Anesthesia coding - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

OST-247 - Procedure Coding - Chapters 4 & 5 Questions and Answers Rated A+ **What role does documentation of time play in billing for anesthesia services?** - Documentation of time is crucial in accurately billing for anesthesia services. **Is it correct that anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions is reported using the add-on code 99140?** - Yes, anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions is appropriately reported with add- on code 99140. **Do anesthesia-specific mo...

Table of Contents Unit 1: Reimbursement 1.Reimbursement, HIPAA, and Compliance Unit 2: ICD-10-CM 2.An Overview of ICD-10-CM 3.ICD-10-CM Outpatient Coding and Reporting Guidelines 4.Using ICD-10-CM 5.Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 1-10) 6.Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 11-14) 7.Chapter-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM Chapters 15-21) Unit 3: CPT and HCPCS 8.Introduction to CPT 9.Introduction to the Level II National Codes (HCPCS) 10.Modifiers 11.Evalu...

Describe treatment of dysrhythmias correct answer: To determine if treatment is necessary, assess the patient. Then ask the following questions: Is he or she experiencing signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output? Is the dysrhythmia potentially life threatening? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, the patient will need to treatment for the dysrhythmia. ***WE WILL DISCUSS TREATMENTS OF DYSRHYTHMIAS BASED UPON CURRENT ACLS TREATMENT ALGORITHMS CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ...

NHA,CBCS (2024/ 2025) Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Which of the following actions by a billing and coding specialist would be considered fraud? Answer: Billing for services not provided Q: The >< symbol is used to indicate a new and revised test other than which of the following? Answer: Procedure descriptors Q: On the CMS-1500 claim form, blocks 14 through 33 contain information about which of the following? Answer: The...

FINAL CCS Exam Ahima Questions And Answers All Verified A+ Graded A patient undergoes a retrograde urethrocystogram. The same physician performs both the injection and the supervision and interpretation, using equipment located in his office. Choose the appropriate CPT code(s). 51610, 74450 The surgeon excised a malignant melanoma of the nose measuring 1.0 cm. in diameter. In addition, the operative report stated that skin margins were taken, and the excised diameter was 2.5 cm. What is...

CPT & HCPCS Coding - Anesthesia Formula (True or False Review) Q&A

CPT & HCPCS Coding True or False review anesthesia formula Questions and Answers 2024 TRUE -Answer-Anesthesia services are reimbursed based in part on the amount of time anesthesia is administered. TRUE -Answer-The anesthesia code for the most complex procedure is assigned when multiple procedures are performed during the same operative session under the same type of anesthesia. FALSE -Answer-Preoperative and postoperative visits by the anesthesiologist can be reported in addition to the...

NHA,CBCS Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Which of the following would most likely result in a denial on a Medicare claim? Answer: An experimental chemotherapy medication for a patient who has stage III renal cancer Q: Which of the following pieces of guarantor information is required when establishing a patient's financial record? Answer: Phone number Q: A provider surgically punctures through the space betw...

Abstract - to collect pertinent medical information to make an informed decision on assigning a correct code. This process ensures that all medical procedures or services present in the medical record are identified without any omission. Further, abstracted data has sections such as main terms and subterms (also known as modifying terms). These terms help to find the code or code ranges in the alphabetical index. Anesthesia Codes (CPT-4 Codes) - The codes used in the anesthesia section of t...

CASE 1 Operative Report PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Comminuted left proximal humerus fracture. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Comminuted left proximal humerus fracture. (The postoperative diagnosis is used for coding.) OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: Open treatment of left proximal humerus.(The working procedure until the report is read.) ANESTHESIA: General.(General anesthesia is used.) IMPLANTS: DePuy GLOBAL® FX™, stem size 10 with a 48 x 15 humeral head.(This is an indication that a prosthesis was introd...