A code that has all of the words that describe the code following it, is called what type of code?
There is no tissue remaining for pathological examination after this method has been used.
Insertion of a device into the muscle to measure the pressure within the muscle is monitoring of:
A) interstitial fluid pressure
Which term reflects the technologic advances made in medicine that are incorporated into the CPT manual?
A patient who has been treated within the past 2 years by the physician or a member of his/her practice who has the same specialty is considered
an established patient
Fast becoming the treatment of choice for many orthopedic surgical procedures is what type of procedure:
Incision and drainage codes are divided into subcategories according to the:
condition for which the procedure is performed
Per coding guidelines, the type of fracture does not have coding correlation to the type of treatment provided
When an excision is being performed, the "margins" refer to the ____ required to adequately excise the lesion based on the physician's judgment
Mohs micrographic surgery requires a single physician to act in two integrated but separate and distinct capabilities of a surgeon and a(n):
What are the three factors Of E/M code assignments?
Place of service, type of service, patient status