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Question #1
Codes for catheter implantation are differentiated by which of the following characteristics?
A.
Duration of treatment
B.
The insertion technique with or without laminectomy
C.
Use of an implantable pump
D.
Medication administration
Question #2
Which of the following terms describes the radiographic visualization of an intervertebral disc by injecting contrast media into the nucleus pulposus?
A.
Craniectomy
B.
Discography
C.
Embolization
D.
Decompression
Question #3
Which of the following terms describes a method of extracting fluid or cells from a percutaneous disc, nucleus pulposus, or paravertebral tissue for diagnostic purposes?
A.
Embolization
B.
Craniectomy
C.
Aspiration or decompression
D.
Cerebrospinal fluid
Question #4
When ablating a nerve, nerve root, or portions of the spinal cord due to intractable pain from a malignancy, tumor, or radiation therapy effects, which of the following is needed?
A.
Neurolytic injections
B.
Physiological injections
C.
Adhesiolysis
D.
Craniectomy
Question #5
Which of the following terms refers to the severing of adhesive band(s) using laparoscopy or laparotomy?
A.
Adhesiolysis
B.
Craniectomy
C.
Embolization
D.
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Question #6
When sessions of stereotactic radiosurgery treatments require more than one session, how are they coded?
A.
Craniotomy
B.
Embolization
C.
Craniectomy
D.
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Question #7
Which of the following is a procedure used to treat cerebral arteriovenous malformations and metastatic brain tumors?
A.
Craniotomy
B.
Craniectomy
C.
Stereotactic radiosurgery
D.
Embolization
Question #8
Which of the following terms describes a technique for delivering a dose of radiation to a specific target while delivering a minimal dose to surrounding tissues?
A.
En bloc
B.
Stereotactic radiosurgery
C.
Cranial fossa
D.
Embolization
Question #9
The codes for reporting endovascular approach angioplasty (61630-61642) are chosen based on diagnosis. A procedural series of codes for endovascular therapy might be:
A.
Aneurysm repair
B.
Occlusion
C.
Tumor eradication
D.
Balloon angioplasty
Question #10
One outcome of endovascular therapy is:
A.
Reduction of blood flow
B.
Reverse paralysis caused by swelling
C.
Achieve hemostasis
D.
Removal of strictures of arteries
Question #11
Which of the following terms describes the therapeutic introduction of various substances to arrest or prevent hemorrhaging and devitalize a structure, tumor, or organ by occluding its blood flow or reduce blood flow to an arteriovenous malformation?
A.
Craniectomy
B.
Embolization
C.
Cranial fossa
D.
En bloc
Question #12
In endovascular therapy, an important element for choosing the correct code is:
A.
The extent of the procedural repair
B.
The devices used
C.
Whether a procedure is permanent or temporary
D.
Neither one of the options
Question #13
Variables such as tumor size, initial surgical procedure or reoperation, and patient’s anatomy are indicators of which of the following procedures?
A.
Craniectomy
B.
Craniotomy
C.
Lobectomy
D.
Skull base surgery
Question #14
Excellent knowledge of anatomy of the brain and central nervous system is necessary in order to code which of the following procedures?
A.
Craniotomy
B.
Surgery of skull base and adjoining structures
C.
Craniectomy
D.
Partial hemispherectomy
Question #15
The procedure codes involved with the skull, meninges, and brain are segregated by which of the following characteristics?
A.
Administered aesthia
B.
Specific techniques
C.
Extent of repair
D.
Instruments used to effect repair
Question #16
In neurological procedures, the term “re-exploration” means repeat surgical exposure of a surgical tract and target at the same site on the same patient at a time after an initial surgical procedure was performed.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #17
A number of codes are designated for the re-exploration of the thoracic regions for procedures involving the decompression of neural elements.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #18
Injection of contrast material is considered an inclusive component of codes for neurolytic injection.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #19
Codes for the radiological supervision of procedures described by nervous system codes are found in which section of the CPT codebook?
A.
Medicine
B.
Nervous System
C.
Radiology
D.
Surgery
Question #20
Certain skull base procedures cannot be performed alone. How are these procedures coded?
A.
With a primary procedure code with a modifier appended to show two or more surgeons
B.
With a primary procedure code and a secondary procedure code with modifier 51 appended
C.
With a primary procedure code with a modifier appended to show excessive time
D.
With a primary procedure code and one or more add-on codes
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