Anesthesia / Physical Status Modifiers (pg. 9-10)
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What does the code 99100 represent in medical billing and How many Units?

  • Routine Anesthesia - (1 Unit)
  • Anesthesia for Patient of Extreme Age, Under 1 Year and Over 70 - (1 Unit) (correct)
  • Anesthesia for Major Surgery- (2 Units)
  • Anesthesia for Minor Surgery - (1 Unit)

    • What does the code 99116 represent in medical billing?

  • Anesthesia complicated by utilization of total body hypothermia – 5 units (correct)
  • Anesthesia during cardiac surgery – 10 units
  • Local anesthesia for outpatient procedures – 3 units
  • Anesthesia for emergency surgery – 8 units

    • What does the code 99135 refer to in medical billing?

  • General anesthesia for major surgery - 8 units
  • Anesthesia for a moderate procedure - 3 units
  • Anesthesia complicated by utilization of controlled hypotension - 5 units (correct)
  • Local anesthesia for minor surgery - 2 units

    • What does add-on procedure 99140 relate to in anesthesia?

    <p>Anesthesia complicated by emergency conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Physical Status Modifier P1 signify?

    <p>A normal healthy patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the code P2 refer to in medical billing?

    <p>A patient with mild systemic disease: 0 units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many units are assigned for the code P3 regarding a patient with severe systemic disease?

    <p>1 unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many units are assigned for a P4 patient, who has severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life?

    <p>2 units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many units are assigned for a P5 classification of a moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation?

    <p>3 units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many billing units should be recorded for a declared brain-dead patient whose organs are being removed for donor purposes?

    <p>0 units</p> Signup and view all the answers

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