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In the index of the CPT book, you will look up anesthesia, transurethral procedures,
which gives you the code range 00910-00918. Turning to the Anesthesia section,
where these codes are located, you will see that these codes are for different kinds of
transurethral procedures. The question asks for ureteral calculus removal, and the
code that matches this is 00918, which is for these kinds of procedures with
fragmentation, manipulation, and/or removal of ureteral calculus. Since this is what
the question is asking for, this code would be the correct answer.
A patient undergoes a relocation of the hip joint after her dislocation of the
same joint. Choose the correct anesthesia code.
Correct answer: 01200
In the index of the CPT book, you will look up anesthesia, hip, which gives you the
code range 01200-01215. Turning to the Anesthesia section, where this range is
located, you will see that the range is broken up by what type of procedure was done
on the hip. In this case, the procedure done was a relocation of a dislocated hip, so
code 01200 would be the correct answer for this question.
How is an emergency defined in the anesthesia guidelines?
Correct answer: When delay in treatment of the patient would lead to a significant
increase in the threat to life or body part
The Anesthesia section, like every other section, has a guidelines section. In this
section, there is a subsection called qualifying circumstances. These are codes that
would be used as add-ons for extreme age or other varying conditions including an
emergency situation. And, according to the definition at the bottom of code 99140, an
emergency is "defined as existing when delay in treatment of the patient would lead to
a significant increase in the threat to life or body part." Therefore, this would be the
correct answer to this question.
A 71-year-old patient with asthma has to be placed under anesthesia for
repairing a tendon in her upper arm. How would the anesthesia part of the
procedure be billed?
Correct answer: 01714-P2, 99100
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