____ cardiology is entering the body to make a correction or for examination.
Invasive
An example of a nonivasive cardiology procedure/service is:
cardiovascular stress test
Supervision and interpreation codes for angiography are located where in the CPT manuel
Radiology Section
The major division of the Cardio vascular subsection is whether a procedure involving a ____ vessel.
Coronary or noncoronary
The device that can be inserted into the body to electrical shock the heart into regular rhythm.
cardioveter-defibrillator
Pacemaker insertion codes are divided based on the surgical
approach
What is the name of the electrodes that are placed ibto the atrium and /or ventricle of the heart when a pacemaker is inserted?
Leads
What are the three sections of the CPT manuel that you use to code many cardiovascular services?
Surgery, Radiology, Medicine
What does the abbreviation EP mean as its relates to cardiovascular services?
electrophysiology
What type of cardiology is a diagnostic speciality that uses radioactive elements to aid in the diagnosis of cardiology conditions?
Nuclear
Within the cardiovascular system , what is compared to the branches of a tree?
vascular familes
In which type of catheter placement is the catheter moved, manipulated or guided into a part of the arterial system other than the vessel punctured?
selective
The procedure in which the surgeon withdraws fluid from the pericardial space by means of a needle inserted percutaneously into a space is called
pericardiocentesis
A _____ is a mass of undissolved matter that is present in the blood and is transported by the blood
embolus
Which is not considered to be bundled in with a vascular injection
contrast media
A Holter monitor is similar to an electrocardiogram in that
leads are attached to the patient
Cardiovascular stress test codes are used for
both a and b
exercise-induced studies
pharmacologically-induced studies
If the clinic physician performs the catheterization procedure at the hospital , which modifier would you append to the catheterization
-26
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is
a procedure that is done over a 24 hr period by means if a portable device worn by the patient
The pulse generator of a pacemaker is also referred to as
the battery
__________ is a procedure in which fluid is withdrawn from the space around the heart through a needle and a catheter is left in to allow for continued drainage
Pericardiocentesis
In which type of catheter placement is the catheter moved , manipulation or guided into a part of the arterial system of other than the vessel puncutured?
selective
An example of a noninvasive cardiology procedure /service is
cardiovascular stress test
The number of postopertative days usually assigned for the global period following implantation of a pacemaker is
90
Which of the following modifiers does not identify a coronary