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CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER
EXAM BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
What is the use of ultrasonic vibration to shatter and break up a
cataract, making it easier to remove? - correct answer -
Phacoemulsification
What are the two types of codes used for biling eye care visits? -
correct answer -E & M (99000 series) or General
Ophthalmological Services (92000 series)
Can a practitioner or provider charge the patient for deluxe lens
overages? - correct answer -Yes
When billing Medicare what should be listed on line 11 of the
CMS 1500? - correct answer -None (No primary insurance over
Medicare)
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Can Medicare preform a higher level audit, and request/demand
staff to not leave the premises? - correct answer -Yes
Are you liable if the provider is having you bill fraudulently? -
correct answer -Yes, if you know the doctor is doing so.
Should H43.39 vitreous floaters be billed to Medicare annually for
retinal photos if they remain unchanged? - correct answer -No
Can you bill Medicare for fundus photography if no retinal
pathology is known to be present prior to the photos? - correct
answer -No
Is the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN) used to
notify patients that Medicare may not pay for a service? - correct
answer -Yes
What are the 3 key components in selecting the level of E/M
services? - correct answer -History, examination, and Medical
decision making
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Nearest to center - correct answer -proximal
vertical body plane, divides body into equal R & L sides - correct
answer -sagittal
horizontal body plane, divides the body into top & bottom sections
- correct answer -Transverse
one - correct answer -mono; uni
two - correct answer -bc
three - correct answer -tri
four - correct answer -quadr-
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six - correct answer -hex,- sex-
double - correct answer -diplo-
both - correct answer -ambi-
unequal - correct answer -aniso-
bad, painful, difficult - correct answer -dys-
good, normal - correct answer -eu-
different - correct answer -hetero
How many systems are listed in the Review of Systems (ROS)? -
correct answer -fourteen
CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC CODER
EXAM BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
What is the use of ultrasonic vibration to shatter and break up a
cataract, making it easier to remove? - correct answer -
Phacoemulsification
What are the two types of codes used for biling eye care visits? -
correct answer -E & M (99000 series) or General
Ophthalmological Services (92000 series)
Can a practitioner or provider charge the patient for deluxe lens
overages? - correct answer -Yes
When billing Medicare what should be listed on line 11 of the
CMS 1500? - correct answer -None (No primary insurance over
Medicare)
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Can Medicare preform a higher level audit, and request/demand
staff to not leave the premises? - correct answer -Yes
Are you liable if the provider is having you bill fraudulently? -
correct answer -Yes, if you know the doctor is doing so.
Should H43.39 vitreous floaters be billed to Medicare annually for
retinal photos if they remain unchanged? - correct answer -No
Can you bill Medicare for fundus photography if no retinal
pathology is known to be present prior to the photos? - correct
answer -No
Is the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN) used to
notify patients that Medicare may not pay for a service? - correct
answer -Yes
What are the 3 key components in selecting the level of E/M
services? - correct answer -History, examination, and Medical
decision making
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Nearest to center - correct answer -proximal
vertical body plane, divides body into equal R & L sides - correct
answer -sagittal
horizontal body plane, divides the body into top & bottom sections
- correct answer -Transverse
one - correct answer -mono; uni
two - correct answer -bc
three - correct answer -tri
four - correct answer -quadr-
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six - correct answer -hex,- sex-
double - correct answer -diplo-
both - correct answer -ambi-
unequal - correct answer -aniso-
bad, painful, difficult - correct answer -dys-
good, normal - correct answer -eu-
different - correct answer -hetero
How many systems are listed in the Review of Systems (ROS)? -
correct answer -fourteen
