MEDICAL CODING AND BILLING FINAL EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
code signs and symptoms
What do you code if there is no confirmed diagnosis?
six (6) sections
How many sections are in the CPT book?
alphabetical index
(which is the disease or condition)
What is the FIRST step in ICD-10 coding?
Evaluation and Management Section
(these codes are located in the front of the CPT Manuel)
Where in the CPT book do you find:
-physician encounters
-preventive medicine and
-transports?
3 to 5 characters
(used to describe: medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory and anesthesiology)
What is the best description of CPT Manuel?
modifier
What is added to a code when needed for special circumstances?
approximately 7,800
(ranging from 00100-99499)
How many codes are there in the current CPT Manuel?
Radiology Section
Where would you find:
-Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine
in the CPT book?
Surgeries have global periods (that include ALL services that are part of the
procedure)
including: [the exam before the surgery] [the surgery] and [uncomplicated follow-
up care] <during a specific time period>
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
code signs and symptoms
What do you code if there is no confirmed diagnosis?
six (6) sections
How many sections are in the CPT book?
alphabetical index
(which is the disease or condition)
What is the FIRST step in ICD-10 coding?
Evaluation and Management Section
(these codes are located in the front of the CPT Manuel)
Where in the CPT book do you find:
-physician encounters
-preventive medicine and
-transports?
3 to 5 characters
(used to describe: medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory and anesthesiology)
What is the best description of CPT Manuel?
modifier
What is added to a code when needed for special circumstances?
approximately 7,800
(ranging from 00100-99499)
How many codes are there in the current CPT Manuel?
Radiology Section
Where would you find:
-Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine
in the CPT book?
Surgeries have global periods (that include ALL services that are part of the
procedure)
including: [the exam before the surgery] [the surgery] and [uncomplicated follow-
up care] <during a specific time period>
