CPT & HCPCS CODING CH 1-6 EXAM 1 With
101 Questions and answers Newest RATED
A+ 100% PASS
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Chapter 1: The current edition of CPT is pocket-sized and contains approximately 4,000 codes. - Correct
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Answers false
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CPT is updated by CMS, and this occurs in May of each year. - Correct Answers false
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A circle is used to denote an add-on code in CPT. - Correct Answers false
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The semi-colon separates the main term, or common portion, of the CPT code from the additional, or
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unique portion, of the CPT code. - Correct Answers true
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CPT was first published by the American Health Information Management Association. True or False -
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Correct Answers false
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II! HCPCS is the abbreviation for ______________________________________. - Correct Answers Correct
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II! Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System II! II! II! II!
II! Category II codes are not mandatory and are considered ________________ codes. - Correct Answers
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II! tracking
II! When a double triangle appears around information in the CPT manual, this means that the text is new or
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, II! When the plus symbol appears before a code number, this indicates to the coder that the code is
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II! considered a(n) ___________________ code. - Correct Answers add-on
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II! Clinical examples of the CPT codes for Evaluation and Management services are found in appendix
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II! ______ of the CPT manual. - Correct Answers C
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Chapter 2: A CPT modifier is a three-digit code that is appended to a code to indicate that a service or
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procedure has been altered. - Correct Answers false
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Modifiers are placed in item 24d of the CMS-1500 form. - Correct Answers true
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Third-party payers use different instructions for reporting modifiers. - Correct Answers true
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The CMS form contains three modifier fields. True or False - Correct Answers false
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When reporting more than one modifier, the modifiers must be ranked according to whether or not the
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modifier will affect the fee for service. - Correct Answers true
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A pricing modifier only increases the fee for the service - Correct Answers false
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When reporting more than one statistical modifier, with no other pricing modifiers, the modifiers can be
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reported in any order, with the exception of the QT, QW, and SF modifiers. - Correct Answers true
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101 Questions and answers Newest RATED
A+ 100% PASS
T/F
Chapter 1: The current edition of CPT is pocket-sized and contains approximately 4,000 codes. - Correct
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Answers false
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II! T/F
CPT is updated by CMS, and this occurs in May of each year. - Correct Answers false
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II! T/F
A circle is used to denote an add-on code in CPT. - Correct Answers false
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II! True or FalseII! II!
The semi-colon separates the main term, or common portion, of the CPT code from the additional, or
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unique portion, of the CPT code. - Correct Answers true
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II! T/F
CPT was first published by the American Health Information Management Association. True or False -
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Correct Answers false
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II! HCPCS is the abbreviation for ______________________________________. - Correct Answers Correct
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II! Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System II! II! II! II!
II! Category II codes are not mandatory and are considered ________________ codes. - Correct Answers
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II! tracking
II! When a double triangle appears around information in the CPT manual, this means that the text is new or
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II! _______________. - Correct Answers revised II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
, II! When the plus symbol appears before a code number, this indicates to the coder that the code is
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II! considered a(n) ___________________ code. - Correct Answers add-on
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II! Clinical examples of the CPT codes for Evaluation and Management services are found in appendix
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II! ______ of the CPT manual. - Correct Answers C
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II! F/T
Chapter 2: A CPT modifier is a three-digit code that is appended to a code to indicate that a service or
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procedure has been altered. - Correct Answers false
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II! T/F
Modifiers are placed in item 24d of the CMS-1500 form. - Correct Answers true
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II! T/F
Third-party payers use different instructions for reporting modifiers. - Correct Answers true
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II! T/F
The CMS form contains three modifier fields. True or False - Correct Answers false
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II! T/F
When reporting more than one modifier, the modifiers must be ranked according to whether or not the
II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
modifier will affect the fee for service. - Correct Answers true
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II! T/F
A pricing modifier only increases the fee for the service - Correct Answers false
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II! T/F
When reporting more than one statistical modifier, with no other pricing modifiers, the modifiers can be
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reported in any order, with the exception of the QT, QW, and SF modifiers. - Correct Answers true
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