Medical Billing and Coding Lesson
10: CPT Coding Anesthesia Services
(Practice Questions)
Which type of anesthesia achieves a loss of consciousness in the
patient? - answer General Anesthesia
Which type of anesthesia is applied directly to the area involved
and is used in minor procedures? - answer Local Anesthesia
Which type of anesthesia blocks the nerve supply to a part of the
body to eliminate pain? - answer Regional Anesthetic
Which type of anesthesia is frequently used to control post-op or
chronic pain? - answer Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Which type of anesthesia allows the patient to breathe on their
own and respond to verbal commands? - answer Conscious
Sedation
Which code correctly describes the situation "Liver
transplantation on a patient who will not live unless the surgery is
performed"? - answer 00796-P5
Which code correctly describes the situation "Surgical wrist
arthroscopy on a healthy patient"? - answer 01830-P1
10: CPT Coding Anesthesia Services
(Practice Questions)
Which type of anesthesia achieves a loss of consciousness in the
patient? - answer General Anesthesia
Which type of anesthesia is applied directly to the area involved
and is used in minor procedures? - answer Local Anesthesia
Which type of anesthesia blocks the nerve supply to a part of the
body to eliminate pain? - answer Regional Anesthetic
Which type of anesthesia is frequently used to control post-op or
chronic pain? - answer Patient-Controlled Analgesia
Which type of anesthesia allows the patient to breathe on their
own and respond to verbal commands? - answer Conscious
Sedation
Which code correctly describes the situation "Liver
transplantation on a patient who will not live unless the surgery is
performed"? - answer 00796-P5
Which code correctly describes the situation "Surgical wrist
arthroscopy on a healthy patient"? - answer 01830-P1
