MEDICAL CODING EXAM Q&A
What are Level II codes? - Answer-Codes for procedures, injections and durable
medical equipment covered by Medicare Part B.
How often are medical offices required to purchase updated versions of the code
books? - Answer-Every year.
What is a CPT manual? - Answer-Used for most procedure coding.
List the 6 main sections and the range codes for each: - Answer-A) Evaluation &
Management 99201-99499
B) Anesthesia 00100-01999 & 99100-09140
C) Surgery 10021-69990
D) Radiology 70010-79999
E) Pathology and Laboratory 80047-89356
F) Medicine 90281-99199 & 99500-99607
What do the following indicate when seen in front of a code? - Answer-Darkened
Circle- The code is new
Darkened Triangle- description for the code has been changed
What are category II codes? - Answer-Optional codes that may be used to track
performance.
What are category III codes? - Answer-To report services that represent emerging
technology.
What are the appendices? - Answer-
What would be a reason to use Appendix B? - Answer-Find out if a code has been
deleted, changed, or included in another procedure.
What is in Appendix C and what would be a reason for its use? - Answer-Clinical
examples of different codes, learning how to decide what code to use.
What is a modifier? - Answer-Addition to procedure code
What is the first step in coding a procedure? - Answer-look up procedure in the
alphabetic index
To locate the correct procedure code, you can look up the procedure in the index.
List 3 ways that procedures can be located in the index: - Answer-A) index, under
name of procedure
B) Anatomic location
C) sometimes diagnosis
What is the main term? - Answer-Main word in the procedure
What are Level II codes? - Answer-Codes for procedures, injections and durable
medical equipment covered by Medicare Part B.
How often are medical offices required to purchase updated versions of the code
books? - Answer-Every year.
What is a CPT manual? - Answer-Used for most procedure coding.
List the 6 main sections and the range codes for each: - Answer-A) Evaluation &
Management 99201-99499
B) Anesthesia 00100-01999 & 99100-09140
C) Surgery 10021-69990
D) Radiology 70010-79999
E) Pathology and Laboratory 80047-89356
F) Medicine 90281-99199 & 99500-99607
What do the following indicate when seen in front of a code? - Answer-Darkened
Circle- The code is new
Darkened Triangle- description for the code has been changed
What are category II codes? - Answer-Optional codes that may be used to track
performance.
What are category III codes? - Answer-To report services that represent emerging
technology.
What are the appendices? - Answer-
What would be a reason to use Appendix B? - Answer-Find out if a code has been
deleted, changed, or included in another procedure.
What is in Appendix C and what would be a reason for its use? - Answer-Clinical
examples of different codes, learning how to decide what code to use.
What is a modifier? - Answer-Addition to procedure code
What is the first step in coding a procedure? - Answer-look up procedure in the
alphabetic index
To locate the correct procedure code, you can look up the procedure in the index.
List 3 ways that procedures can be located in the index: - Answer-A) index, under
name of procedure
B) Anatomic location
C) sometimes diagnosis
What is the main term? - Answer-Main word in the procedure
