Anesthesia Coding Module 13 Exam: Questions & Verified Solutions (Updated)

ANESTHESIA CODING: MODULE 13 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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Anesthesia for closed reduction tibial fracture on 38-year-old healthy patient

01462-P1

01464-P1

01462

01464 --CORRECT ANSWER--01462-P1



Anesthesia performed on a normally healthy 66-year-old male for repair of an
inguinal hernia. Anesthesia performed by the CRNA, without supervision by the
anesthesiologist

00832-P1-QZ

00830-QX

00832

00830-P1-QZ --CORRECT ANSWER--00830-P1-QZ



Anesthesia services for inserting of ear tubes (tympanostomy) on a normally
healthy 6-month-old female

00120-P1, 99100

00120-P1

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, 00126-P1

00126-P1, 99100 --CORRECT ANSWER--00126-P1, 99100



Anesthesia for corneal transplant for a 55-year-old male with severe
hypertension

00144-P1

00144-P2

00142-P3

00144-P3 --CORRECT ANSWER--00144-P3



Anesthesia for modified radical mastectomy performed on a 49-year-old female
and excision of a 4 cm lesion requested removed by the patient. What
procedures and time should be reported in this instance?

Only the most complex procedure is reported and time for all procedures
combined

Each appropriate anesthesia code with appropriate modifiers

Each appropriate anesthesia code with appropriate time for each

Only the most complex procedure is reported and time for most complex
procedure only --CORRECT ANSWER--Only the most complex procedure is
reported and time for all procedures combined



According to CPT, only the most complex code should be assigned and the time
combined for all procedures performed.


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