CPT Coding Test UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
CPT codes are used to report services and procedures performed on patients:
A. by providers in offices, clinics and private homes
B. by providers in institutional settings such as hospitals and nursing facilities
C. when the provider is employed by the health care facility
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - D. all of the above
Procedures and services submitted on a claim must be linked to the______that justifies the need
for the service or procedure.
A. CPT code
B. HCPCS code
C. ICD-9-CM code
D. HCPCS Level I code - CORRECT ANSWER - C. ICD-9-CM code
Of the following which is/are sections of the CPT manual?
A. Medicine
B. Pathology and Laboratory
C. Radiology
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - D. all of the above
Which of the following is not a symbol located throughout the CPT manual?
A. Triangle
, B. Star
C. Horizontal Triangles
D. Bullet - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Star
The bull's eye symbol indicates
A. the procedure was performed on both sides of the body
B. the code has been revised since the last edition of the CPT manual
C. a procedure includes moderate (conscious) sedation
D. The procedure is being performed on a patient of extreme age. - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. a procedure includes moderate(conscious) sedation
A complete list of coes that include moderate (conscious) sedation is located in which appendix
of the CPT manual?
A. Appendix G
B. Appendix A
C. Appendix B
D. Appendix C - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Appendix G
_____define terms and explain the assignment of codes for procedures and services located in a
particular section of the CPT manual
A. Instructional notes
B. Guidelines
C. Unlisted service codes
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Guidelines
Questions and CORRECT Answers
CPT codes are used to report services and procedures performed on patients:
A. by providers in offices, clinics and private homes
B. by providers in institutional settings such as hospitals and nursing facilities
C. when the provider is employed by the health care facility
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - D. all of the above
Procedures and services submitted on a claim must be linked to the______that justifies the need
for the service or procedure.
A. CPT code
B. HCPCS code
C. ICD-9-CM code
D. HCPCS Level I code - CORRECT ANSWER - C. ICD-9-CM code
Of the following which is/are sections of the CPT manual?
A. Medicine
B. Pathology and Laboratory
C. Radiology
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - D. all of the above
Which of the following is not a symbol located throughout the CPT manual?
A. Triangle
, B. Star
C. Horizontal Triangles
D. Bullet - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Star
The bull's eye symbol indicates
A. the procedure was performed on both sides of the body
B. the code has been revised since the last edition of the CPT manual
C. a procedure includes moderate (conscious) sedation
D. The procedure is being performed on a patient of extreme age. - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. a procedure includes moderate(conscious) sedation
A complete list of coes that include moderate (conscious) sedation is located in which appendix
of the CPT manual?
A. Appendix G
B. Appendix A
C. Appendix B
D. Appendix C - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Appendix G
_____define terms and explain the assignment of codes for procedures and services located in a
particular section of the CPT manual
A. Instructional notes
B. Guidelines
C. Unlisted service codes
D. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Guidelines
