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CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
24 - correct answer- What modifier is commonly used if a
provider performs an unrelated office visit during a post
operative period?
Patient encounter documented using a certified EHR system -
correct answer- PQRS measure G8477 refers to what?
Zonules - correct answer- What are radially arranged natural
fibers in the eye that suspend the crystalline lens from the
ciliary body and hold it in position?
face down/ palm down - correct answer- Prone
Nine - correct answer- For an E&M service, what is the
minimum number of elements required by the Documentation
Guidelines for a Detailed Physical Exam?
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No - correct answer- Does Medicare have standard guidelines
physicians must follow for the "written interpretation of medical
findings?"
No - correct answer- Is it a federal requirement to do self audits
of patient charts and coding in private practices?
within - correct answer- -endo
vertical body plain, divides the body into front & back sections -
correct answer- coronal
like - correct answer- -oid
face up/palm up - correct answer- supine
A company that a provider contracts with to transmit claims
legally and safely between the provider and the insurance
companies - correct answer- What is an e-claim clearing
house?
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Intacs - correct answer- What are surgically implanted plastic
half rings that change the shape of the cornea?
A written policy between the individual (policy holder) and
health plan (payer) - correct answer- What is medical
insurance?
Qualified Medicaid Beneficiary- limited benefits - correct
answer- What is "QMB" Medicaid?
For indicating which lid is involved. E1= Upper left eyelid, E2=
Lower left eyelid, E3= Upper right eyelid, E4= Lower right eyelid
- correct answer- What are the four "E" modifiers used for?
4 - correct answer- How many "E" modifiers are there?
19 - correct answer- On the CMS 1500, what box is designated
to provide additional information to the payer?
behind, back - correct answer- -retro
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Reason for the encounter and assessment, medical plan and
date, and legible identity of the observer - correct answer- The
documentation of each patient encounter should include which
items(s):
across, through - correct answer- trans-
No - correct answer- Is it acceptable for a staff person to
correct a CPT or ICD-10 code on a route slip or claim without
the consent of the doctor?
Medical Decision Making, Examination, and History - correct
answer- What are the Key Components of E and M Coding?
51 - correct answer- What modifier is used if two non bundled
surgical procedures are performed on the same eye at the
same visit?
24 - correct answer- What modifier should you use on the office
visit if a patient comes in with allergic conjunctivitis during their
global post-op period?
CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
24 - correct answer- What modifier is commonly used if a
provider performs an unrelated office visit during a post
operative period?
Patient encounter documented using a certified EHR system -
correct answer- PQRS measure G8477 refers to what?
Zonules - correct answer- What are radially arranged natural
fibers in the eye that suspend the crystalline lens from the
ciliary body and hold it in position?
face down/ palm down - correct answer- Prone
Nine - correct answer- For an E&M service, what is the
minimum number of elements required by the Documentation
Guidelines for a Detailed Physical Exam?
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No - correct answer- Does Medicare have standard guidelines
physicians must follow for the "written interpretation of medical
findings?"
No - correct answer- Is it a federal requirement to do self audits
of patient charts and coding in private practices?
within - correct answer- -endo
vertical body plain, divides the body into front & back sections -
correct answer- coronal
like - correct answer- -oid
face up/palm up - correct answer- supine
A company that a provider contracts with to transmit claims
legally and safely between the provider and the insurance
companies - correct answer- What is an e-claim clearing
house?
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Intacs - correct answer- What are surgically implanted plastic
half rings that change the shape of the cornea?
A written policy between the individual (policy holder) and
health plan (payer) - correct answer- What is medical
insurance?
Qualified Medicaid Beneficiary- limited benefits - correct
answer- What is "QMB" Medicaid?
For indicating which lid is involved. E1= Upper left eyelid, E2=
Lower left eyelid, E3= Upper right eyelid, E4= Lower right eyelid
- correct answer- What are the four "E" modifiers used for?
4 - correct answer- How many "E" modifiers are there?
19 - correct answer- On the CMS 1500, what box is designated
to provide additional information to the payer?
behind, back - correct answer- -retro
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Reason for the encounter and assessment, medical plan and
date, and legible identity of the observer - correct answer- The
documentation of each patient encounter should include which
items(s):
across, through - correct answer- trans-
No - correct answer- Is it acceptable for a staff person to
correct a CPT or ICD-10 code on a route slip or claim without
the consent of the doctor?
Medical Decision Making, Examination, and History - correct
answer- What are the Key Components of E and M Coding?
51 - correct answer- What modifier is used if two non bundled
surgical procedures are performed on the same eye at the
same visit?
24 - correct answer- What modifier should you use on the office
visit if a patient comes in with allergic conjunctivitis during their
global post-op period?
