BC3020 Week 5 Assignment
Answer the Following Questions:
1. Q) What sections of the CPT will commonly be used when coding for cardiovascular services?
ANSWER use codes from evaluation/management surgery, medicine, and radiology section of the cpt manual_____________
2. Q) What is the correct coding of cardiology E/M services based on?
ANSWER: ___documentation of key components and contributing factors._______________
3. Q) What does the abbreviation CABG stand for?
ANSWER: _a coronary artery bypass grafts_________________
4. Q) Why do cardiovascular surgeons often t o use artificial materials to repair damaged areas of vessels?
ANSWER: _____this artificial materials is less susceptible to rejection and calcification than human tissue and can be readily available_____________
5. Q) What are the two approaches that can be used to implant the electrode portion of a pacemaker?
ANSWER: __either an epicardial or transvenous approach can be used to implant the electrode portion of the pacemaker, the epicardial approach involves opening the chest to the view of the surgeon and the device being place on the heart________________
6. Q) What does insufficiency of a heart valve mean?
ANSWER: __the valve does not close property, which may lead to hypertrophy (enlargement) of the heart because blood will pool in the chambers.________________
7. Q) What services are bundled into the complete stress test procedure?
ANSWER: _supervision, tracing, interpretation with written report_________________
8. Q) Define ejection fraction.
ANSWER: _is the percentage of blood pumped with each contraction of the heart and is related to the chamber volume._________________
9. Q) What is PTCA?
ANSWER: _is a procedure in which the physician makes an incision into a vessel and inserts a catheter._________________
1. Q) What sections of the CPT will commonly be used when coding for cardiovascular services?
ANSWER use codes from evaluation/management surgery, medicine, and radiology section of the cpt manual_____________
2. Q) What is the correct coding of cardiology E/M services based on?
ANSWER: ___documentation of key components and contributing factors._______________
3. Q) What does the abbreviation CABG stand for?
ANSWER: _a coronary artery bypass grafts_________________
4. Q) Why do cardiovascular surgeons often t o use artificial materials to repair damaged areas of vessels?
ANSWER: _____this artificial materials is less susceptible to rejection and calcification than human tissue and can be readily available_____________
5. Q) What are the two approaches that can be used to implant the electrode portion of a pacemaker?
ANSWER: __either an epicardial or transvenous approach can be used to implant the electrode portion of the pacemaker, the epicardial approach involves opening the chest to the view of the surgeon and the device being place on the heart________________
6. Q) What does insufficiency of a heart valve mean?
ANSWER: __the valve does not close property, which may lead to hypertrophy (enlargement) of the heart because blood will pool in the chambers.________________
7. Q) What services are bundled into the complete stress test procedure?
ANSWER: _supervision, tracing, interpretation with written report_________________
8. Q) Define ejection fraction.
ANSWER: _is the percentage of blood pumped with each contraction of the heart and is related to the chamber volume._________________
9. Q) What is PTCA?
ANSWER: _is a procedure in which the physician makes an incision into a vessel and inserts a catheter._________________