Exam Prep | Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, And Radiation – Ch36

Let’s Code It!, 1e (Safian)

Chapter 36 Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy Sections

1) A transesophageal echocardiogram was done due to a heart defect in a pediatric patient. What is the correct code?

A) B24BYZZ

B) B24DZZ4

C) B24DYZ4

D) B24DZZZ

2) Stephen Radtke had a heart catheterization with a coronary angiogram and a left ventriculogram of coronary artery using other contrast. Which code is assigned for the ventriculogram?

A) B210YZ0

B) B215YZZ

C) B2101Z0

D) B2150Z0

3) A left heart catheterization was done with a coronary angiography with contrast. What is the correct code for the coronary angiography?

A) B205YZZ

B) B2000ZZ

C) B2051ZZ

D) B201YZZ

4) Tina Slacum was suspected of having a stroke due to being dizzy and having slurred speech. A bilateral carotid ultrasound and MRA were done. What are the codes for the ultrasound and the MRA?

A) B345ZZ3, B335Y0Z

B) B345ZZ3, B335YZZ

C) B345ZZ3, B335ZZZ

D) B345ZZ3, B335Z0Z

5) In the Imaging Section, character position 1 is ________.

A) 0

B) 1

C) A

D) B

6) Ohmer Sims reported to the imaging center with an order for a CT scan of the liver, spleen, and pancreas with contrast. Report this with:

A) BF2CYZZ.

B) BF2610Z, BF2710Z.

C) BF2C00Z.

D) BF2CZZZ.

7) The body systems of the Imaging Section include which of the following?

A) Veins

B) Eyes

C) Skin

D) All of these

E) None of these

8) The axial skeleton includes all of the following except the ________.

A) skull

B) sternum

C) sacrum

D) clavicle

9) In code BQ1H0ZZ, the contrast material is?

A) Low Osmolar

B) High Osmolar

C) Other contrast

D) None of these

E) All of these

10) All of the following are examples of High Osmolar contrast material except_______.

A) diatrizoate

B) ioversol

C) metrizoate

D) iothalamate

11) Leonette Pruitt arrived to receive radiation therapy. She has cancer of the esophagus and is scheduled for contact radiation. What is the correct code?

A) DDY08ZZ

B) DDY0FZZ

C) DDY07ZZ

D) DDY17ZZ

12) Which of the following is not a root operation under the section Nuclear Medicine?

A) Brachytherapy

B) Planar nuclear medicine

C) Nonimaging nuclear medicine

D) Positron emission tomography (PET)

13) In code B02BYZZ, what is the body part?

A) Brain

B) Cisterna

C) Cerebral Ventricles(s)

D) Spinal cord

14) In the Nuclear Medicine Section, character position 1 is ________.

A) 0

B) B

C) C

D) D

15) Character 4 in Radiation Therapy is identified as a:

A) body system.

B) body part.

C) treatment site.

D) qualifier.

16) Which of the following root operations has a modality qualifier (character 5) that includes photons as an option?

A) Brachytherapy

B) Beam radiation

C) Stereotactic radiosurgery

D) Other radiation

17) How many different body systems are included in the Imaging Section?

A) 10

B) 15

C) 24

D) 5

18) When radioactive materials are used to treat malignancies, the procedure is reported from the ________ Section.

A) Medical and Surgical

B) Imaging

C) Nuclear

D) Radiation Therapy

19) In code C71K1ZZ, what is the body part?

A) Bone marrow

B) Lymphatic, Head and Neck

C) Lymphatic, Neck

D) Lymphatic, Upper extremities

20) The introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single-plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions is ________ Imaging.

A) Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine

B) Positron Emission Tomographic (PET)

C) Planar Nuclear Medicine

D) Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy

21) Character 5 of the Nuclear Medicine section is:

A) contrast.

B) approach.

C) radionuclide.

D) modality qualifier.

22) Which root operation listed under the section Radiation Therapy lists high-dose and low-dose rates for the modality qualifier (character 5)?

A) Beam radiation

B) Other radiation

C) Brachytherapy

D) Stereotactic radiosurgery

23) Which of the following root operations is not included in the Nuclear Medicine section?

A) Planar nuclear medicine

B) Positron emission tomography

C) Nonimaging nuclear medicine

D) Computerized tomography

24) The process used to measure bone density, most often done to assess a patient's risk for osteopenia or osteoporosis, is known as:

A) densitometry.

B) intravascular optical coherence.

C) nuclear medicine imaging.

D) positron emission tomography.

25) Which root operation listed in the Imaging section has no values for the characters 5, 6, and 7 for any body system noted in character 2?

A) Plain radiography

B) Ultrasonography

C) Magnetic resonance imaging

D) Computerized tomography

26) A fluoroscopy of the hepatobiliary system was ordered. Which of the following body parts would be viewed?

