A service NOT included in the surgical package code would be:
evaluating the patient in the postanesthesia recovery room.
immediate postoperative care, including talking with the patient's family.
surgical complications or the presence of other diseases requiring additional services.
one related evaluation and management (E/M) encounter on the date immediately prior to the date of the procedure.
Question 2
To bill for the services of a physical therapist, the necessary CPT codes would be found in the:
Evaluation and Management section.
Surgical section.
Pathology and Laboratory section.
Medicine section.
Visual Acuity Testing: Assist the patient in occluding the eye.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Closed urinary drainage system. Urine being measured after it leaves patient’s body via catheter.
Polycystic kidney disease. Notice the presence of numerous fluid-filled sacs, or cysts, in these kid
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Examples of endocrine disorders. (D) A patient with gigantism.