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KimWrice

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What is a colostomy?
 
  A. Five different assessments performed at the time of birth that determine the patient's blood flow, heart rate, respiratory function, and neurologic function
  B. The manual establishment of the functions of heart and lungs after a sudden cessation of normal cardiac or respiratory function
  C. An abnormal opening that is surgically created to allow the release of feces from the body via an opening other than the anus
  D. The manual application of pressure to the chest for the purpose of restoring heart function; most often associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 2

Which of the following BEST defines an add-on service codes?
 
  A. Services requiring a longer amount of time to perform than the intraservice time typically allows; may occur in an outpatient or an inpatient setting
  B. The physical state when vital organ systems not only function within normal limits, but function together to ensure the normal physiology of a patient
  C. A set of numeric codes representing E/M services that may be reported only in conjunction with a different E/M service and may never be listed independently
  D. The E/M service code that can be used to report a performed service that no other service reflects, reports, or identifies



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

C



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