A) Pancreatic ducts

B) Duodenum

C) Upper GI tract

D) Stomach

27) In the Imaging section, the axial skeleton includes which of the following?

A) Cervical spine

B) Skull

C) Mandible

D) Zygomatic bone

28) The Nuclear Medicine section lists body systems by name for character 2. There is one character 2 heading that is not identified with the word systems. These terms are all:

A) non-axial lower bones.

B) related to the eye

C) anatomical regions.

D) lower arteries.

29) In the Imaging section, one body system listed consists of what is normally considered three separate body systems. Which body system is this?

A) Ear, nose, mouth, and throat (9)

B) Hepatobiliary system and pancreas (F)

C) Skin, subcutaneous tissue, and breast (H)

D) Skull and facial bones (N)

30) Which of the following codes identifies Nonimaging Nuclear Medicine Uptake?

A) BW2FY0Z

B) CG42FZZ

C) CH10SZZ

D) CP181ZZ

31) Which of the following codes identifies the male reproductive system?

A) CP281ZZ

B) CT1HGZZ

C) CV191ZZ

D) CW2MSZZ

32) Which of the following sections has no values listed in the characters 6 and 7 positions?

A) Radiation Therapy

B) Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology

C) Nuclear Medicine

D) Imaging

33) The radioactive material Samarium 153 (Sm-153) is identified by character ________.

A) 1

B) 8

C) F

D) G

34) Systemic Nuclear Medicine Therapy is identified by character ________.

A) 1

B) 5

C) 7

D) 4

35) In the Nuclear Medicine section, the Character Position 7: Qualifier has how many options are available to select from?

A) 1

B) 3

C) 6

D) 8

36) In the Radiation Therapy Section, character position 1 is ________.

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

37) Christine Pujara arrives for her appointment to have a diagnostic mammography, bilateral. What is the correct code?

A) BH32ZZZ

B) BH02ZZZ

C) BH42ZZZ

D) BH3Y0Z

38) Shubhash Glenn was admitted to have an aortography, right upper extremity arteries, with low osmolar contrast to obtain a continuous moving image. What is the correct code?

A) B30H1ZZ

B) B31H1ZZ

C) B31HZZZ

39) Melissa Gillins comes in to have an ultrasound done of the urinary system involving the kidneys and bladder. No contrast is used. What is/are the correct code(s)?

A) BT14ZZZ

B) BT04ZZZ

C) BT00ZZZ, BT03ZZZ

D) BT4JZZZ

40) Joe Jackson was admitted to receive brachytherapy with a low-dose rate of palladium of the pelvic region. What is the correct code?

A) DW16BBZ

B) DV10BBZ

C) DW26DZZ

D) DW063ZZ

41) Diane Grunewald was admitted to receive radioactive gallium to her lower extremity for the purpose of having a three-dimensional display of images. What is the correct code?

A) CP2FYZZ

B) CW1DLZZ

C) CW5DYZZ

D) CW2DLZZ

42) Ben Hunter reported to the imaging department for a fluoroscopy of the left internal carotid artery. What is the correct code?

A) B317ZZZ

B) B317Y10

C) B317YZZ

D) B3171ZZ

43) John Ragan was ordered to have an MRI of the right upper extremity veins. What is the correct code?

A) B53MZZZ

B) B54MZZZ

C) B54MZZ3

D) B51MZZZ

44) Mildred Quinene received contact radiation of the nose. What is the correct code?

A) D9Y17ZZ

B) D911BYZ

C) D9015ZZ

D) D9013ZZ

45) The Imaging section has a body system of non-axial lower bones. The root operation is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Why are these considered to be non-axial bones?

A) The bones do not have an axis.

B) The bones are appendicular.

C) The bones are in the lower part of the body.

D) The bones are named that due to the MRI.

46) The Nuclear Medicine section lists a radionuclide, Technetium 99m (Tc-99m) (character 5). This product is used in all of the following root operations except:

A) planar nuclear medicine.

B) nonimaging nuclear medicine.

C) positron emission tomography (PET).

D) tomographic (tomo) nuclear medicine.

47) The Radiation Therapy section, under the body system (character 2) respiratory system, lists all of these treatment sites with the root operation beam radiation except:

A) chest wall.

B) pleura.

C) lung.

D) nose.

48) Which of the following codes identifies the use of the term Hyperthermia as a modality qualifier?

A) D0065ZZ

B) D017B8Z

C) D0Y68ZZ

D) D020HZZ

49) The radiation methodology which uses a focused high-power energy on a small area of the body, sometimes using a tool known as a CyberKnife, is known as ________.

A) Beam Radiation

B) Brachytherapy

C) Stereotactic Radiosurgery

D) Radiation

50) In the Imaging section, which artery is never listed as bilateral?

A) Pulmonary artery

B) Spinal artery

C) Intracranial artery

D) Intercostal and bronchial artery