PRINCIPILES OF CPT CODING & CPT 2021 PROFESSIONAL EDITION

Which organization developed and now maintains the CPT code set? correct answer: The American Medical Association. What are the two levels of the HCPCS codes? correct answer: Level 1, CPT; Level II, Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) national codes. Which organization maintains the HCPCS Level II codes? correct answer: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formally Health Care Financing Administration) On what date each year is most Category 1 codes implemented? correct answer: Category 1 codes are implemented January first of each year. What type of services are HCPCS A codes used to report? correct answer: Transportations services including ambulance, medical and surgical supplies, helmets, administrative, miscellaneous and investigational. How many types of HCPCS Level II codes are there? correct answer: There are four types of HCPCS Level II codes: (1)Permanent National codes (2)Dental codes (3)Miscellaneous codes (4)Temporary National codes What is the CPT code set? correct answer: The CPT code set is a listing of descriptive terms, guidelines, and identifying codes that are used to report medical services and procedures. What combines several measures in a single code descriptor to facilitate reporting for a clinical condition when all components are met? correct answer: Composite Measures What is the current name for Health Care Financing Administration? correct answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) What does HCPCS stand for? correct answer: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Category II codes may be used as a substitute for Category codes. correct answer: FALSE. Category II codes are a set of codes developed for optional reporting of performance measurement. The use of these codes is optional and not required for correct coding. The Alphabetic Listing of Performance Measures lists the Category II codes in alphabetic order to enable users to easily find each performance measurement code according to the measure being idenfified. correct answer: FALSE. The alphabetical listing enables users to locate a particular measurement code according to the disease or condition to which it may apply.