| Question | Answer |
| The type of cardiology that envolves the entering of the body to make a correction or for examination. | Invasive |
| Supervision and Interpretation codes for angiography are located where in the CPT manual. | radiology section |
| An example of a noninvasive cardiology procedure/service is. | cardiovascular stress test |
| The major division of the cardiovascular subsection is whether a procedure involved a | coronary or noncoronary vessel |
| What is the name of the procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from the space around the heart through a needle and a catheter is left in to allow for continued drainage. | pericardiocentesis |
| The device that can be inserted into the body to electrically shock the heart into regular rhythm | cardioverter-defibrillator |
| Pacemaker insertion codes are divided based on the surgical | approach |
| What is the name of the electrodes that are placed into the atrium and/or ventricle of the heart when a pacemaker is inserted | leads |
| What are the three sections of the CPT that you use to code many cardiovascular services | surgery, radiology, medicine |
| What does the abbrevation EP mean as it relates to cardiovascular services | electrophysiology |
| What type of cardiology is a diagnostic specialty that uses radioactive elements to aid in the diagnosis of cardiology conditions | nuclear |
| Within the cardiovascular system, what is compared to the branches of a tree | vascular families |
| In which type of catheter placement is the catheter moved, manipulated, or guided into a part of the arterial system other than the vessel punctured | selective |
| The procedure in which the surgeon withdrawns fluid from the pericardial space by means of a needle inserted percutaneously into the space is called | pericardiocentesis |
| The number of postoperative days usually assigned for the global period following implantation of a pacemaker is | 90 |
| Code 36000 (Introduction of needle or intracatheter, vein) is an example of | non-selective catheterization |
| A ___ is a mass of undissolved matter that is present in blood and is transported by the blood | embolus |
| This is not considered to be bundled in with a vascular injection | contrast media |
| This modifier does not identify a coronary artery | -LM |
| A Holter monitor is similar to an electrocardiogram in that | leads are attached to the patient |
| Cardiovascular stress test codes are used for | exercise-induced studies and pharmacologically-induced studies |
| If the clinic physician performs the catheterization procedure at the hospital, which modifier would you append to the catheterization code | -26 |
| Arrhythmia ablation is a treatment for | bradycardia/tachycardia |
| Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is | a procedure that is done over a 24 hour period by means of a portable device worn by the patient |
| If a clinic owns its own x-ray equipment, what modifier would be used when coding for the supervision and interpretation of a cardiac catheterization | no modifier |
| If catheterization is performed on the coronary arteries, in which section would you find the codes | medicine |
| The pulse generator of a pacemaker is also referred to as | the battery |
