1. Dr.Jack provides anesthesia during an exploratory laparotomy for a perforated bowel obstruction and also documents a separate charge for arterial line insertion. Later he initiates positive pressure ventilation. The patient is P3 and the chart indicates that the case was an emergency because of septic shock. –

2. Anesthesia for ventral hernia in the lower abdomen of 76 year old patient. –

3. Patient admitted to hospital with abdominal pain. Patient proceeds to operating room for emergency appendectomy. Choose CPT and anesthesia code(s):

4. The patient a five month old child was rushed to the hospital for emergency repair of a strangulated, recurrent ventral hernia. Code the hernia and the anesthesia for repair. –

5. Anesthesia for vaginal hysterectomy -