Cpt Pathology & Lab Section Full Test Bank Chapter.27

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Chapter 27 CPT Pathology & Lab Section

1) A patient gave the lab three guaiac samples of stool. Select the correct code.

A) 82274

B) 82271

C) 82272

D) 82273

2) Etiology is the study of:

A) diseases.

B) the cause of diseases.

C) the treatment of diseases.

D) the prognosis of diseases.

3) Two vials of blood were received for blood typing: two units, ABO, donor blood using reagent serum. What is/are the correct code(s)?

A) 86890

B) 86904

C) 86900, 86902

D) 86902, 86902

4) A specimen is:

A) tissue.

B) fluid.

C) a mass.

D) a sample of a substance.

5) The pathology code includes:

A) collection and testing of the specimen.

B) testing with written report.

C) accession, testing, and written report of specimen.

D) diagnosis of the specimen.

6) A panel code can be used when:

A) more than half the panel tests were performed.

B) all but one panel test is done.

C) all but two of the panel tests are done.

D) all of the panel tests were performed.

7) If fewer tests are done in the panel, ________

A) assign the panel code with modifier 52.

B) assign codes for each test.

C) assign panel code with modifier 99.

D) assign codes for each test with panel code and modifier 52.

8) Which code(s) should be assigned for the General Health Panel test with all tests done?

A) 80050, 80053, 85004, 85027, 84443

B) 80050

C) 80050, 80053

D) 80050, 80053, 84443

9) Quantitative indicates:

A) the counting or measurement of something.

B) the determination of character or essential element(s).

C) counting or measurement and the determination of character.

D) the size of the specimen.

10) Qualitative indicates:

A) the counting or measurement of something.

B) the determination of character or essential element(s).

C) counting or measurement and the determination of character.

D) the size of the specimen.

11) Examples of clinical chemistries include:

A) CBC and lipids.

B) WBC and blood glucose.

C) blood glucose and RBC.

D) blood glucose.

12) Genetic testing is a(n):

A) immunology test.

B) type of molecular diagnostic test.

C) multianalyte assay with algorithmic analyses.

D) tissue typing.

13) Genetic testing codes are diagnostic tests that investigate all of the following except:

A) infectious disease

B) oncology

C) lipids

D) inherited disorders

14) One of the most common hematology tests run is a(n):

A) chemistry panel.

B) drug assay.

C) lipids.

D) CBC.

15) A lab test referred to as measuring WBC means:

A) well-baby clinic.

B) weight bearing with crutches.

C) white blood count.

D) whole blood clotting.

16) A CBC includes:

A) WBC, RBC, HB, and HCT.

B) RBC, HPF, and HCT.

C) WBC, HDL, and RBC.

D) HB, HDL, HPF, and HCT.

17) Immunology is the study of:

A) disease.

B) the immune system.

C) arthritis.

D) immunizations.

18) Microbiological tests study:

A) bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

B) infections and diseases.

C) antibodies.

D) fluids, washings, and brushing.

19) The term cytology means the study of:

A) tissues in organs.

B) biopsies.

C) one cell at a time to discover abnormalities.

D) surgical pathology.

20) A conventional Pap smear was done using non-Bethesda reporting with manual screening and rescreening under physician supervision. How should this be coded?

A) 88153

B) 88514

C) 88150

D) 88152

21) What does surgical pathology examine?

A) Blood tests for immunological concerns

B) Aspiration from cysts

C) Biopsies of tissue

D) Blood tests for HIV

22) Surgical pathology levels are determined by:

A) the type of exam.

B) the size of the specimen.

C) the complexity of the surgery.

D) the anatomical site and descriptive terms.

23) Surgical pathology is:

A) the study of tissues removed from a living patient during a surgical procedure.

B) the study of diseases.

C) the study of infections.

D) the study of body systems that are diseased.

24) Gross examination is the study of a specimen using:

A) a macroscopic exam.

B) loop magnification.

C) fluoroscopy.

D) a microscope or other equipment.

