Exam 15: Basics of Procedural Coding

Serum folic acid

The dollar value of each basic unit value used in anesthesia coding is called the __________.

Which of the following levels of history includes a review of the systems that relate to the chief complaint?

New patient office visit,problem-focused history and examination,straightforward decision making

Qualitative and quantitative codes for drug testing are found in which of the following CPT sections?

Subcategories are the lowest level of code description and specificity.

A(n)__________ code indicates that additional or supplemental procedures carried out in addition to the primary procedure are needed.

Subsequent nursing facility care,comprehensive interval history and examination,high-complexity medical decisions

New patient,initial inpatient consultation

When searching the alphabetic index,"humerus" is an example of which of the following?

Codes with a plus sign are additional codes that must be used with which of the following?

Hospital discharge day management,45 minutes

Psychoanalysis

Codes that are grouped together and paid as one service or procedure are known as __________.

__________ and management codes are used for physician's office visits.

Which of the following HCPCS codes range from A4000 to A8999?

A new or experimental procedure or service code is a category __________ code.

Chest x-ray examination,single view,frontal

Biopsy of external ear

The __________ indicates that modifying terms and descriptions follow.