1. Anesthesia start time is reported as 7.14 am, and the surgery began at 7.26 am. The surgery
finished at 8.18 am and the patient was turned over to PACU at 8.29 am, which was reported
as the ending anesthesia time. What is the anesthesia time reported?
a. 7.14 am to 8.18 am (64 minutes)
b. 7.14 am to 8.29 am (75 minutes)
c. 7.26 am to 8.18 am (52 minutes)
d. 7.26 am to 8.29 am (63 minutes)
2. Report the appropriate anesthesia code for an obstetric patient who had a planned general
anesthesia for cesarean hysterectomy?
a. 01962
b. 01963
c. 01969
d. 01967
3. A healthy 11-month-old patient with bilateral with bilateral cleft lip and palate undergoes
surgery. The surgeon performs a bilateral cleft lip repair, single stage. Code the anesthesia
service.
a. 00170-P1, 99100
b. 00102- P1
c. 00102-P1, 99100
d. 00170-P1
4. General anesthesia is administered to a 9 month old undergoing a tracheostomy. Code the
anesthesia service.
a. 00320, 99100
b. 00320
c. 00326
d. 00326, 99100
5. A patient with a third degree burn of 54% of his body is being treated under anesthesia for
excision, debridement, and extensive skin grafting. The patient’s is listed as severe, and he is
not expected to survive without the operation. The operation is further complicated by the
emergency condition of the patient and delaying this procedure could lead of loss of body
parts. How should the anesthesiologist report her services with this procedures?
a. 01952-P5, 01953-P5, 99140
b. 01952 - P5, 01953 - P5
c. 01951, 01952, 01953 X 4
d. 01951, 01952, 01953 X 5, 99140-51
6. Preoperative diagnosis: Multi vessel CAD
Postoperative diagnosis: Multi vessel CAD.
Procedure: CABG X 3, left internal mammary artery to the LAD, saphenous vein graft to
the obtuse marginal saphenous vein graft to the diagonal. The patient is placed in heart
and lung bypass during the procedure. Anesthesia time 6.00 pm to 12.00 am, surgical
time 6.15 pm, to 11.30 pm. What is the correct anesthesia code and anesthesia time?
a. 00567, 6 hours
b. 00566, 6 hours
c. 00567, 5 hours and 30 minutes
d. 00566, 5 hours and 30 minutes
7. A patient with a third degree burn of 54% of his body is being treated under anesthesia for
excision, debridement, and extensive skin grafting. The patient’s is listed as severe, and he is
not expected to survive without the operation. The operation is further complicated by the
emergency condition of the patient and delaying this procedure could lead of loss of body
parts. How should the anesthesiologist report her services with this procedures?
e. 01952-P5, 01953-P5, 99140
f. 01952 - P5, 01953 - P5
g. 01951, 01952, 01953 X 4
h. 01951, 01952, 01953 X 5, 99140-51
8. Preoperative diagnosis: Multi vessel CAD
Postoperative diagnosis: Multi vessel CAD.
Procedure: CABG X 3, left internal mammary artery to the LAD, saphenous vein graft to
the obtuse marginal saphenous vein graft to the diagonal. The patient is placed in heart
and lung bypass during the procedure. Anesthesia time 6.00 pm to 12.00 am, surgical
time 6.15 pm, to 11.30 pm. What is the correct anesthesia code and anesthesia time?
e. 00567, 6 hours
f. 00566, 6 hours
g. 00567, 5 hours and 30 minutes
h. 00566, 5 hours and 30 minutes
9. A very large lipoma is removed from the chest measuring 8 sq cm and the defect is 12.2 cm
requiring a layered closure with extensive undermining. MAC is performed by a medically
directed certified registered nurse anesthetist. Code the anesthesia service.
a. 00400 – QS – QX
b. 00400 – QS
c. 00300 – QS
d. 00300 – QS – QX