For permanent national codes, coding request must be received by _____ of the current
year to be considered for the next January 1st update of the subsequent year.
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January 3rd
Who maintains national permanent codes and what do they do?
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the CMS HCPCS Workgroup;
make decisions about additions, revisions, and deletions for them
permanent national alphanumeric codes
,The level II HCPCS modifiers are either ______ or ____.
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alpha-numeric or two letters
The alphanumeric HCPCS codes are primarily used for what?
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billing purposes
The PDAC may instruct the supplier to submit claims using a miscellaneous/not
otherwise classified" code if what?
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if no code exists that describes the product category to which the item
belongs AND if the item fits a Medicare Benefit Category
Temporary cods can be added, changed, or deleted on a ______ basis. Once
established, they're usually implemented within ____ days.
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, quartery;
90
The HCPCS is divided into two principal subsystems. What are they and what
comprises them?
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Level I and Level II;
Level I is comprised of the CPT and Level II is a standardized coding system
that's used primarily to identify products, supplies, and services not
included in the CPT codes
What codes are used to identify professional health care procedures and services
that would otherwise be coded in CPT-4 but for which there are no CPT-4 codes?
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G codes
T codes are not used by _______ but can be used by ______.
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Medicare;
private insurers
year to be considered for the next January 1st update of the subsequent year.
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January 3rd
Who maintains national permanent codes and what do they do?
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the CMS HCPCS Workgroup;
make decisions about additions, revisions, and deletions for them
permanent national alphanumeric codes
,The level II HCPCS modifiers are either ______ or ____.
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alpha-numeric or two letters
The alphanumeric HCPCS codes are primarily used for what?
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billing purposes
The PDAC may instruct the supplier to submit claims using a miscellaneous/not
otherwise classified" code if what?
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if no code exists that describes the product category to which the item
belongs AND if the item fits a Medicare Benefit Category
Temporary cods can be added, changed, or deleted on a ______ basis. Once
established, they're usually implemented within ____ days.
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, quartery;
90
The HCPCS is divided into two principal subsystems. What are they and what
comprises them?
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Level I and Level II;
Level I is comprised of the CPT and Level II is a standardized coding system
that's used primarily to identify products, supplies, and services not
included in the CPT codes
What codes are used to identify professional health care procedures and services
that would otherwise be coded in CPT-4 but for which there are no CPT-4 codes?
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G codes
T codes are not used by _______ but can be used by ______.
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Medicare;
private insurers
