CPT Coding Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

CPT Coding Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
HCPCS Level 1 Codes - Category 1 Codes - CORRECT ANSWER - E/M, Anesthesia,
Surgery, Radiology, Pathology, Lab and Medicine


The Main Section of the CPT Manual


Mandatory


HCPCS Level 1 Codes - Category 2 Codes - CORRECT ANSWER - NOT mandatory and
used for tracking


Should never be used as a primary procedure code


HCPCS Level 1 Codes - Category 3 Codes - CORRECT ANSWER - Used for collection
of statistical data


Temporary codes


HCPCS Level 2 Codes - CORRECT ANSWER - National codes


Published annually


Used to bill for services and procedures not included in Level 1 Codes


Found on CMS Website


Alphanumeric codes

, -Example: codes for drugs administered to patient


Overview of CPT - CORRECT ANSWER - Code set is published by the AMA in the late
summer


Goes into effect January 1st the following year


CPT Book Appendix - CORRECT ANSWER - Includes Additions, Deletions, Revisions,
and Changes for that year


Guidelines - CORRECT ANSWER - Define items necessary to interpret and report
procedures and services


Section-specific guidelines


Located at the start of each main section


May be found at the beginning of subsections


Strictly followed


Index - CORRECT ANSWER - Located in the back of CPT


Organized by main terms:
-Procedure or service
-Organ or other anatomic site
-Condition
-Synonyms, eponyms, and abbreviations (follow the order when trying to locate a term)