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CPC-CPTCoding
CPC Study - CPT Coding
Question | Answer |
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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 |