Anesthesia

Question 1

Unusual anesthesia

Answer 1

Modifier 23

Question 2

Indicates the surgeon provided regional or general anesthesia

Answer 2

Modifier 47

Question 3

MAC

Answer 3

Monitored anesthesia care

Question 4

MAC for deep, complex, or invasive procedures

Answer 4

Modifier G8

Question 5

MAC for patients with severe cardiopulmonary conditions

Answer 5

Modifier G9

Question 6

Anesthesiologist personally performed anesthesia

Answer 6

Modifier AA

Question 7

Supervision of more than four concurrent anesthesia procedures

Answer 7

Modifier AD

Question 8

Medical direction of 2-4 CRNAs

Answer 8

Modifier QK

Question 9

CRNA service with medical direction

Answer 9

Modifier QX

Question 10

Medical direction of one CRNA

Answer 10

Modifier QY

Question 11

CRNA service without direction

Answer 11

Modifier QZ

Question 12

Monitored anesthesia care (MAC)

Answer 12

Modifier QS

Question 13

Normal healthy patient

Answer 13

Modifier P1

Question 14

Mild systemic disease

Answer 14

Modifier P2

Question 15

Severe systemic disease

Answer 15

Modifier P3

Question 16

Severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life

Answer 16

Modifier P4

Question 17

Patient not expected to survive without surgery

Answer 17

Modifier P5

Question 18

Brain dead patient (organ donor)

Answer 18

Modifier P6

Question 19

Start in the index under anesthesia

Answer 19

Anesthesia code selection

Question 20

Unlisted anesthesia code

Answer 20

01999

Question 21

Bier block

Answer 21

Blocks the lower arm or leg

Question 22

Epidural block

Answer 22

Often used in labor and delivery

Question 23

Conscious sedation

Answer 23

Found in medicine section

Question 24

No separate CPT code, always bundled into surgical procedures

Answer 24

Local anesthesia

Question 25

Anesthesia time

Answer 25

Begins when provider begins preparing the patient for anesthesia and ends when provider is no longer in attendance

Question 26

Modifier G8

Answer 26

MAC, deep, complex

Question 27

Modifier G9

Answer 27

MAC, history of cardiopulmonary condition

Question 28

Physical status modifiers

Answer 28

P1-P5 indicates physical status of patient

Question 29

Qualifying circumstances

Answer 29

Additional CPT code for additional complexity based on age, medical condition, and emergency

Question 30

Units of anesthesia

Answer 30

Time units + anesthesia base units

Question 31

Anesthesia general guidelines

Answer 31

Coded by anatomical site, grouped by major anatomical areas, diagnostic vs definitive procedures

Question 32

All anesthesia codes begin with

Answer 32

0

Question 33

Surgical services and anesthesia provided by surgeon

Answer 33

Assign surgery code with modifier 47

Question 34

Time units

Answer 34

Based on 10 or 15 minute increments depending on the carrier

Question 35

Physical status modifiers

Answer 35

Assigned to all anesthesia codes

Question 36

Multiple procedures

Answer 36

Combined (only code major procedure) with total time units combined

Question 37

99100

Answer 37

Patients under 1/over 70 years of age

Question 38

99116

Answer 38

Patient with controlled total body hypothermia

Question 39

99135

Answer 39

Patient with controlled hypotension

Question 40

99140

Answer 40

Patient for emergency surgery (documented as such)

Question 41

Qualifying circumstance code

Answer 41

When unusual circumstances increase the complexity of an anesthesia service such as age, emergency etc