CHAPTER 22: CPT & HCPCS LEVEL II MODIFIERS
EXAM AND ANSWERS
Alphanumeric - answer-Containing both letters and numbers.
Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) - answer-A facility specially designed to provide
surgical treatments without an overnight stay; also known as a same-day
surgery center.
AMCC - answer-Automated Multi-Channel Chemistry- Automated organ disease
panel tests performed on the same patient, by the same provider, on the same
day.
Category II Modifiers - answer-Two characters (a number followed by the letter
P). Modifiers provides for use with Category II CPT codes you indicate a valid
reason for a portion of a performance measure to be deleted from qualification.
Class A Finding - answer-Non-traumatic amputation of a foot or an integral
skeletal portion.
Class B Finding - answer-Absence of a posterior tibial pulse; absence or decrease
of hair growth; thickening of the nail, discoloration of the skin, and/or thinning of
the skin texture; and/or absence of a posterior pedal pulse.
Class C Finding - answer-Edema, burning sensation, temperature change (cold
feet), abnormal spontaneous sensations in the feet, and/or limping.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) - answer-Federal legislation
created for the monitoring and regulation of clinical laboratory procedures.
CPT Code Modifier - answer-A two-character code that may be appended to a
code from the main portion of the CPT book to provide additional information.
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) - answer-A
Medicaid preventive health program for children under 21.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) - answer-Chronic, irreversible kidney disease
requiring regular treatments.
HCPCS Level II Modifier - answer-A two-character alphabetic or alphanumeric
code that may be appended to a code from the main portion of the CPT book or a
code from the HCPCS Level II book.
Liters per minute (LPM) - answer-The measurement of how many liters of a drug
or chemical are provided to the patient in 60 seconds.
Locum tenens physician - answer-A physician who fills in, temporarily, for
another physician.
Modifier - answer-A two-character code that affects the meaning of another code;
a code addendum that provides more meaning to the original code.
EXAM AND ANSWERS
Alphanumeric - answer-Containing both letters and numbers.
Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) - answer-A facility specially designed to provide
surgical treatments without an overnight stay; also known as a same-day
surgery center.
AMCC - answer-Automated Multi-Channel Chemistry- Automated organ disease
panel tests performed on the same patient, by the same provider, on the same
day.
Category II Modifiers - answer-Two characters (a number followed by the letter
P). Modifiers provides for use with Category II CPT codes you indicate a valid
reason for a portion of a performance measure to be deleted from qualification.
Class A Finding - answer-Non-traumatic amputation of a foot or an integral
skeletal portion.
Class B Finding - answer-Absence of a posterior tibial pulse; absence or decrease
of hair growth; thickening of the nail, discoloration of the skin, and/or thinning of
the skin texture; and/or absence of a posterior pedal pulse.
Class C Finding - answer-Edema, burning sensation, temperature change (cold
feet), abnormal spontaneous sensations in the feet, and/or limping.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) - answer-Federal legislation
created for the monitoring and regulation of clinical laboratory procedures.
CPT Code Modifier - answer-A two-character code that may be appended to a
code from the main portion of the CPT book to provide additional information.
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) - answer-A
Medicaid preventive health program for children under 21.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) - answer-Chronic, irreversible kidney disease
requiring regular treatments.
HCPCS Level II Modifier - answer-A two-character alphabetic or alphanumeric
code that may be appended to a code from the main portion of the CPT book or a
code from the HCPCS Level II book.
Liters per minute (LPM) - answer-The measurement of how many liters of a drug
or chemical are provided to the patient in 60 seconds.
Locum tenens physician - answer-A physician who fills in, temporarily, for
another physician.
Modifier - answer-A two-character code that affects the meaning of another code;
a code addendum that provides more meaning to the original code.
