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CPT
Chapters 20, 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Endoscopic procedures are reported on the _____ place(s) to which the scope is advanced. | furthest extent |
| A diagnostic endoscopic procedure is reported only when: | no surgical procedure is performed |
| Because most third-party payers do not pay for cosmetic surgery, the physician must carefully document ____ to ensure reimbursement for noncosmetic procedures. | medical necessity |
| What is the method(s) that a physician uses to control a nosebleed? | packaging, cauterization, ligation |
| If the physician performs a lavage of the maxillary sinus, what is he/she doing? | washing nasal sinuses |
| Thoracentesis is performed to withdraw fluid from the pleural space for a variety of conditions including | congestive heart failure, pneumonia, tuberculosis, or carcinoma |
| What term describes a procedure in which a scope is placed into a body cavity. | endoscopy |
| Which of the following terms does not describe the nasal turbinates? | not exterior |
| The procedure in which a scope is passed into the larynx so the physician can look at the larynx is what type of laryngoscopy? | direct-endoscope |
| In what Surgery subsection would you find the code for the incision and drainage or a nasal abscess using an external approach to the abscess? | Integumentary System |
| The name of the procedure in which mucus is removed from the sinuses by flushing a saline solution through the sinus cavities is _______. For example, the Proetz procedure (saline irrigation combined with suction). | Displacement therapy |
| What is the name of the surgical procedure for the rearrangement of the nasal septum? | septoplasty |
| The term that describes destruction by removing, usually by cutting is: | ablation |
| A gastrostomy tube is placed inside the stomach for: | feeding purposes |
| When a diagnostic colonoscopy is coded, the code includes: | analscopy, proctosigmoidscopy, sigmoidscopy |
| The first step in choosing the correct digestive endoscopic procedure code is to identify the __________ of the procedure. | extent |
| The procedure used to develop an artificial opening through the abdominal wall is: | exteriorization |
| What two words are important factors in coding hernia repair? | strangulated or incarcerated |
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