MOA 193 - Current Procedural Term Coding » Spring 2023 » Weekly Assignment 9

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Question #1
Treatments of fractures of the orbital bones are located in which of the following sections of the CPT codebook?
A.   Medicine
B.   Integumentary System
C.   Eye and Ocular Adnexa
D.   Musculoskeletal System
Question #2
The anatomical sections of extraocular muscles, eyelids, conjunctiva, and orbit are known collectively as the:
A.   Lacrimal sac
B.   Ocular adnexa
C.   Orbit
D.   Lacrimal glands
Question #3
Any surgical modification of the cornea is known as which of the following?
A.   Photocoagulation
B.   Allograft
C.   Aphakia
D.   Keratoplasty
Question #4
Corneal transplants involve the use of:
A.   Fresh donor grafts
B.   Photocoagulation
C.   Allograft
D.   Keratoplasty
Question #5
When the natural lens of an eye is replaced with an intraocular lens, what is the procedure called?
A.   Aphakia
B.   Keratoplasty
C.   Pseudophakia
D.   Allograft
Question #6
A filtering operation that involves the creation of a fistula between the anterior chamber of the eye and the subconjunctiva space through a subscleral excision of a portion of the trabecular meshwork treats which of the following conditions?
A.   Aphakia
B.   Glaucoma
C.   Astigmatism
D.   Cataracts
Question #7
A surgical approach in which an incision is made behind the iris of the eye is known as which of the following?
A.   An iridectomy
B.   Astigmatism
C.   Pars plana
D.   None of the above
Question #8
When coding an intraocular lens implantation, how is the provision of the lens reported?
A.   As a HCPCS modifier appended to the implantation code
B.   Separate from the implantation code
C.   As a part of the implantation code
D.   As an add-on code
Question #9
Which of the following terms describes the removal of vitreous fluid with suction while replacing it with a saline or other solution?
A.   Retinal resectioning
B.   Prophylaxis
C.   Choroid aspiration
D.   Vitrectomy
Question #10
A surgical procedure on the extraocular muscles for the alignment of the eye’s focus is known as which of the following types of surgery?
A.   Strabismus
B.   Prophylaxis
C.   Entropion
D.   Ectropion
Question #11
Which of the following is “the organ of hearing”?
A.   Cochlear
B.   Vestibular nerve
C.   Labyrinth
D.   Tympanic membrane
Question #12
Which of the following is an instrument used to facilitate microsurgery of the auditory system?
A.   Magnetic resonance imager
B.   X-ray machine
C.   Operating microscope
D.   Fluoroscope
Question #13
When using an operating microscope, how should the work of setting up, calibrating, positioning, and adjusting the operating microscope be reported?
A.   As an add-on code to the primary procedure code
B.   With a second code with a modifier appended
C.   As a separate procedure code
D.   As a part of the primary code only
Question #14
Repairing or removing infection from the eustachian tube may require which of the following procedures?
A.   Myringoplasty
B.   Atticotomy
C.   Mastoidectomy
D.   Catheterization
Question #15
Which of the following terms describes the procedure that includes the placement of ventilating tubes in the tympanic membrane?
A.   Tympanostomy
B.   Myringoplasty
C.   Mastoidectomy
D.   Catheterization
Question #16
Ossicular chair reconstruction may also be coded as a(n):
A.   Closed
B.   Unilateral
C.   Bilateral
D.   Open
Question #17
Ossicular chair reconstruction may also be coded as a(n):
A.   Mastoidectomy
B.   Ossiculoplasty
C.   Myringoplasty
D.   Tympanostomy
Question #18
Which of the following terms describes a procedure to restore hearing after chronic infection, anomalies of the ear canal, and bone or nerve degeneration?
A.   Mastoidectomy
B.   Ossiculoplasty
C.   Mastoid-integrated implant
D.   Tympanostomy
Question #19
When a medication for Meniere’s disease is delivered through a small incision or needle puncture of the tympanic membrane, a second incision or puncture to allow air to escape is:
A.   A separate procedure and coded accordingly
B.   Performed using an operating microscope
C.   Part of the original procedure and coded accordingly
D.   None of the above
Question #20
Which of the following terms describes the constructive or reparative plastic surgery of the ear?
A.   Mastoidectomy
B.   Tympanostomy
C.   Myringoplasty
D.   Otoplasty

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