CPT CODING Bundle Pack

88300 - level? meaning? - Answer level 1 surgical pathology gross examination only Fallopian tube, sterilization - Answer 88302 level ii hernia sac, any location - Answer 88302 level ii skin, plastic repair - Answer 88302 level ii vas deferens, sterilization - Answer 88302 lev...

Which of the following ia an example of unethical or illegal coding? - Answer dividing services provided into seperate codes when a single code is available The transformation of verbal describtions of disease, injuries, and procedures into numbers is called - Answer coding Two coding syst...

The Medicare Program consists of which of the following? - Answer Both Part A&B The main or highest level of organization in the ICD-10-CM is the - Answer chapter HIPAA has privacy requirements that govern the disclosure of patient __________ placed in the medical record by physicians, nur...

Procedure Code - Answer Code identifying medical treatment or diagnostic services. When a patient sees a physician, each procedure and service performed is reported on a health care claim using a standardized procedure code. Procedure codes represent medical procedures, such as surgery and diagnos...

If a coder is unable to locate a code that describes the exact service provided, it is acceptable to use a code that approximates the service provided. - Answer False According to the surgery guidelines, surgical destruction may be considered part of a surgical procedure. - Answer True The...

The current edition of CPT is pocket-sized and contains approximately 4,000 codes. - Answer f lists codes that are exempt from the use of a 51 modifier - Answer Appendix E lists the additions, deletions, and revised CPT codes for the new year - Answer Appendix B lists codes in which m...

Category I codes - Answer Procedures or services identified by a five-digit CPT code and organized within the six sections. Main body of the CPT code book. Arranged in numeric order, with one exception the evaluation and Management section. parenthetical notes in the CPT code book indicate that...

New Patient - Answer Individual who has not received any professional services from the physician or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the same group practice within the past 3 years. established patient (EP) - Answer a patient who has received professional services from ...

Patient is admitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain. The attending medical physician requests a surgical consult. The consultant agrees to see the patient and conducts a omprehensive history and physical examination. The physician ordered lab work to rule out pancreatitis, along with an ul...

Initial subdural tap of skull suture of a 15 day old infant. The operating microscope was used during the procedure. - Answer 61000, 69990 Removal of foreign body from the left external auditory canal, under general anesthesia. Report code - Answer 69205-LT A 33-year-old female underwent i...