COC 2020 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS W/O CODES QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

On the UB-04 claim form: CORRECT ANSWER Sequence by revenue codes in ascending order OPPS services are paid: CORRECT ANSWER Using an APC status indicator methodology Rationale: In OPPS, services are paid using a status indicator methodology. A status indicator is assigned to every HCPCS code to identify how the service or procedure described by the code is paid under the hospital OPPS. Each HCPCS code is assigned an APC and APC status indicator. OPPS was implemented to: CORRECT ANSWER Create a PPS for outpatient facility services. Optic CORRECT ANSWER Vision extends from the retina to the optic chiasma Outpatient hospital registration may take place in: CORRECT ANSWER Ambulatory surgery, Outpatient diagnostic testing & Dialysis services Outpatient Services are covered under: CORRECT ANSWER Medicare Part B Rationale: Outpatient services are covered under Medicare Part B and include the rental or purchase of DME prescribed by a doctor for use in the home; devices, other than dental, to replace all or part of an internal body organ; certain ambulance services; laboratory services; X-ray and other radiology services; ER and outpatient clinic services; medical supplies, splints, and casts; other diagnostic services; physical, occupational therapies, and speech pathology services; dialysis in the facility or home and outpatient surgery. PA / Poster anterior: CORRECT ANSWER X-ray beam enters back of body (posterior) and exits front of body (anterior). Packaged services can be reported and paid separately under OPPS. CORRECT ANSWER False Packaged services include costs for: CORRECT ANSWER OR, recovery room, and anesthesia, routine supplies, drugs considered integral part of procedure, anesthesia Packaged services include: CORRECT ANSWER Recovery room, routine supplies, drugs considered integral part of procedure, anesthesia Parathyroid gland CORRECT ANSWER Posterior side of the thyroid gland and imbedded in the connective tissue; Control of the body's calcium levels Paring/Cutting CORRECT ANSWER The process of peeling or shaving