Who publishes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)? Answer: American Medical Association
Which HCPCS Level II codes are temporary codes for procedures, services, and supplies? Answer: G Codes
The AMA defines medical necessity as services or procedures that a prudent physician ...
Who publishes Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)? Answer: American Medical Association
Which HCPCS Level II codes are temporary codes for procedures, services, and supplies? Answer: G
Codes
The AMA defines medical necessity as services or procedures that a prudent physician would provide to
a patient in order to prevent, diagnose, or treat an illness, injury, or disease or the associated symptoms
in a manner that is: Answer: all of the above
When coding procedures and diagnoses, you isolate the main term from the provider's statement
assessment or description for the service provided and then look it up in the: Answer: index
The International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) remained in
use in the United States until September 30th of what year? Answer: 2015
A payer practice in which a reported evaluation and management service is reduced to a lower level
based strictly on the diagnosis code reported is known as: Answer: downcoding
Where in the CPT manual would you find information about modifiers? Answer: Appendix A
Which of the following statements is true regarding HCPCS Level II codes? Answer: All of the above
(Level II codes are developed to identify products and supplies for which there are no CPT codes, are
composed of one alpha and four numeric, G codes are temporary codes for procedures/professional
services
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