CPT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

CPT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT CPT - CORRECT ANSWER-Current procedural terminology CPT is used for - CORRECT ANSWER-reporting services and procedures by physicians CPT is updated - CORRECT ANSWER-Annually by the AMA AMA - CORRECT ANSWER-is the American medical association How many categories are there in CPT - CORRECT ANSWER-3 CPT contains the following categories - CORRECT ANSWER-Category I, services and procedures, category II supplemental codes , and category III are temporary codes for emerging technologies CPT is composed of how many sections - CORRECT ANSWER-8 CPT sections - CORRECT ANSWER-guidelines that provide specific coding rules for that section CPT guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER-usually contain definitions of terms, applicable modifiers, subsection information, unlisted services, specific reports information, or clinical examples. CPT sections named are - CORRECT ANSWER-E/M, Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, medicine, Category 2, and category 3 CPT coding's format is - CORRECT ANSWER-indented CPT stand alone codes - CORRECT ANSWER-contain the full description of the procedure code CPT indented codes - CORRECT ANSWER-listed under associated stand alone codes CPT add-on codes - CORRECT ANSWER-used for procedures that is always performed during the same operative session as another surgery in addition to a primary service CPT services rendered by a physician - CORRECT ANSWER-uses a 5 digit numeric system Modifiers - CORRECT ANSWER-give an accurate description of the services CPT triangle - CORRECT ANSWER-represents a changed code description since last edition CPT two facing triangles - CORRECT ANSWER-represent changes in the text or definition between the triangles CPT plus sign - CORRECT ANSWER-indicates an add on code CPT a circle with a line through it - CORRECT ANSWER-represents exemption from the use of modifier -51 Evaluation and management - CORRECT ANSWER- Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER-00100-01999 Surgery - CORRECT ANSWER- Radiology - CORRECT ANSWER- Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER- Medicine - CORRECT ANSWER- CPT location methods are divided by - CORRECT ANSWER-Service, anatomic site, condition or disease, synonym, abbreviation -24 - CORRECT ANSWER-Unrelated E/M service by the same physician during a postoperative period. Service was not part of the postoperative care which is usually part of a package of services. -26 - CORRECT ANSWER-Professional component.. attached to the procedure to indicate that the physician provide don only the professional component -32 - CORRECT ANSWER-Mandated services .. This is used to indicate that the service provided was required by a third party payer, governmental, legislative, or regulatory body -50 - CORRECT ANSWER-Bilateral Procedure -51 - CORRECT ANSWER-Multiple procedures.. more than one procedure is performed during the same surgical episode multiple modifier -51 is used - CORRECT ANSWER-more than one procedure is performed during the same surgical episode; one code dos not desc ribe all of the procedures performed; and the secondary procedure is not minor or incidental to the major procedure. -58 - CORRECT ANSWER-Stated or Related procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period -78 - CORRECT ANSWER-Return to the operating room for a related procedure during the postoperative period -79 - CORRECT ANSWER-Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period -90 - CORRECT ANSWER-Reference (outside) laboratory -99 - CORRECT ANSWER-Multiple modifiers evaluation and management (E/M) codes Key components are - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief complaint; History of present illness, review of system, past family and social history Chief Complaint - CORRECT ANSWER-or CC reason the patient came to see the physician History of present illness - CORRECT ANSWER-or HPI :chronological account of the illness