Chapter 8 HCPCS Level II codes exam 2022/2023 with 100% correct answers

HCPCS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS LEVEL II was introduced in 1983 after Medicare found that its payer used more than 100 different coding systems, making it difficult to analyze claims data. HCPCS fna HCFA HCFA Common Procedure Coding System when Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was titled the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Change of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System occured in 2002 when CMS became the new name for HCFA. HCPCS LEVELS I & II HCPCS Level I: Current Procedural Technology {CPT} HCPCS Level II: National Codes HCPCS Level III local codes HCPCS Level II National codes to report DMEPOS and other services. Discontinued December 31st, 2003 MAC Medicare administrative contractors {MAC}; replaced DMERCs and fiscal intermediaries. AMA - AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION responsible for updating HCPCS HCPCS Level I includes (5) five-digit CPT codes developed and published by the American Medical Association (AMA). AMA - AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AMA is responsible for the ANNUAL UPDATE of this coding system and its TWO-DIGIT modifiers. HCPCS LEVEL II national code are (5) five-characters in length and they begin with letters A-V followed by (4) four numbers. HCPCS LEVEL II identify services performed by physician and nonphysician providers (nurse practitioners and speech therapists), ambulance companies and Durable Medical equipment [DME} companies and durable medical equipment. DME - Durable Medical equipment called durable medical equipment , prosthetics, orthotics and supplies {DMEPOS} dealers. DMEPOS include artificial limbs, braces, medications, surgical dressings, and wheelchairs.