MBC Ch. 8 Intro to CPT

Procedures that are experimental, newly approved, or seldom used are reported with what type of code?

• unlisted/Category III

• technical

• modified

• variable

A list of the unlisted procedures for use in a specific section of the CPT manual is contained in:

• Appendix A

• Appendix B

• Guidelines

• Introduction

CPT stands for:

• Current Physician’s Terminology

• Current Procedure Terminology

• Current Procedural Terminology

• Current Procedural Terms

Which term reflects the technologic advances made in medicine that are incorporated into the CPT manual?

• revisions

• modifiers

• special reports

• guidelines

What year was CPT first developed and published?

• 1966

• 1970

• 1983

• none are correct

Health care providers are ___ based on the codes submitted on a claim form for procedures and services rendered.

• judged

• taxed

• rated

• reimbursed

Category I CPT codes have ___ digits.

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 7

The universal health insurance paper form for submission of outpatient services is the:

• HCFA-1500

• CMS-1400

• CMS-1500

• CMS-1450 (UB-04)

What is the function of an add-on code?

• identifies those services that are provided with a more major service

• indicates additional body-surface measurements, such as an additional 10%

• identifies a code that is never used alone

• serves as a primary code under certain conditions

The rules that govern coding in various health care settings are:

• variable

• static

• unchanging

• nationally established