USCI - Lesson 12 - Coding for the Medical Biller - Practice Exercise - 12-2

1. Procedural codes deal with _____.a. the symptoms the patient feelsb. what's wrong with the patientc. mental disorders and tumor registeringd. what the doctor does in diagnosing and treating the patient

d. what the doctor does in diagnosing and treating the patient

2. The first edition of the CPT was published in _____.a. 1940b. 1951c. 1966d. 1979

c. 1966

3. The current CPT manual is the _____ edition.a. firstb. secondc. thirdd. fourth

d. fourth

4. The CPT-4 is updated every _____.a. yearb. two yearsc. three yearsd. four years

a. year

5. The CPT manual consists of _____.a. Category I, II and III codesb. seven-character codesc. an Index and Tabular Listd. all of the above

a. Category I, II and III codes

6. The six sections in the Category I codes are _____.a. temporary codesb. optional codesc. regular CPT codesd. for emerging technology

c. regular CPT codes

7. The _____ is a mini guide to the CPT manual.a. Indexb. Introductionc. HCPCS Level IId. Tabular List

b. Introduction

8. The group of services included in a surgical procedure are termed _____.a. modifiersb. surgical packagec. global surgical periodd. unbundling

b. surgical package

9. HCPCS stands for _____ Procedure Coding System.

Healthcare Common

10. _____ developed these codes in 1983.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

11. The HCPCS Level II is updated every _____.

year

12. While CPT codes represent the procedure, HCPCS Level II codes account for _____.

supplies

13. Enter the procedure code(s) in field _____ for the CMS-1500 claim form.

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