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| appendix that lists Products Pending FDA Approval and contains codes with lightening bolt symbol |
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| black lightening bolt symbol |
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| symbol that identifies codes that are being tracked by the AMA to monitor FDA status for approval of a drug |
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| appendix that lists the orders of the vascular families |
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| What is the starting point in the orders of vascular families? |
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| appendix that contains the summary of Crosswalk Deleted CPT codes and the current year code that replaced it |
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| Codes indicated by the pound sign that are not in numerical order |
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| symbol that denotes a code that is not in numerical order |
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| What chapters in CPT are called |
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| what sections of CPT are divided into |
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| subheadings, categories, anatomy, condition |
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| Subsections, ________, ________, and sub categories are divisions of sections that are based on _________, procedure, ________, description, or approach |
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| What does each section in the CPT manual include? |
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| included in each section of the CPT manual, provides specific information about coding in that section and contains valuable information for the coder |
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| What two things should you always read before coding in CPT? |
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| concise statement desribing the symptoms, problem, condition, diagnosis, or other factor that is the reason for the encounte, usually stated in the patient's own words |
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| Who must sign a written report to have the report considered part of the radiologic procedure? |
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| Under whose supervision are Pathology and Laboratory services provided? |
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| What is the code listed in the Medicine Guidelines that is to be used to identify maerials supplied by te physician that are beyond those ordinarily included in the service provided? |
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| ________ and ________ descriptions are located after the code |
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| codes that have the full description of a procedur and service description |
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| codes listed under stand-alone codes, the decriptions include portion of the stand-alone code |
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Words following a semicolon indicate:
a) alternative anatomic site
b) alternative procedure
c) description of the extent of the service
d) all of the above
e) all but a |
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| provide additional information to the third-party payer about services provided to a patient |
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| T or F: A five-digit CPT code always reflects completely the service or procedure provided |
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| In this system, modifiers are two-digit numbers |
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| In this system, modifiers are alpha or alphanumeric |
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Numeric codes and modifiers are used to describe surgical procedures |
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| T or F: Third party payers require a written procedure description |
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How would you write a code (43820) with the modifier 62?
a) 62-43820
b) 43820-62
c) 62/43820
d) 43820/62 |
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| CPT modifiers are listed in (a. ascending b. descending) order and are listed (a. before b. after) HCPCS modifiers |
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| What is the two digit modifier that indicates two primary surgeons? |
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