MNT – Coding UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
a comprehensive, descriptive list of terms and numeric codes used for reporting diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures and other medical services performed - CORRECT ANSWER -
CPT codes
Who are CPT codes performed by? - CORRECT ANSWER - - physicians
- other health care providers, including dietitians
CPT are published by: - CORRECT ANSWER - American Medical Association
Who Uses CPT codes? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Third party payers: insurance
companies
- medicare
Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the
patient, each 15 min - CORRECT ANSWER - 97802
reassessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15min - CORRECT
ANSWER - 97803
Group MNT each 30min - CORRECT ANSWER - 97804
MNT; reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following 2nd referral in same year for
change in diagnosis, medical condition, or treatment regimen, (including additional hours needed
for renal disease) individual, fact-to-face with the patient, each 15 min - CORRECT
ANSWER - G0270
, MNT reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following 2nd referral in same year for
change in diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed
for renal disease) Group, each 30min - CORRECT ANSWER - G0271
DSMT/E - CORRECT ANSWER - Diabetes Self Management Training/Education
DSMT/E codes - CORRECT ANSWER - may ONLY be used by a recognized/accredited
DSMT/E program through the American Diabetes Association or the American Association of
Diabetes Educators to be reimbursed by Medicare.
Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, individual, per 30min - CORRECT
ANSWER - G0108
Diabetes outpatient self-management training services group session (2 or more), per 30min -
CORRECT ANSWER - G0109
Initial DSMT/E training - CORRECT ANSWER - initial training is furnished within a
continuous 12 month period
10 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - Initial training does not exceed a total of ___
__________ (the ____ _________ can be done in any combination of 30min increments and can
be spread over the 12 month period of less
DSMT/E training - CORRECT ANSWER - One hour of individual training may be used
for any part of the training, with the remainder usually furnished in a group setting.
Follow up DSMT/E training - CORRECT ANSWER - Follow-up training is no more than
2 hours for individual or group training for a beneficiary each year.
Furnished in increments no less than 30min.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
a comprehensive, descriptive list of terms and numeric codes used for reporting diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures and other medical services performed - CORRECT ANSWER -
CPT codes
Who are CPT codes performed by? - CORRECT ANSWER - - physicians
- other health care providers, including dietitians
CPT are published by: - CORRECT ANSWER - American Medical Association
Who Uses CPT codes? - CORRECT ANSWER - - Third party payers: insurance
companies
- medicare
Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the
patient, each 15 min - CORRECT ANSWER - 97802
reassessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15min - CORRECT
ANSWER - 97803
Group MNT each 30min - CORRECT ANSWER - 97804
MNT; reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following 2nd referral in same year for
change in diagnosis, medical condition, or treatment regimen, (including additional hours needed
for renal disease) individual, fact-to-face with the patient, each 15 min - CORRECT
ANSWER - G0270
, MNT reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following 2nd referral in same year for
change in diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed
for renal disease) Group, each 30min - CORRECT ANSWER - G0271
DSMT/E - CORRECT ANSWER - Diabetes Self Management Training/Education
DSMT/E codes - CORRECT ANSWER - may ONLY be used by a recognized/accredited
DSMT/E program through the American Diabetes Association or the American Association of
Diabetes Educators to be reimbursed by Medicare.
Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, individual, per 30min - CORRECT
ANSWER - G0108
Diabetes outpatient self-management training services group session (2 or more), per 30min -
CORRECT ANSWER - G0109
Initial DSMT/E training - CORRECT ANSWER - initial training is furnished within a
continuous 12 month period
10 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - Initial training does not exceed a total of ___
__________ (the ____ _________ can be done in any combination of 30min increments and can
be spread over the 12 month period of less
DSMT/E training - CORRECT ANSWER - One hour of individual training may be used
for any part of the training, with the remainder usually furnished in a group setting.
Follow up DSMT/E training - CORRECT ANSWER - Follow-up training is no more than
2 hours for individual or group training for a beneficiary each year.
Furnished in increments no less than 30min.
