Ophthalmic Coding Specialist Study Questions - Question List

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1. The physician removed the lens of a patient with severe cataracts via the pars plana approach, without a vitrectomy. During the operative session, the physician used viscoelastic agents and enzymatic zonulysis to aid in the procedure. How should the physician code for the procedure?
  1. 66852
  2. 66840
  3. 66983
  4. 66852, 66982
2. A 38-year-old female patient presented to the office for an extended ophthalmoscopy with retinal drawing. The physician also performed interpretation and report of the findings. The physician performing the procedure also performed the anesthesia service for the patient, due to the fact that the anesthesiologist was not available. What are the correct codes for the procedure?
  1. 00148-47
  2. 92225-47
  3. 92225, 00148-47
  4. 92225-47, 00148
3. In an outpatient setting, what is the primary diagnosis?
  1. The reason the patient came in for the visit
  2. The diagnosis code that the doctor lists first
  3. The problem that causes the patient the most pain
  4. The diagnosis that will result in the most reimbursement
4. A physician can base the level of an evaluation and management service on the time spent counseling the patient and nothing else. Is this statement true or false?
  1. True
  2. False
5. An adolescent patient’s hard contact lenses were shattering when a bouncy ball that he was playing with at school bounced up at hit him in the eye. The patient was transported to the emergency department where the on-call physician removed the contact lens fragments from his cornea, using a slit lamp. What is the correct code for the procedure?
  1. 65205
  2. 65210
  3. 65220
  4. 65222

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