CCS Exam Study Guide (AHIMA) Questions and Answers Graded A+

CCS Exam Study Guide (AHIMA) Questions and Answers Graded A+ What does a red circle in front of a code in the CPT manual stand for? The code contains a new or revised text. All new codes for the current year will have a red circle in front of it. What is the first factor of coding an Evaluation and Management CPT code? A place of service It explains the setting in which the service is provided to the patient Which of the four elements of a patient history is an inventory of body systems obtained through questions seeking to identify signs and/or symptoms that the patient is experiencing? Review of systems Inventory of questions asked by the physician to patient to identify what the patient is experiencing. In the CPT manual, what does the 50 modifier stand for? Bi-Lateral procedure. Attaching the bi-lateral modifier to the code for the first procedure indicates it was done bi-laterally. For hospital stays, in the DRG manual, what is the first step in determining the DRG of a hospitalized patient? Determining the principal for the patients admission. Most important and most difficult if there is more than one problem. In the HCPCS manual, the symbol "M" in the blue box in front a of HCPCS code indicates what? Non covered by medicare These codes are not payable under medicare guidelines. In the ICD-10-CM manual, the black triangle in front of a code means what? Revised code title. Code title that is revised for the current year. In the ICD-10-CM manual, the K codes represent what section? Diseases of the digestive system. Always review and apply the guidelines.