Chapter 20 Quiz

95004 x 12

A patient with chronic skin rashes on the hands visits an allergist for evaluation and receives 12 percutaneous scratch tests with various household products. What is the code for the scratch test?

90911

A patient with long-time stress urinary incontinence undergoes biofeedback training for improvement of urine leakage. Which CPT® code accurately reports the service?

98925

A patient with polyneuropathy in the feet undergoes osteopathic manipulation in an effort to improve tingling and numbness sensations. The provider manipulates both feet during the session. What is/are the correct code(s)?

99170

A physician performes a magnified anogenital examination on a young child to determine if assault occurred. What is the correct code for this service?

99075

A physician provides medical testimony in a suspicious death case. What is the correct code for this service?

99000

An independent laboratory charges a fee to transport medical specimens from physicians' offices to the laboratory for testing. What is the correct code for this service?

98960 x 2

A diabetic patient who has not been successful managing his diet meets personally with a Registered Dietician for one hour to develop a diet plan. What is the correct code for this service?

96040 x 3

A nurse practitioner, who is a trained genetic counselor, met with a couple and their child who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The couple is considering another child but wants to know the potential risk of their future children being born with the same disorder. The session lasts 1.5 hours. What is the correct code for this service?

99601

A nurse visites a patient in the home to manage infusion of a thrombolytic agent for two hours. What is the correct code for this visit?

98967

A patient calls her physician to discuss the refill of a current prescription. She speaks with the registered nurse who discusses the patient's current status and advises that the prescription is to be called into her pharmacy. The call lasts 12 minutes. What is the correct code for this service?

90834

A patient experienced a stressful personal event and meets with her psychiatrist in his office for 45 minutes for the purpose of evaluating her potential to return to work. Which CPT® code accurately reports the service?

98969

A patient in a rural setting with limited travel resources visits his physician for a physical examination. Lab work is done. The physician advises the patient that if the results are negative, he does not need to return to the office. The nurse emails the patient that the results were negative, and the patient does not need to return for six months unless new symptoms appear. One month later, the patient emails the office with a request to change his current medication to a less-expensive generic version. The nurse answers the email, advising one of his medications could be changed to a generic version and refills will be called to the pharmacy as needed. She also responds to several questions the patient has about his general health conditions. She spends 25 minutes entering this information. What is the correct code for this service?

90847

A patient is referred to a psychiatrist for management after displaying erratic and unusual behavior at work. The patient discloses a difficult family situation. The psychiatrist meets with the family and the patient for 50 minutes. What is the correct code for the family psychotherapy session?

96150 x 8

A patient needs a renal transplant. The patient has been on dialysis and is awaiting a suitable donor. A clinical psychologist meets with the patient to assess the patient's ability to comply with the requirements and drug regimen if a donor match is found. The session lasts 2 hours. What is the correct code for this service?

98943

A patient presents with a complaint of continuing left shoulder pain after falling from her patio onto a wooden step. No fracture was identified at the time of the fall. After assessing the patient, the chiropractor manipulates the shoulder region. What is/are the correct code(s)?

96360, 96361

A patient presents with vomiting and diarrhea lasting three days. The physician determines the patient is dehydrated and orders infusion of hydration fluids to run for two hours. Code the hydration service.

97161-GP, 97110-GP x 4

A patient sustained a severe ankle sprain playing basketball. The ankle is stiff and without complete range of motion. The physician refers the patient for physical therapy. Prior to treatment, the therapist evaluates the patient. The therapist docu-ments a brief history and exam of the ankle and determines the sprain is uncomplicated with no other injury to the ankle. The therapist recommends an additional 5 sessions for strength and endurance and no basketball for two weeks. The clinical decision making is of low complexity. The patient has a one-hour therapy session on the same day. What is the correct code(s)?

95130

A patient who suffers from nasal congestion, rhinitis and facial swelling after being stung by honeybees undergoes allergen immunotherapy. The physician provides a single injection of bee venom. What is the correct code for this service?

97813

A patient with a long history of migraine headaches decides to try acupuncture in an attempt to reduce the symptoms. The provider uses acupuncture with electrical stimulation during a 15-minute, face-to-face encounter with the patient. What is/are the correct code(s)?

99507

A post-surgical patient is discharged from the hospital to home. The patient still has a urinary catheter needing attention for the next several days. The physician arranges for patient care through a home care agency. Code the non-physician healthcare professional's service.

90969 x 25

An 18 year-old ESRD patient is receiving dialysis services and has had two face-to-face visits with her physician for 25 days. On the 26th day she is admitted to the hospital for inpatient management without a complete assessment. She remains in the hospital until the end of the month. Code for the physician services for the 25 days.

97802 x 2

An anorexic patient is experiencing signs of severe dietary deficiency and electrolyte imbalance. She will need medical nutrition therapy to treat these symptoms. The provider spends 30 minutes with the patient to discuss the seriousness of her eating disorder and the necessity of nutrition therapy. What is the code for this initial assessment?