CPT/HCPCS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| GRADED A

CPT correct answer: Used to report services and procedures by physicians The CPT is published and updated annually and becomes effective correct answer: January 1st The CPT is published and updated annually and comes out in correct answer: November Category II Codes correct answer: Supplemental codes used for performance measurements Category III Codes correct answer: Temporary codes for emerging technology, services and procedures Category I Codes correct answer: Represent services and procedures widely used by many health care professionals in clinical practice in multiple locations and have been approved by the FDA Guidelines correct answer: Are at the beginning of each section and provide specific coding rules for that section The CPT manual is composed of correct answer: Eight sections The CPT coding system used indented format correct answer: to save space Stand-alone codes correct answer: Contain the full description of the procedure for the code Indented codes correct answer: Are listed under associated stand-alone codes Add-on codes correct answer: used for procedures that are always performed during the same operative session as another surgery in addition to the primary service/procedure and is never performed separately Modifiers correct answer: Provide the means by which the reporting physician can indicate that a service or procedure that has been performed has been altered by some specific circumstance but not changed in its definition or code Triangle correct answer: Represents a change in the code description since the last edition Two triangular symbols correct answer: represent changes in the text or definition between the triangles Bullet correct answer: Represents a new procedure or service code added since the previous edition of the manual Plus Sign correct answer: Indicates add-on codes