HCPCS LEVEL II | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
HCPCS level II temporary codes are: - (ANSWER)maintained by the CMS and other members of the
HCPCS National Panel, independent of HCPCS level II permanent codes.
The HCPCS level II national coding system: - (ANSWER)describes common medical services and supplies
not classified in CPT.
HCPCS level II codes are: - (ANSWER)intended for use by all private and public health insurers.
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - (ANSWER)A statement signed by the patient when he or she is
notified by the provider, prior to a service or procedure being done, that Medicare may not reimburse
the provider for the service, wherein the patient indicates that he will be responsible for any charges
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - (ANSWER)decisions by MACs about the coding and medical
necessity of a service
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act - (ANSWER)The regulation that
required new, revised, and deleted CPT codes to be implemented each January 1
The draping and positioning of a patient is coded as: - (ANSWER)integral to the standard of practice
What feature of NCCI identifies code pairs that should not be billed together because one service
inherently includes the other? - (ANSWER)column 1 / column 2 edits
CPT Category II codes are supplemental tracking codes used for: - (ANSWER)tracking performance
SOLUTION!!
HCPCS level II temporary codes are: - (ANSWER)maintained by the CMS and other members of the
HCPCS National Panel, independent of HCPCS level II permanent codes.
The HCPCS level II national coding system: - (ANSWER)describes common medical services and supplies
not classified in CPT.
HCPCS level II codes are: - (ANSWER)intended for use by all private and public health insurers.
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - (ANSWER)A statement signed by the patient when he or she is
notified by the provider, prior to a service or procedure being done, that Medicare may not reimburse
the provider for the service, wherein the patient indicates that he will be responsible for any charges
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) - (ANSWER)decisions by MACs about the coding and medical
necessity of a service
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act - (ANSWER)The regulation that
required new, revised, and deleted CPT codes to be implemented each January 1
The draping and positioning of a patient is coded as: - (ANSWER)integral to the standard of practice
What feature of NCCI identifies code pairs that should not be billed together because one service
inherently includes the other? - (ANSWER)column 1 / column 2 edits
CPT Category II codes are supplemental tracking codes used for: - (ANSWER)tracking performance
