Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. A surgeon used a trocar technique (placement of a suprapubic tube) to perform
cryosurgical ablation of the prostate. CPT code 55873 is the only code needed to report
this procedure.
2. A physician performed two trigger point injections in two different muscles. CPT code
20552 would be reported twice.
3. The surgeon performs a laparoscopic appendectomy at the same time as the laparoscopic
colostomy. Both the laparoscopic, appendectomy (code 44970) and the laparoscopic
colostomy (code 44188) codes are reported.
4. The surgeon performed a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy using the daVinci®
robotic assistance system. This procedure is reported as an unlisted code.
5. When reporting a code for a wound repair, the code selection is based on the final size of
the wound after it was repaired not on the initial size.
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True
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