Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Physician inserted a balloon endoscopically for tamponade of bleeding esophageal varices.
Esophagus is food pipe that connects pharynx with the stomach. Esophagus is about 8 inches long and it consists of two sphincters namely upper esophageal sphincter and lower esophageal sphincter. The common disorders that occurs in esophagus includes: Dyspepsia, GERD that results from loosening of the UES, esophagitis, esophageal ulcer , esophageal varices that occurs secondary to liver degeneration and it will results in severe bleeding.
Esophageal varices symptoms are bright red vomitus, black tarry stools, coffee ground vomit. It is a life threatening condition if left untreated. Balloon tamponade is a invasive procedure in which a ballon catheter is inserted in to the esophagus in order to stop bleeding from the vascular structures.
The CPT code 43255 (upper gastrointestinal endoscopy including esophagus,stomach and either the duodenum or jejunum as appropriate., with control of bleeding). In case of this procedure done with other procedures add modifier 51 (multiple procedure), if it is done separately add modifier 59 (distinct procedure).
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an...
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Physician inserted a flexible esophagoscope into the esophagus and destroyed a lesion, using snare technique.
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. The physician performed an open revision of a previously performed gastric restrictive procedure and reversed the previously partitioned stomach to restore normal gastrointestinal continuity
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Patient underwent incision of the pyloric muscle
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. The physician passed an endoscope through the patient's mouth and visualized the entire esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and jejunum. One lesion was removed using biopsy forceps. Another lesion was removed using a snare. ,
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Surgeon made an incision in the left posterior chest wall into the esophagus to remove a foreign body from the esophagus
Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each statement. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Dr. Smith performed a partial cervical esophagectomy, and then Dr. Jones performed a jejunum transfer with microvascular anastomosis. (for Dr. Smith), (for Dr. Jones)
Instructions: Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each case. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Patient was prepped and draped; after adequate general endotracheal anesthesia, the body was somewhat flexed at the waist to provide adequate exposure after taping in preparation to separate the buttocks at the sacral crease. A probe was inserted into the inferior sinus, and only 3–4 cm of...
Instructions: Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each case. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Patient underwent reconstruction of the entire forehead and supraorbital rims, requiring grafts, to correct a congenital skeletal deformity. After administration of general anesthesia, scalp and upper eyelid incisions were made to access the surgical site. The forehead bones were reshaped and repositioned, and bone allografts were inserted...
nstructions: Assign the CPT code(s) and appropriate modifier(s) to each case. Please be aware that when an answer consists of more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code. Local anesthesia was injected using 1 percent lidocaine with epinephrine 1.5 cc. Incision was made along the postauricular sulcus through the drainage point with retraction applied. A 3.0-cm sebaceous cyst was evident, and it was drained. A small bandage was placed over the incision and drainage site.
Instructions: Review each case and assign CPT anesthesia code(s) and appropriate modifier(s). (Enter the physical status modifier first, such as 00000-P1-AA.). Some cases require assignment of CPT surgery codes and appropriate modifier(s), per chapter content about anesthesia coding guidelines. A patient with chronic asthma underwent a thoracotomy. The CRNA (without medical direction by a physician) provided general anesthesia services and, at the conclusion of the procedure, inserted an epidural catheter for continuous infusion of morphine for postoperative pain control. Two...