Module 4: CPT Coding System

Module 4: CPT Coding System
__MdivisionsMcompriseMCPTMcodesMCategoryMI,MeachMcorrespondingMtoMaMsignificantMar
eaMofMmedicine.M-MAnswerM6



CPTM__MprovideMextraMinformationMlikeMhavingMmultipleMsurgeons,MnumerousMprocedure
s,MandMaddingMmoreMproceduralMservices.M-MAnswerMmodifiers



OrderMtheMfollowingMinformationMneededMtoMsubmitMaMnewMorMupdatedMCPTMcodeMa
pplication.M-
MAnswerMThoroughMprocessMorMservice,MincludingMaMdetailedMdescriptionMandMoperatio
nalMreport.

AMclinicalMvignetteMandMdiagnosisMofMtheMpatient.

DiagnosisMofMtheMpatientsMwhoMwouldMundergoMthisMtreatment.

AMcopyM(orMcopies)MofMpeer-reviewedMstudiesMaboutMtheMprocedure'sMsafety.

TheMfrequencyMofMtheMprocedure'sMexecutionMand/orMaMprojectionMofMhowMwellMitMwi
llMworkMandMotherMpublishedMmaterial.

ProofMmedicineMorMdeviceMutilisedMinMtheMprocedureMhasMFDAMapprovalMandMjustificati
onMotherMcodesMareMinsufficient.



ChooseMfourMofMtheMfollowingMdivisionsMthatMfallMunderMCPTMcodesMCategoryMI.M-
MAnswerMSurgery

Medicine

PathologyMandMLaboratory

EvaluationMandMManagement



EvaluationMandMManagementM(E&M)McodesMareMnotMaMclassMofMCPTMcodes.M-
MAnswerMFalse



_MisMsomeoneMwhoMhasMtheMappropriateMqualifiedMtertiaryMeducationMandMorMtraining
MandMisMlicensedMtoMperformMprofessionalMservice.M-
MAnswerMQualifiedMhealthcareMprofessional



MatchMtheMdefinitionMtoMtheMcorrectMterm.M-
MAnswerMNewMpatientMSomeoneMyetMtoMbeMexaminedMbyMa

EstablishedMpatientMSomeoneMseenM(face-to-face)MbyMa