AAPC CPC PRACTICE EXAM E QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AAPC CPC PRACTICE EXAM E
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Which service is covered by Medicare Part B? km km km km km km km




A. Inpatient chemotherapy
km km




B. Minor surgery performed in a physician's office
km km km km km km km




C. Routine dental care
km km km




D. Assisted living facility - ans-B. Minor surgery performed in a physician's office
km km km km km km km km km km km km




Services performed by physicians are covered by Medicare Part B. Inpatient services are cov
km km km km km km km km km km km km km




ered by Part A. Medicare does not cover routine dental care.
km km km km km km km km km km




Which one of the following statements regarding advanced beneficiary notices (ABN) is TRU
km km km km km km km km km km km km




E?

A. ABN must specify only the CPT® code that Medicare is expected to deny.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km




B. Generic ABN which states that a Medicare denial of payment is possible, or the internist is
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unaware whether Medicare will deny payment or not is acceptable. km km km km km km km km km




C. An ABN must be completed before delivery of items or services are provided.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km




D. An ABN must be obtained from a patient even in a medical emergency when the services t
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o be provided are not covered. - ans-
km km km km km km km




C. An ABN must be completed before delivery of items or services are provided.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km




An ABN must include the service that may be denied, an estimated cost of the patient's respo
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nsibility if Medicare denies the service and the response for the potential denial. Generic ABN
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km




s are not allowed. Signing of the ABN cannot be obtained during a medical emergency. The p
km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km km




atient must be stable. The ABN must be signed prior to providing the service.
km km km km km km km km km km km km km




In order to use the critical care codes, which statement is TRUE?
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A. Critical care services can be provided in an internist's office
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B. Critical care services provided for more than 15 minutes but less than 30 minutes should b
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e billed with 99291 and modifier 52.
km km km km km km




C. Time spent reviewing laboratory test results or discussing the critically ill patient's care with
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other medical staff in the unit or at the nursing station on the floor cannot be included in the d
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etermination of critical care time. km km km km




D. Critical care services are never reported with endotracheal intubation (31500)E. Physician
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can provide services to another patient during the same time providing critical care services t
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o a critically ill patient - ans-A. Critical care services can be provided in an internist's office
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Critical care services can be provided at any site. If the patient is critically ill, the services prov
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ided can be coded with critical care regardless of where the services take place. A minimum o
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f 30 minutes of critical care must be performed in order to report 99291. If less than 30 minute
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s, select the appropriate E/
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M code based on the three key components. Time spent reviewing results and discussing the
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