Part One. 1). Choose a specific E/M code, and summarize the stages to precise coding. Be certain to include the three factors of E/M code assignment. List and discuss at least two modifiers that can b

PART ONE QUESTION 2,4,6

Question 2- What is the word that means assigning multiple codes when one code would do?

Question 4- What is another term for the time after surgery that the physician provides services to the patient?

Question 6- What is the term that describes two physicians working together in the completion of a procedure when each has the same level of responsibility?

PART TWO QUESTIONS 8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22

Question 8- Ben Cater, surgical resident, assists Dr. Wells, chef cardiologist, in a coronary artery bypass procedure due to coronary arteriosclerosis of a native artery. What modifier would be submitted to report Ben’s services in the teaching hospital

Modifier____________

ICD 10_____________

ICD 9______________

Question 10- The patient is a 10-month-old boy who fell while trying to walk across the kitchen floor at his home. He suffered an open wound to his bottom lip. Sutures are necessary but due to the patient’s age and excessive movement general anesthesia is needed.

Modifier_____________

ICD 10-CM Codes Diagnosis_______________________

External Cause W Code___________________________

External Cause Y Code Place of Occurrence__________________

ICD 9 CM Codes Diagnosis________________________________

Question 12- Anesthesia provided by the ENT physician during a tympanoplasty for repair of a tympanic membrane perforation.

Modifier________________

ICD-10-CM Code__________________

ICD 9- CM Code___________________

Question 14- The Patient returns to the operating room by same physician for the removal of deep pins during the postoperative period, due to complication (Dislodged) after an open repair of a humerus fracture.

Mofifier____________________

Question 16- The patient underwent a bilateral tympanoplasty.

Modifier______________________________

Question 18- A surgeon performs a procedure on a neonate weighing 9 kg: the procedure was extremely complicated. What modifier would you use to indicate this service, which has an increased level of complexity?

Modifier________________________

Question 20- Dr. Merideth serves as an assistant surgeon to Dr. Taylor. What modifier would you add to the procedure code to indicate Dr. Merideth’s status during the procedure?

Modifier_______________________________

Question 22- What level II modifier indicates the upper eyelid?

Modifier______________________________________-