Question

Reference the Table of Contents for the Respiratory System subsection in the CPT coding manual and identify the code range used to report services performed on the respiratory system

Answer 1

The CPT coding has the following steps:
1 Determine the procedure whether it is a test or service to be encoded
2 Identify the terms in the procedure
3 Using the Alphabetic index, locate your terms
4 Identify the subterms of your terms
5 Take note of the code number of your terms and subterms
6 Use the tabular list to verify the code
7 Refer to the coding conventions and notes
8 Look for modifiers where necessary
9 Repeat the steps for adding more codes