HCPCS Level II Coding System Exam UPDATED Study QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HCPCS Level II Coding System Exam
UPDATED Study QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
HCPCS level II temporary codes are: - CORRECT ANSWER maintained by the CMS and
other members of the HCPCS National Panel, independent of HCPCS level II permanent codes.



The HCPCS level II national coding system: - CORRECT ANSWER describes common
medical services and supplies not classified in CPT.



HCPCS level II codes are: - CORRECT ANSWER intended for use by all private and public
health insurers.



Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - CORRECT ANSWER A statement signed by the patient
when he or she is notified by the provider, prior to a service or procedure being done, that Medicare
may not reimburse the provider for the service, wherein the patient indicates that he will be
responsible for any charges



Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - CORRECT ANSWER decisions by MACs about the
coding and medical necessity of a service



Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act - CORRECT ANSWER The
regulation that required new, revised, and deleted CPT codes to be implemented each January 1



The draping and positioning of a patient is coded as: - CORRECT ANSWER integral to the
standard of practice



What feature of NCCI identifies code pairs that should not be billed together because one service
inherently includes the other? - CORRECT ANSWER column 1 / column 2 edits



CPT Category II codes are supplemental tracking codes used for: - CORRECT ANSWER
tracking performance