Instructions: Review each case and assign the appropriate anesthesia code(s) and physical status modifier(s). Make sure you assign qualifying
circumstance code(s) where appropriate. All anesthesia services were
provided by the anesthesiologist, which means that modifier -AA is added to
each anesthesia code. Some cases require assignment of CPT surgery
codes and appropriate modifier(s), per chapter content about anesthesia
coding guidelines. Head Please be aware that when an answer consists of
more than one code, there will be an answer blank for each code.
Upper Arm and Elbow: A healthy 21-year-old female college tennis player
complained about pain in her left elbow. The joint was swollen and
tender. After orthopedic and radiological exam, reconstruction of the
lateral collateral ligament was performed under general anesthesia.