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CPC Study - CPT Coding

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When are CPT codes updated?   each November for use in January  
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The 5 types of CPT codes:   medical, surgical, diagnostic services, anesthesia, evaluation and management  
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Outpatient physician services are reported on this universal form:   CMS-1500  
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[bullet symbol]   new code  
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[triangle symbol]   revised code  
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[right and left triangles symbol]   beginning and ending of text change  
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[plus symbol]   add-on code  
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Where can you find a full list of add-on codes?   appendix D  
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[slashed circle symbol]   modifier -51 exempt code  
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[bullseye symbol]   includes moderate sedation  
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Where can you find a full list of modifier -51 exempt codes?   appendix E  
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Where can you find a full list of codes that include moderate sedation?   appendix G  
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[lightning symbol]   FDA status pending  
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[circle symbol]   reinstated or recycled code  
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When does anesthesia time end?   when the anesthesiologist is no longer present and the patient is under care of the post-operative physician  
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When does anesthesia time begin?   when the anesthesiologist begins preparing the patient for induction  
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HPI   History of Present Illness  
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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  
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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  
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Term indicating that the code's description contains all necessary information:   stand alone code  
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These codes indicate secondary procedures and cannot stand alone:   add-on codes  
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