25) If a specimen is sent to an outside laboratory from the physician's office, who will be paid for the testing if the physician bills for the service on the insurance claim?

A) The physician

B) The laboratory

C) The patient

D) The hospital

26) A specimen sent to the lab for testing may include:

A) urine and blood.

B) tissue and blood.

C) blood, tissue, and urine.

D) tissue and cytology.

27) A lab tested a blood specimen for carbon dioxide, chloride, and sodium levels. This will be reported as:

A) 82374, 82435, 84295.

B) 80051.

C) 80051–52.

D) 80051–91.

28) A lab tested a specimen for carbon dioxide, chloride, potassium, and sodium levels. This will be reported as:

A) 82374, 82435, 84132, 84295.

B) 80051.

C) 80051, 82374.

D) 82435, 81000.

29) A white blood cell count test is:

A) qualitative.

B) microscopic.

C) gross.

D) quantitative.

30) What does HCT stand for?

A) Hematologic coagulation test

B) Hemoglobin concentration

C) Hematocrit

D) Hepatic function panel

31) A urinalysis can be performed in which of the following ways?

A) Non-automated

B) Automated

C) Ionized and automated

D) Non-automated or automated

32) Presumptive identification is the pathologic identification of:

A) colony morphology.

B) growth on selective media.

C) Gram stains.

D) colony morphology, Gram stains, and growth on selective media.

33) Specimens that can be tested in microbiology include:

A) feces and sputum.

B) cerebrospinal fluid.

C) sputum and cerebrospinal fluid.

D) All of these

34) A Pap smear is a:

A) cytopathologic test.

B) microbiologic test.

C) surgical pathologic test.

D) clinical chemistry test.

35) Surgical pathology testing is coded based on:

A) the type of specimen (blood, urine, etc.).

B) the anatomical site from which the specimen was taken.

C) whether it is quantitative or qualitative.

D) whether it is automated or non-automated.

36) The diagnosis of immunodeficiency disorder may include:

A) rheumatoid arthritis.

B) any disease that causes a malfunction of the body's immune system.

C) hyperthyroidism.

D) AIDS.

37) A brain biopsy was done; however, the lab only did a gross examination. Report code:

A) 88307.

B) 88307–52.

C) 88300.

D) 88302.

38) A glucose level test is:

A) quantitative.

B) qualitative.

C) surgical.

D) genetic.

39) A pathologist looked at a specimen with his eye, using no equipment. This is a:

A) microscopic examination.

B) gross examination.

C) cytopathology examination.

D) pathologic examination.

40) Specimens for cytopathologic testing are obtained from:

A) scraping of tissue.

B) bodily fluids.

C) fine-needle aspiration.

D) All of these

41) An immunoassay test searches for:

A) an infectious agent antibody.

B) sera.

C) a gene.

D) a platelet count.

42) A CBC test includes all of the following except:

A) WBC

B) PT

C) RBC

D) PLT

43) A quantitative test for vancomycin is coded:

A) 80203.

B) 80156.

C) 80202.

D) 80164.

44) To use the code for the lipid panel, how many tests must be performed?

A) Any one of the three tests

B) Any two of the three tests

C) All three tests listed

D) Not enough information to determine

45) Surgical pathology done on a specimen taken during a bone biopsy is tested and coded:

A) 88304.

B) 88305.

C) 88309.

D) 88307.

46) Surgical pathology done on tissue samples from a colon biopsy is coded:

A) 88305.

B) 88307.

C) 88306.

D) 88309.

47) During a radical resection of the prostate, tissue specimens were sent for pathology. Code with:

A) 88301.

B) 88309.

C) 88307.

D) 88306.

48) A stool culture for bacterial, aerobic with isolation, and preliminary exam is coded:

A) 87040.

B) 87046.

C) 87045.

D) 87086.

49) Urinalysis by dipstick, non-automated, with microscopy is coded:

A) 81000.

B) 81001.

C) 81002.

D) 81003.

50) An insulin tolerance panel for ACTH insufficiency is coded:

A) 82533.

B) 80434.

C) 82947.

D) 80416.