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Question

Uthed for pain control eeh the brain and the floor of the skull Radio-frequency ablation technique A gland within the endocrine system True or False Decide whether each statement is true or false. 1. The neurostimulator insertion/removal codes 63661-63664 do not i programming, or reprogramming. 2. 3. 4. include evaluative testing, Destruction of the trigeminal nerve with iced saline is coded as 64600. Secretion of hormones is a function of the endocrine system. Nerve blocks can be performed by a single injection and continuous infusion of analgesic and When reporting 62290 at the same session as 62291, a -59 modifier is necessary to prevent are both administered for short-term pain control by inserting a catheter 5. bundling. 6. Skull base surgery always requires the services of two or three surgeons. musculoskeletal and nervous systems together. 8· 9. 10. The meninges consist of the dura mater, the subarachnoid, and the pia mater. Nerve grafts, nerve wrapping, and suture repair are all part of the nerve repair services. Discectomy is always included in the laminectomy procedures Multiple Choice Select the letter that best completes the statement or answers the question. nost ininl henia repair and is having chronic pain into the groin. The surgeon

Explanation / Answer

1. TRUE - The neurostimulator insertion / removal codes 63661-63664 do not include evaluative testing, programming, or reprogramming.

2. FALSE - Destruction of the trigeminal nerve with iced saline is coded as 64600.

3. TRUE - Secretion of hormones is a function of the endocrine system.

4. TRUE - Nerve blocks can be performed by a single injection and continuous infusion of analgesic and are both administered for short-term pain control by inserting a catheter.

5. TRUE - When reporting 62290 at the same session as 62291, a -59 modifier is necessary to prevent bundling.

6. TRUE - Skull base surgery always requires the services of two or three surgeons.

7. TRUE - Never report codes from the musculoskeletal and nervous systems together.

8. TRUE - The meninges consist of the dura mater, the subarachnoid, and the pia mater.

9. TRUE - Nerve grafts, nerve wrapping, and suture repair are all part of the nerve repair services.

10. TRUE - Discectomy is always included in the laminectomy procedures.