CPT Review Questions and Answers
WhichMmandatedMthatMCPTMcodesMbeMreportedMforMoutpatientMhospitalMsurgicalMproce
dures?M-MAnswerMOmnibusMBudgetMReconciliationMActM(OBRA)MofM1986
New,Mrevised,MandMdeletedMCPTMcodesMthatMareMprovidedMasManM"earlyMrelease"MinM
JulyMbyMtheMCPTMEditorialMPanelMareMintendedMtoMtakeMeffectM-
MAnswerMimmediatelyMuponM"earlyMrelease."
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MAnswerMreportedMbyMallMspecialties
Arthroscopy,Mankle,MandMwoundMareMexamplesMofM____________inMtheMCPTMindex.M-
MAnswerMmainMterms
WhichMisMaMCPTMindexMcross-referenceMterm?M-MAnswerMsee
WhenMaMrangeMorMseriesMofMsingleMcodesMisMlistedMinMtheMCPTMindexMforMaMproced
ureMorMservice,MtheM-
MAnswerMcodesMmustMbeMreviewedMinMtheMCPTMmanualMbeforeMaMcodeMisMassigned.
CodesMidentifiedMthroughoutMCPTMwithMaMforbiddenMsymbolMareMsummarizedMinMAppen
dixM______________.M-MAnswerME
HorizontalMtriangleMsymbolsM-MAnswerMsurroundMnewMorMrevisedMtext.
CodesMidentifiedMwithMaMplusMsymbolMareM-MAnswerMadd-onMcodes.
AMcodeMidentifiedMbyMaMstarMsymbolMindicatesMthatM-
MAnswerMitMmayMbeMreportedMforMsynchronousMtelemedicineMservices
WhichMareMlocatedMatMtheMbeginningMofMeachMCPTMsection,MdefineMterms,MandMexplai
nMtheMassignmentMofMcodesMforMproceduresMandMservicesMlocatedMinMaMparticularMsec
tion?M-MAnswerMGuidelines
WhichMmandatedMthatMCPTMcodesMbeMreportedMforMoutpatientMhospitalMsurgicalMproce
dures?M-MAnswerMOmnibusMBudgetMReconciliationMActM(OBRA)MofM1986
New,Mrevised,MandMdeletedMCPTMcodesMthatMareMprovidedMasManM"earlyMrelease"MinM
JulyMbyMtheMCPTMEditorialMPanelMareMintendedMtoMtakeMeffectM-
MAnswerMimmediatelyMuponM"earlyMrelease."
TheME/MMsectionMisMlocatedMatMtheMbeginningMofMCPTMbecauseMtheseMcodesMareM-
MAnswerMreportedMbyMallMspecialties
Arthroscopy,Mankle,MandMwoundMareMexamplesMofM____________inMtheMCPTMindex.M-
MAnswerMmainMterms
WhichMisMaMCPTMindexMcross-referenceMterm?M-MAnswerMsee
WhenMaMrangeMorMseriesMofMsingleMcodesMisMlistedMinMtheMCPTMindexMforMaMproced
ureMorMservice,MtheM-
MAnswerMcodesMmustMbeMreviewedMinMtheMCPTMmanualMbeforeMaMcodeMisMassigned.
CodesMidentifiedMthroughoutMCPTMwithMaMforbiddenMsymbolMareMsummarizedMinMAppen
dixM______________.M-MAnswerME
HorizontalMtriangleMsymbolsM-MAnswerMsurroundMnewMorMrevisedMtext.
CodesMidentifiedMwithMaMplusMsymbolMareM-MAnswerMadd-onMcodes.
AMcodeMidentifiedMbyMaMstarMsymbolMindicatesMthatM-
MAnswerMitMmayMbeMreportedMforMsynchronousMtelemedicineMservices
WhichMareMlocatedMatMtheMbeginningMofMeachMCPTMsection,MdefineMterms,MandMexplai
nMtheMassignmentMofMcodesMforMproceduresMandMservicesMlocatedMinMaMparticularMsec
tion?M-MAnswerMGuidelines