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Medical Ethics are - Correct Ans-Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Acting within ethical behavior boundries means carrying out one's responsibilities with
integrity, decency, respect, honesty, competence, fairness and trust.
Compliance Regulations - Correct Ans-Most billing related cases are based on HIPAA
and the False Claims Act
HIPAA is an acronym for - Correct Ans-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996.
Category 1 CPT codes - Correct Ans-Medical Procedures
Category 2 CPT codes - Correct Ans-Supplemental Codes for Performance Measures
Category 3 CPT codes - Correct Ans-Emerging Technologies
Add on Codes - Correct Ans-Used for procedures that are always performed during the
same operative session, as another surgery in addition to the primary service/procedure
and is never performed separately.
Anesthesia is found - Correct Ans-00100-01999, 99100-99140
Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes - Correct Ans-Are listed first in the CPT
manual because they are used by all the different specialties.
Brackets - Correct Ans-Used to enclose synonyms, alternative wording or and
explanatory phrase
Bullets - Correct Ans-Represents a new procedure or service code added since the
previous edition of the manual.
Chief Complaint (CC) - Correct Ans-The reason the patient came to see the physician.
Circle with a line through it - Correct Ans-exemption from modifier 51
CPT - Correct Ans-Used to report services and procedures by physicians
E&M Codes - Correct Ans-99201-99499
Guidelines are Found? - Correct Ans-At the beginning of each section and used to
provide specific coding rules for that section.
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History (HX) - Correct Ans-The set of information the physician gathers from the patient
concerning the past.
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Correct Ans-A chronological account of the
development of the complaint from the first sign or symptom that the patient
experienced to the present.
Indented Codes - Correct Ans-Listed under associate and stand alone codes
E Codes - Correct Ans-For durable medical equipment for use in home
Level 1 codes - Correct Ans-Codes found in the CPT manual
Level 2 codes - Correct Ans-National codes for physician and non-physician service not
found in the CPT Level 1
Level 3 codes - Correct Ans-Used locally or regionally and have been eliminated by the
CMS since the implementation of HIPAA
The List of Modifiers is found where in the CPT - Correct Ans-Appendix A and in the
front of the book.
Modifier 50 - Correct Ans-bilateral procedure
Modifier 24 - Correct Ans-Attach to E/M service code when service is provided during
postoperative period to indicate the the service is not part of postoperative care and not
included in the Surgical Package
Modifier 26 - Correct Ans-Provider only provided the professional component
Modifier 51 - Correct Ans-Used more than one procedure during the same surgical
episode
Modifier 57 - Correct Ans-Modifier 57 is used on E/M services the day before or day of
major surgery when the initial decision to perform the surgery is identified.
Modifier 78 - Correct Ans-Physician must return to Operating Room to address
complication stemming from initial procedure
Modifier 79 - Correct Ans-Procedure or service provided during postoperative period not
associated with initial procedure.
Modifiers - Correct Ans-Reporting indicators that indicate that the procedure or service
has been altered by specific circumstance but has not changed in it's definition of code.
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NHA CBCS Exam Practice 1 2025
Medical Ethics are - Correct Ans-Standards of conduct based on moral principals.
Acting within ethical behavior boundries means carrying out one's responsibilities with
integrity, decency, respect, honesty, competence, fairness and trust.
Compliance Regulations - Correct Ans-Most billing related cases are based on HIPAA
and the False Claims Act
HIPAA is an acronym for - Correct Ans-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996.
Category 1 CPT codes - Correct Ans-Medical Procedures
Category 2 CPT codes - Correct Ans-Supplemental Codes for Performance Measures
Category 3 CPT codes - Correct Ans-Emerging Technologies
Add on Codes - Correct Ans-Used for procedures that are always performed during the
same operative session, as another surgery in addition to the primary service/procedure
and is never performed separately.
Anesthesia is found - Correct Ans-00100-01999, 99100-99140
Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes - Correct Ans-Are listed first in the CPT
manual because they are used by all the different specialties.
Brackets - Correct Ans-Used to enclose synonyms, alternative wording or and
explanatory phrase
Bullets - Correct Ans-Represents a new procedure or service code added since the
previous edition of the manual.
Chief Complaint (CC) - Correct Ans-The reason the patient came to see the physician.
Circle with a line through it - Correct Ans-exemption from modifier 51
CPT - Correct Ans-Used to report services and procedures by physicians
E&M Codes - Correct Ans-99201-99499
Guidelines are Found? - Correct Ans-At the beginning of each section and used to
provide specific coding rules for that section.
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History (HX) - Correct Ans-The set of information the physician gathers from the patient
concerning the past.
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Correct Ans-A chronological account of the
development of the complaint from the first sign or symptom that the patient
experienced to the present.
Indented Codes - Correct Ans-Listed under associate and stand alone codes
E Codes - Correct Ans-For durable medical equipment for use in home
Level 1 codes - Correct Ans-Codes found in the CPT manual
Level 2 codes - Correct Ans-National codes for physician and non-physician service not
found in the CPT Level 1
Level 3 codes - Correct Ans-Used locally or regionally and have been eliminated by the
CMS since the implementation of HIPAA
The List of Modifiers is found where in the CPT - Correct Ans-Appendix A and in the
front of the book.
Modifier 50 - Correct Ans-bilateral procedure
Modifier 24 - Correct Ans-Attach to E/M service code when service is provided during
postoperative period to indicate the the service is not part of postoperative care and not
included in the Surgical Package
Modifier 26 - Correct Ans-Provider only provided the professional component
Modifier 51 - Correct Ans-Used more than one procedure during the same surgical
episode
Modifier 57 - Correct Ans-Modifier 57 is used on E/M services the day before or day of
major surgery when the initial decision to perform the surgery is identified.
Modifier 78 - Correct Ans-Physician must return to Operating Room to address
complication stemming from initial procedure
Modifier 79 - Correct Ans-Procedure or service provided during postoperative period not
associated with initial procedure.
Modifiers - Correct Ans-Reporting indicators that indicate that the procedure or service
has been altered by specific circumstance but has not changed in it's definition of code.
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