Anesthesiologist provides general anesthesia for a 72-year-old patient with the mild systemic disease who is undergoing a ventral hernia repai

n anesthesiologist provides general anesthesia for a 72-year-old patient with the mild systemic disease who is undergoing a ventral hernia repair. How would you report the anesthesia service? a. 00834-P2, 99100 b. 00832-P2, 99100 c. 49560, 00834, 91000-P2 d. 00832 2. Dr. Member performed transesophageal echocardiography for a congenital cardiac condition on a 16- year-old patient. Prior to the probe placement, moderate conscious sedation was administered. The probe was placed, images acquired, and interpretation and reports were completed in the provider’s office. This procedure lasted 45 minutes. What code(s) capture the services performed by Dr. Member? a. 93315, 99151, 99153 x 2 b. 93315, 99152, 99153 x 2 c. 93315, 99155, 99157 x 2 d. 93315 3. A patient is having total knee replacement surgery. The surgeon requests that in addition to the general anesthesia for the procedure that the anesthesiologist also inserts a lumbar epidural for postoperative pain management. The anesthesiologist performs postoperative management for two postoperative days. A. 01400-AA, 62326 B. 01402-AA, 01996 x 2 C. 01402-AA, 62326, 01996 x 2 D. 01402-AA, 62326 4. Why should the add-on code 99100 for qualifying circumstances not be reported with the following codes: 00326, 00561, 00834, and 00836? a. Age of the patient is not a factor with any anesthesia codes or add-on codes b. The age of the patient as older than 70 years is part of the code; therefore, it does not require the add-on code c. Age of child as older than 1 year is part of the code; therefore, it does not require the add-on code d. The age of a child younger than 1 year is part of the code; therefore, it does not require the add-on code 5. A patient with a third-degree burn of 54% of his body is being treated under anesthesia for excision, debridement, and extensive skin grafting. The patient’s condition is listed as severe, and he is not expected to survive without the operation. The operation is further complicated by the emergency condition of the patient, and delaying this procedure could lead to the loss of body parts. How should the anesthesiologist report her services with this procedure? a. 01952-P5, 01953-P5 x 5, 99140 b. 01952-P5, 01953-P5 c. 01951, 01952, 01953 x 4 d. 01951, 01952, 01953 x 5, 99140-51 6. The physician is called in to perform repairs for a 17-year-old girl involved in a motor vehicle accident. She sustained an 8.6 cm laceration to her forehead, a 5.5 cm laceration to her right cheek, a 4 cm laceration to her left cheek, a 4 cm laceration across her chin, and a 12.5 cm laceration to her chest. The wound on her chin required a layered closure. All other wounds required complex closure. a) 13132, 13133 x 4, 13101, 12052 b) 13132, 13133 x 3, 13133-52, 13101, 13102, 12052 c) 13132, 13133 x 3, 13101, 13102, 12052 d) 13131, 13132, 13133 x 3, 13101, 13102, 12052 W Edit with WPS Office 7. The patient is a 32-year-old female who was discovered to have breast cancer on the right side. She was treated with mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. She now elects to proceed with reconstruction by TRAM flap. Code for the reconstruction. A. 19364 B. 19361 C. 19316 D. 19367 B. This 37-year-old paraplegic has developed a sacral decubitus ulcer. He is brought to the OR today for debridement of the pressure ulcer with a split-thickness skin graft to cover the defect. The patient was placed prone on the operative table after induction of adequate endotracheal anesthesia. The sacral area was prepped and draped sterilely, and the ulcer is inspected. The area is debrided extensively to healthy tissue. Involved bone, including part of the coccyx, was also removed. Once the area was clear of necrotic tissue, the site was prepared for a skin graft. A split-thickness skin graft was harvested from the thigh with a dermatome. Total graft size was 25 sq. cm. The graft was sutured in place using 6-0 Vicryl. The harvest site was closed primarily with skin staples. Dressings were applied. Needle counts were correct x 2. The patient tolerated the procedure well. Code the procedure(s). A. 15002, 15100-51 B. 15937, 15100-51 C. 15937 D. 15937, 15100-51, 15002 9. Which codes should be reported for the following case? Preoperative diagnosis: Lesion, left hand Confirmed by pathology postoperative diagnosis: Primary malignant carcinoma, left hand Procedure performed: Excision of malignant carcinoma, left hand O A