Insurance and Medical Coding Test Prep - Question List

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26. The physician saw the disabled patient during a home visit. The patient recently moved to be closer to her family therefore she is considered a new patient. The physician performs a detailed history and an expanded problem-focused examination. Due to the lack of risk and small amount of data to be analyzed, the MDM is of low complexity. What is the correct evaluation and management service code?
  1. 99342
  2. 99343
  3. 99348
  4. 99349
27. Diaphragmatic hernia repair codes are divided based upon what?
  1. The age of the patient and whether or not mesh was used
  2. The age of the patient and whether or not the hernia is acute or chronic
  3. The stage of the hernia and the site of the hernia
  4. The age of the patient and the site of the hernia
28. The diaphragm is the major muscle that controls breathing. Is this muscle voluntary or involuntary?
  1. Voluntary
  2. Involuntary
  3. Both
  4. Neither
29. The nurse practitioner returned a phone call from a concerned daughter regarding her ailing mother’s health. She spent 20 minutes counseling the daughter on how to provide hospice care during the last stages of her mother’s life. It had been three weeks since the patient had been seen in the office, and her next scheduled appointment was in two weeks. What E&M service can be reported for this phone call?
  1. You cannot report an E&M service for this phone call
  2. 99442
  3. 98967
  4. 99443
30. A 47-year-old male patient with advanced cancer of the lower left mandible presented to the hospital for surgical removal of the lower left jawbone with secondary insertion of mandibular prosthesis. In order to perform surgery, the patient had to be intubated through a tracheostomy. After anesthesia, the surgeon performed the tracheostomy by incising the cricothyroid membrane horizontally along the trachea and inserting the intubation device. The surgeon completed the primary surgical procedure on the patient’s mandible. What is the correct code for the intubation?
  1. 31605
  2. 31600
  3. No code would be used for the intubation
  4. 31603

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