HCPCS Study Guide Questions with well explained answers

______is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) driven coding source that allows for uniform reporting of services, procedures, supplies, and equipment. It is used for both Medicare and Medicaid claims. - HCPCS HCPCS stands for... - Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Developed by CMS, HCPCS is also known as ... - Level II codes and national codes are used to report physician and non-physician services, like ambulance services, chiropractic, and dental services. - National codes What are the two levels of HCPCS codes? - Level I =CPT codes, Level II= National Codes ___ codes classify similar products and services (both medical) for the purpose of efficient claims processing. - Level II Level II codes also have ____ that can be used to provide information that is more specific. - modifiers Modifiers are ____ characters and may be letters or a letter with a number. - two ____ is used to indicate used equipment - UE ___ indicates the thumb of the right hand - F5 ____ is rental (this is used when DME is rented). - RRThe steps involved in HCPCS coding are very much like CPT. First, you will determine what you looking for. The next step is to locate the term in the alphabetic index. Then, you will locate the code in the ____ listing to verify. - tabular A section is for ... - Transport Services & Med/Surgery Supplies B section is for ... - Enteral/Parental Supplies C section is for ... - Hospital Outpatient D section is for ... - Dental E section is for ... - DME G section is for ... - Temporary Codes H section is for ... - Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse J section is for ... - Drugs (excluding chemotherapy) K section is for ... - Temporary Codes by Regional Carrier L section is for ... - Orthotics M section is for ... - Other P section is for ... - Laboratory Q section is for ... - TemporaryR section is for ... - Diagnostic/Radiology S section is for ... - Private Payers T section is for ... - Medicaid V section is for ... - Vision ___ are used to provide further information. - Modifiers