HIM 270 - CODING QUIZZES QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.A physician performed two trigger point injections in two
different muscles. CPT code 20552 would be reported twice. -
ANSWERS✔-False
Codes 20552-20553 are reported one time per session,
regardless of the number of injections or muscles injected (CPT
Assistant, May 2003, page 19).
\.Which of the following can be identified as a National Code? -
ANSWERS✔-J0207
National Codes begin with a capital letter
\.HCPCS was developed by: - ANSWERS✔-
\.Which of the following can be identified as a new code in CPT
2018? - ANSWERS✔-43286
,\.Code 55250-50 is reported for a bilateral vasectomy.
True or False - ANSWERS✔-False
The CPT code already states that the procedure is bilateral, no
modifier to show bilateral is needed
\.A surgeon performed a procedure that is unfamiliar to the
coder and the coder is having trouble locating an appropriate
CPT code. What should the coder's next action be? -
ANSWERS✔-Research the description about the procedure
\.True or False
The correct code assignment for a closed reduction of fractured
phalange, 5th
digit, right foot is 28515-T9. - ANSWERS✔-True
\.Which of the following contains a complete description of CPT
modifiers? - ANSWERS✔-Appendix A
, \.Which of the following can be identified as a CPT code number
from the Medicine section? - ANSWERS✔-92611
\.Which of the following modifiers would be appended to a CPT
code for repair of the right upper eyelid? - ANSWERS✔-E3
\.Operative Report
Preoperative Diagnosis: Cholecystitis with cholelithiasis
Postoperative Diagnosis: Same
Operative Procedure: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Indications: A 77-year-old woman experiences upper abdominal
pain and has been diagnosed with cholelithiasis. The risks and
benefits of the procedure have been explained in detail.
Technique: With the patient under general anesthesia, the
abdomen was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. A small
infraumbilical skin incision was made, carried down through the
adipose tissue. The fascia was opened in the midline, and the
peritoneal cavity under direct vision using laparoscopic
technique. There was adequate insufflation of CO2.
COMPLETE WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.A physician performed two trigger point injections in two
different muscles. CPT code 20552 would be reported twice. -
ANSWERS✔-False
Codes 20552-20553 are reported one time per session,
regardless of the number of injections or muscles injected (CPT
Assistant, May 2003, page 19).
\.Which of the following can be identified as a National Code? -
ANSWERS✔-J0207
National Codes begin with a capital letter
\.HCPCS was developed by: - ANSWERS✔-
\.Which of the following can be identified as a new code in CPT
2018? - ANSWERS✔-43286
,\.Code 55250-50 is reported for a bilateral vasectomy.
True or False - ANSWERS✔-False
The CPT code already states that the procedure is bilateral, no
modifier to show bilateral is needed
\.A surgeon performed a procedure that is unfamiliar to the
coder and the coder is having trouble locating an appropriate
CPT code. What should the coder's next action be? -
ANSWERS✔-Research the description about the procedure
\.True or False
The correct code assignment for a closed reduction of fractured
phalange, 5th
digit, right foot is 28515-T9. - ANSWERS✔-True
\.Which of the following contains a complete description of CPT
modifiers? - ANSWERS✔-Appendix A
, \.Which of the following can be identified as a CPT code number
from the Medicine section? - ANSWERS✔-92611
\.Which of the following modifiers would be appended to a CPT
code for repair of the right upper eyelid? - ANSWERS✔-E3
\.Operative Report
Preoperative Diagnosis: Cholecystitis with cholelithiasis
Postoperative Diagnosis: Same
Operative Procedure: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Indications: A 77-year-old woman experiences upper abdominal
pain and has been diagnosed with cholelithiasis. The risks and
benefits of the procedure have been explained in detail.
Technique: With the patient under general anesthesia, the
abdomen was prepped and draped in the usual fashion. A small
infraumbilical skin incision was made, carried down through the
adipose tissue. The fascia was opened in the midline, and the
peritoneal cavity under direct vision using laparoscopic
technique. There was adequate insufflation of CO2.
