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**TRUE/FALSE**
**TRUE/FALSE**
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If Fluoroscopic Guidance is used during the insertion of a pace maker, it is bundled w/the primary procedure & can't be reported separately.
*FALSE*
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The Epicardial Approach involves accessing a vein & inserting a needle w/a wire in/2 the vein.
*FALSE*
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When coding a change of battery in a pacemaker, both the removal & the re-implantation r coded.
*TRUE*
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2 correctly report Coronary Bypass Grafts, U mst knw the anatomical site in which the vessel being grafted came frm.
*FALSE*
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PTCA is an acronym 4 Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty.
*TRUE*
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___ cardiology is entering the bdy 2 mke a correction or 4 examination
- a. Invasive c. Electrophysiology
- b. Non-Invasive d. Angiography
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Supervision & Interpretatoin codes 4 angiography r located where in the CPT manual?
- a. Cardiology subsection c. Lab section
- b Radiology Section d. Medicine section
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An example of a non/invasive cardiology procedure/service is:
- a. Placement of a temp Pacemaker
- b. Placement of an intra-aorticballoon assist device
- c. Cardiovascular stress test
- d. Angioplasty
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The major division of the cardiovascular subsection is wether a procedure involved a ____ vessel.
- a. Damaged or healthy
- b. Coronary or non/coronary
- c. Bypassed or native
- d. Selective or Non/Selective
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____ is a precedure in which fluid is w/drawn frm the space frm around the heart through a needle & a catheter is left in 2 allow 4 cont'd drainage.
- a. PeriCardioCentesis
- b. Pericardiotomy
- c. Pericaridiectomy
- d. Pericardiostomy
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The device tht can b inserted in/2 the bdy 2 electrically shock the heart in/2 regular rythym.
- a. Epicardial Rythm Enchancer
- b. Cardioverter-Defibulator
- c. Ventricle Insertion
- d. Transverse Marker
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Pacemaker insertion codes R divided based on the surgical:
- a. Approach
- b. Type
- c. Necessity
- d. Complexity
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Wht is the name of the electrodes tht are placed in/2 the Atrium &/or Ventricle of the heart, when a pacemaker is inserted?
- a. Guide wires
- b. Catheters
- c. Leads
- d. Threads
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Wht r the 3 sections of the CPT tht u use 2 code any cardiovascular services?
- a. Medicine Surgery Anesthesia
- b. Surgery, Radiology, Medicine
- c. Aneshtesia, Surgery, Radiology
- d. Pathology, Radiology, Surgery
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Wht does the abbreviation EP mean as it relates 2 cardio serv's?
- a. Electropathophysiology
- b. Electric Pathology
- c. Electrophysiology
- d. Elective Procedure
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Wht type of cardiology is a dx'c specialty tht uses radioactive elements 2 aid in the dx's of cardiology cond's?
- a. Nuclear
- b. Invasive
- c. Interventional
- d. Radiographics
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W/in the cardio sys, wht is compared 2 the branches of a tree???
- a. Veins
- b. Arteries
- c. Vascular Families
- d. Coronary Vessels
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In which type of catheter placement is the catheter moved, manipulated, or guided in/2 a prt of the arterial sys other than the vessel punctured???
- a. Localized
- b. Infused
- c. Infiltrated
- d. Selective
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The procedure in which the surgeon w/draws fluid frm the pericardial space by means of a needle inserted percutaneously in/to the space is called:
- a. Centesis
- b. Laparotomy
- c. Pericardiotomy
- d. Pericardiocentesis
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The # of pst/op days usually assigbed for the global period foll implantation of a pacemake is:
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Cde 36000 {Intro of needle or intracatheter, vein}is an ex of:
- a. Selective catheterization
- b. Non/Selective catheterization
- c. Injection Procedure
- d. None of the Above
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A(n) ___ is a mass of undissolved matter tht is present in blood & is transported by the blood.
- a. Thrombus
- b. Aneurysm
- c. False Aneurysm
- d. Embolus
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Which item is not considered 2 b bundled in w/a vascular injection???
- a. Local Anesthesia
- b. Contrast Media
- c. Introduction of Needle or Catheter
- d. Preinjection & post injection care related 2 proced.
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Which of the foll. modifiers does not identify a coronary artery??
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Holter monitor is ismilar 2 an electrocardiogram in tht:
- a. Leads R attached 2 the ptb. The reading is sped up by comp's
- c. It record readings 4 24hrs
- d. All of the above
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Cardio stress test codes r used for
- a. Exercise induced studies
- b. Pharmacologically induced studies
- c. both a & b
- d. neither a or b
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If the clinic phys performs the catheterization proc @ the hosp, which modifier would u append 2 the catheterization cde???
- a. -51
- b. -26
- c. -TC
- d. No Modifier Needed
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Arrhythmia ablation is a tx 4:
- a. Bradycardia/Tachycardia
- b. Atrial Fibrillation
- c. Complete Heart Block
- d. All of the Above
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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is:
- a. a basic blood press chk taken in an out/pt {ambulatory} clinic
- b. Electronic measurement of a pt's blood press
- c. A proc tht is performed in the phys clinic by hooking a pt 2 a device which measures their blood press over several hrs
- d. A proc tht is done over a 24 hr period by means of a portable device worn by the pt
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If a clinic owns its own x/ray equipment, wht modifier would be used when coding 4 the supervision & interpretation of a cardiac catheterization???
- a. -26
- b. -TC
- c. -51
- d. No Modifier
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If a catheterization is paerformed on the coronary arteries, in which section would u find the codes???
- a. Surgery
- b. Radiology
- c. Medicine
- d. All of the above
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The pulse generator of a pacemaker is also referred 2 as:
- a. the Lead
- b. The Electrode
- c. The Batteryd. Cardioverter
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