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CPMA Exam Chapter 3 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Accurate reimbursement begins with - Answer-accurate coding and rules that vary by payer The CPT codebook contains - Answer-instructions, coding guidelines, parenthetical notes, and symbols to provide guidance for proper coding. Not all ...

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CPMA Exam Chapter 3 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions

Accurate reimbursement begins with - Answer✔✔-accurate coding and rules that

vary by payer


The CPT codebook contains - Answer✔✔-instructions, coding guidelines,

parenthetical notes, and symbols to provide guidance for proper coding.

Not all payers follow CPT coding guidelines. - Answer✔✔-An auditor must be able to

apply payer variations to the CPT guidelines during an audit, and must communicate

the differences in a way that will make sense to the provider.

Add-on codes - Answer✔✔-Listing found in Appendix D in the CPT codebook



Add-on code are carried out in addition to the primary procedure



Add-on codes are never reported alone, and always accompany specific primary

procedure codes.



There is a parenthetical note following the add-on code to indicate the associated

primary code(s)

When the list of associated add-on codes is too extensive, - Answer✔✔-there will not

be a list of applicable primary codes in a parenthetical note following the add-on code

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All add-on codes are - Answer✔✔-exempt from the multiple procedure concepts

(modifier 51) See Appendix A

Multiple surgical procedure reduction is applied when - Answer✔✔-multiple

procedures are performed during the same operative session.



The highest valued code is paid at 100%



The 2nd highest valued code is paid at 50%.



And each additional procedure is paid at 25%



If a claim exceeds five line items, payers may evaluate for special pricing

The fee schedule for add-on codes already accounts for - Answer✔✔-the reduction,

and the payment is made at 100%

The Medicare National Physician Fee Schedule (MPS) Relative Value File is useful for -

Answer✔✔-determining if procedures are subject to the multiple procedure payment

reduction.



If there is a "0" in the Multiple Procedure column, the procedure is not subject to the

multiple procedure payment reduction




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