Question

Answer the following questions. Remember to use the format CPT-4 code-modifier; when a modifier applies to the scenario. (No spaces)

example: 27510-RT

incorrectuestion 3 0/4 pts 4 year old patient taken to the operative suite for insertion of a central vascular access device, tunneled with port for administration of chemotherapy. The first chemo cycle will be started the following week. 36570 ncorrectQuestion 4 0/4 pts 68 year old man with severe diabetic peripheral arterial disease. The patient had been experiencing claudication on the left leg after further investigation the left iliac artery was found to be occluded. The patient was taken tot he endovascular suite were the following procedure was performed: Percutaneous endovascular revascularization of the left common iliac artery with insertion of stent 37231

Answer 1

CPT 25 modifier is the common modifier used for CPT 4 manual.CPT 25 modifier is the one of the most important modifier used by the paediatrician in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).Other than paediatrician it is widely used for evaluation and management services by the same physiacian on the same dayof the procedure or other service.

Question 3:

Here the patient is having 4 year then we will put CPT 25 modifier as the child is consulting by a pediatrician.The CPT code for the central vascular access device is 36558 and for the administration of chemotherapy we can put CPT code as 96404 and 25 as code modifier for pediatrician .Then we can say the CPT-4-code modifier is :

36558-2596404

Question 4

Here the 68 old patient with severe diabetic peripheral arterial disease.In the further investigation the left iliac artery was found to be occluded.The CPT code for subsequent hospital observation and services is 99224 and CPT code for percutaneous endo-vascular revascularization of the left common iliac artery with insetion of stent is 34708 and code modifier as 25 for evaluation and management services by the same physician on the same day of the procedure or other services.Then the CPT code modifier is:

99224-2534708