciotomy of toe - 28008 Open tenotomy of hip flexor of right side - 27005-RT Drainage of abscess of finger - 26010 I&D of bursa of left wrist - 25031-LT Arthrotomy of elbow with removal of foreign body - 24000 Incision and drainage of deep abscess of the soft tissue of the thorax - 21501 Temporomandibular joint arthrotomy - 21010 Incision of bone cortex of shoulder - 23035 I&D of elbow for deep abscess - 23930 Incision of flexor tendon sheath of wrist - 25001 Inte...

Suture and ligation of the thoracic duct via the abdominal approach - correct answer 38382 Limited lymphadenectomy for staging in the pelvic and para-aortic region - correct answer 38562 Laparoscopic bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy - correct answer 38571 Complete axillary lymphadenectomy - correct answer 38745 Superficial inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy including Cloquet's node - correct answer 38760 Open excision of deep cervical node - correct answer 38510 ...