MA 300 Study Outline #1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Who created the first comprehensive disease classification
system in the United States in 1869? - Correct Answers
✅the American Medical Association (AMA) as the American
Nomenclature of Disease.
What are the main reasons to use procedure coding? -
Correct Answers ✅1. To justify medical services to
insurance companies by correlating procedures to diagnosis
2. To collect statistics about the outcome and effectiveness of
treatments
3. To help physicians and hospitals set fees based on the
amount of time and skill required to provide a specific service
How often are level I codes updated? - Correct Answers
✅Updated Annually
Who updates and publishes the CPT manual? - Correct
Answers ✅American Medical Association (AMA)
HCPCS level II codes include what services that are not in the
PT system and may not be covered by insurance? - Correct
Answers ✅procedures, injections, and durable medical
equipment covered by Medicare Part B
How often should updated code books be purchased? -
Correct Answers ✅every year.
,MA 300 Study Outline #1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
CPT manual contains codes which are usually how many
digits long? - Correct Answers ✅5-digits
What is a modifier? - Correct Answers ✅is an addition to a
procedure code that indicates unusual circumstances related
to the procedure, such as a more extensive procedure or two
procedures performed in the same session
How many digits are in a Modifier? - Correct Answers ✅2
What pieces of information may be significant when choosing
the correct code for a procedure? - Correct Answers ✅•
Location
• Size of lesion or repair
• Method of performing the procedure, test, or surgery
• Number of minutes allotted for a treatment (e.g.,
acupuncture)
• Complexity of the procedure or service
What are the two types of CPT codes? - Correct Answers
✅Stand-alone & Indented
If a patient comes in for an exam and has an
electrocardiogram done, per the physician's orders, is this
, MA 300 Study Outline #1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
billed under the examination or separately, under its own
code? - Correct Answers ✅The code 93005 would be used
if the ECG tracing is made in one office, but insurance should
not be billed for the interpretation because it will be done by
another physician and billed from another office
What type of services and providers would find their
appropriate codes in the E/M section? - Correct Answers
✅primary care practitioners and specialists.
Define established patient. - Correct Answers ✅one who
has been seen in the previous 3 years
Define new patient. - Correct Answers ✅one who has not
had services performed by any provider in the medical office
in the previous 3 years
Define inpatient. - Correct Answers ✅a patient who has
been formally admitted to a health care facility'
Define outpatient - Correct Answers ✅one who has not
been admitted to a health care facility
What is problem-focused history? - Correct Answers ✅is
one that addresses the chief complaint, with a brief history of
the illness or problem.
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
Who created the first comprehensive disease classification
system in the United States in 1869? - Correct Answers
✅the American Medical Association (AMA) as the American
Nomenclature of Disease.
What are the main reasons to use procedure coding? -
Correct Answers ✅1. To justify medical services to
insurance companies by correlating procedures to diagnosis
2. To collect statistics about the outcome and effectiveness of
treatments
3. To help physicians and hospitals set fees based on the
amount of time and skill required to provide a specific service
How often are level I codes updated? - Correct Answers
✅Updated Annually
Who updates and publishes the CPT manual? - Correct
Answers ✅American Medical Association (AMA)
HCPCS level II codes include what services that are not in the
PT system and may not be covered by insurance? - Correct
Answers ✅procedures, injections, and durable medical
equipment covered by Medicare Part B
How often should updated code books be purchased? -
Correct Answers ✅every year.
,MA 300 Study Outline #1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
CPT manual contains codes which are usually how many
digits long? - Correct Answers ✅5-digits
What is a modifier? - Correct Answers ✅is an addition to a
procedure code that indicates unusual circumstances related
to the procedure, such as a more extensive procedure or two
procedures performed in the same session
How many digits are in a Modifier? - Correct Answers ✅2
What pieces of information may be significant when choosing
the correct code for a procedure? - Correct Answers ✅•
Location
• Size of lesion or repair
• Method of performing the procedure, test, or surgery
• Number of minutes allotted for a treatment (e.g.,
acupuncture)
• Complexity of the procedure or service
What are the two types of CPT codes? - Correct Answers
✅Stand-alone & Indented
If a patient comes in for an exam and has an
electrocardiogram done, per the physician's orders, is this
, MA 300 Study Outline #1 Exam
Questions and Answers (Solved Papers)
billed under the examination or separately, under its own
code? - Correct Answers ✅The code 93005 would be used
if the ECG tracing is made in one office, but insurance should
not be billed for the interpretation because it will be done by
another physician and billed from another office
What type of services and providers would find their
appropriate codes in the E/M section? - Correct Answers
✅primary care practitioners and specialists.
Define established patient. - Correct Answers ✅one who
has been seen in the previous 3 years
Define new patient. - Correct Answers ✅one who has not
had services performed by any provider in the medical office
in the previous 3 years
Define inpatient. - Correct Answers ✅a patient who has
been formally admitted to a health care facility'
Define outpatient - Correct Answers ✅one who has not
been admitted to a health care facility
What is problem-focused history? - Correct Answers ✅is
one that addresses the chief complaint, with a brief history of
the illness or problem.
