Pathology and Laboratory - Chapter 25

How many levels of Surgical Pathology are there?

6

how many levels of surgical pathology are there

6 levels

------------------------test for the presents of and the amount of a specific drug

Drug Assay

drugs are listed in the CPT manual by their brand names ? (T or F)

False

Qualitative analysis is defined as:

analysis of a substance in order to ascertain the nature of chemical constituents.

immunology codes report identification of conditions of the immune system caused by the actions of --------

antibodies

a(n) --------is a frozen piece of specimen

block

A sample of tissue from a suspect area can be further divided into which of the following?

block/section

What test is used to measures the mind and number of cells in the blood?

blood count

where will one find the laboratory work preformed to determine whether celluar changes are present?

cythopathology subsection codes

codes that are grouped according to the unusual laboratory work order by a physician for diagnosis or screening of various disease or conditions are--------

diseases

these test are preformed to identify possible use or non-use of a particular drug that is not a known, prescribed medication

drug assay

in a panel test, group of test may be preformed. what is the rule of coding a panel coding?

each test listed must be preformed

What lab testing refers to a class of test preformed in which one substance is measured both before and after the administration of another substance?

evocative/suppression testing

Modifier -52 can be used to report a panel if all test in the panel are not performed? (T or F)

false

When a pathologist provides a consultation involving the examination and evaluation of a patient, the service is reported with 80500 or 80502.

false

the collection of blood samples are included in the laboratory section code (T or F)

false

the collection of blood samples is included in the laboratory section code? (T or F)

false

the services Pathology and Laboratory section include both the laboratory test and the collection of specimens? (T or F)

false

when reporting organ or disease-orientated panels, if all but one of the test within the panel is substantiated by the physician's documentation, it is acceptable to assign the code with modifier -52 to the code used to report the service? (T or F)

false

In the Pathology/Laboratory section of the CPT, drugs are listed by their ____ names.

generic

laboratories have built-in-----that allows additional test to be done without the written order of the physician.

indicators

what surgical pathology levels contain a gross and micscopic examination on partial kidney?

level V

clinical psychologist consultation was preformed without avrevuew of the patient's medical record. this considered what type of consultation?

limited

can you use a reduced service modifier with pathology or laboratory codes? (Yes or No)

no

uranalysis codes are for--------test preformed on urine

non-specific

If one breast specimen is received for pathological analysis and the pathologist examines two blocks of the specimen, how many codes would be used to report the service of analysis?

one

What subsection contains codes from an unlisted miscellaneous pathology test?

other procedures

a(n)------is of tests that is commonly preformed together.

panel

what is the name given to grouped laboratory work that represents those test commonly preformed together

panels

bacteria are microorganism that grow everywhere. We can collect and grow them in a ------- dish

petri

when a laboratory drug test is qualitative, it measures the-------of the drug

presence

when a laboratory drug test quantative , it means the ------- and the -------- of a specific drug

presence , amount

what type of drug test measures the presence of a drug in the specimen?

qualitative

these test only determine the presence of a substance

qualitative test

what type of drug test measure the amount of a drug in the specimen?

quantitative

what type of general tests determines how much of a certain thing is in the body ( say calcium)?

quantitative test

What is meant by autologous blood?

re-infusion of blood or blood components to the samevindividual from whom it was taken

a sample of tissue from a suspect area that is examined by a pathologist is a specimen, a block is a frozen piece of the specimen and a(n)----- is a slice of the frozen block

section

when coding an evocative/suppression test,you may have an E/M code to indicate a prolonged period of time the physician spends with the patient during the testing process or report of the injection or infusion service. what other service may you need to report ?

supplied agent

In what section would you locate codes to report venipunctures and arterial punctures?

surgery

in what section of the CPT manual will you find the codes to indicate the service of venipuncture

surgery

quantitative analysis

the determination of the amounts and proportion of chemical constituents

the anatomic pathology codes are divided according to what criteria ?

the extent of the examination

pathology and laboratory section

this section is organized according to the type of pathology or laboratory procedure performed. within each subsection, procedures are listed alphabetically.

A service that is rarely provided, unusual, variable, or new would always require a special report in determining medical appropriateness of the service (T or F)

true

The postmortem codes 88000-88099 represent physician services only

true

Urinalysis codes are for tests performed on urine. Chemistry codes are for tests performed on material from any source. (T or F)

true

a limited consultation is one that is done without a pathologist's review of the patient's medical records (T or F)

true

a surgical pathology specimen that is not listed in the pathology descriptions should be assigned that most closely reflects the physician's work involved compared to other specimens assigned to that code

true

pathologist have specific codes for clinical pathology consultations? (T or F)

true

when choosing the correct surgical pathology code, the coder must identify the source of the specimen and the reason for the surgical procedure. (T or F)

true

Will the medical record contain the method used to perform the test? ( Yes or No)

yes