The physician orders a lipid panel on Mary Smith to see if her cholesterol medication is working. The lipid panel includes ____.
A)cholesterol, bilirubin, protein
B)cholesterol, lipoprotein, triglycerides
C)cholesterol, lipoprotein, bilirubin
D)cholesterol, triglycerides, bilirubin
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Q. 2) A patient presents in the ED and the doctor orders therapeutic drug assay for clozapine. Which of the following would be reported?
A)80150
B)80155
C)80156
D)80159
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Q. 3) A qualitative test is one that is ____.
A)confirmed by a second testing method
B)determined by the nature of a substance
C)determined by the presence of a substance
D)All of the above
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Q. 4) The abbreviation for complete blood count is ____.
A)CBC
B)CCB
C)CAB
D)BC
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Q. 5) The abbreviation K stands for ____.
A)urinalysis
B)ketones
C)magnesium
D)potassium
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Q. 6) A panel test is defined as ____.
A)a group of codes used to report one test
B)lab tests itemized in an inpatient setting
C)one code used to report a group of tests
D)unbundled codes that accurately reflect a service rendered
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Q. 7) Coding for lab testing involves understanding of ____.
A)the test being ordered
B)the patient
C)the CPT manual
D)the setting
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Q. 8) The codes in the Pathology and Laboratory section of the CPT manual represent ____.
A)symptoms of the patient
B)testing ordered to rule out disease
C)hospital coding
D)outpatient coding
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Q. 9) Laboratory testing is constantly changing and improving, and the coding needs to reflect these changes and improvements.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Q. 10) Code 86380 reports a viral neutralization test.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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