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CPC-CPTCoding
CPC Study - CPT Coding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When are CPT codes updated? | each November for use in January |
| The 5 types of CPT codes: | medical, surgical, diagnostic services, anesthesia, evaluation and management |
| Outpatient physician services are reported on this universal form: | CMS-1500 |
| [bullet symbol] | new code |
| [triangle symbol] | revised code |
| [right and left triangles symbol] | beginning and ending of text change |
| [plus symbol] | add-on code |
| Where can you find a full list of add-on codes? | appendix D |
| [slashed circle symbol] | modifier -51 exempt code |
| [bullseye symbol] | includes moderate sedation |
| Where can you find a full list of modifier -51 exempt codes? | appendix E |
| Where can you find a full list of codes that include moderate sedation? | appendix G |
| [lightning symbol] | FDA status pending |
| [circle symbol] | reinstated or recycled code |
| When does anesthesia time end? | when the anesthesiologist is no longer present and the patient is under care of the post-operative physician |
| When does anesthesia time begin? | when the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient for induction |
| HPI | History of Present Illness |
| When coding the repair of multiple superficial lesions do you report them separately, use a multiple procedure modifier or add the diameters of the lesions together and report them with a single code? | add the diameter of the lesions together and report them with a single code |
| Term indicating that this type of code can be known only if the common part of the code of a preceding entry is referenced: | indented code |
| Term indicating that the code's description contains all necessary information: | stand alone code |
| These codes indicate secondary procedures and cannot stand alone: | add-on codes |