What HCPCS Level II modifier would be appended to a laboratory test that was ordered by the court system?

What is the purpose of CPT codes?

A) to collect payment from individual patients B) to provide a diagnosis during patient encounters C) to identify billable services provided to patients D) to explain procedures and services rendered to patients

What evidence indicates biotrauma may be a mechanism of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI)?

A. the presence of increased tumor necrosis factor-? in the serum of animals receiving low lung volumes and PEEP B. the presence of increase neutrophils and alveolar macrophages in the mucus of animals ventilated with low lung volumes and high pressures C. the increased incidence of alveolar-capillary permeability in animals ventilated with high lung volumes and no PEEP D. the presence of increased inflammatory mediators in broncho-alveolar lavage in animals receiving high lung volumes and no PEEP