CPT Practice Final Exam 2024/2025
Evaluation and Management codes are used to code surgical procedures. correct answersFalse
A new patient, as defined by the CPT manual, is a patient who has not received professional services
from a physician, or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the same group practice,
within the past three years. correct answersTrue
Place of service codes are used by payers to specify the level of Evaluation and Management code
reported. correct answersFalse
Counseling is considered a key component when selecting an Evaluation and Management code. correct
answersFalse
A chief complaint is the reason for the patient encounter. correct answersTrue
A brief history consists of five or more elements of the HPI. correct answersFalse
Social history includes information regarding the patient's, and patient's family's, marital status,
occupation, sexual history, and other social factors. correct answersFalse
When selecting a type of history, the coder should review the chief complaint, history of the presenting
illness, review of systems, and past family and social history. correct answersTrue
A detailed examination is the highest level of examination and consists of a multisystem, or complete
examination, of a single organ system. correct answersFalse
The amount of data that a physician needs to review, and the complexity of the data reviewed, is
considered when selecting the level of examination completed for the patient. correct answersFalse
,Emergency department service codes are reported in the Medicine section of the CPT manual. correct
answersFalse
Information regarding major illnesses, surgeries, injuries, and hospitalizations is part of the ____. correct
answerspast history of the patient
The objective portion of a SOAP note contains the ____. correct answersexam of the patient
An examination that surrounds only the problem that brought the patient into the office is a ____.
correct answersproblem-focused examination
Constitutional elements of an examination include all except which of the following? correct
answersInspection of the eyes
Medical decision making is based on all of the following except: correct answersExamination of the
patient
Which of the following is not considered a key component when selecting an Evaluation and
Management code? correct answersCoordination of care
A chronological description of the patient's current illness is the ____. correct answershistory of the
present illness
A complete PFSH includes ____. correct answerssocial, family, and past patient history
The type of examination involving not only the affected area of the illness, but also other systems or
related organs, is a ____. correct answersdetailed examination
Which of the following codes would not be reported for an inpatient hospital encounter? correct
answers99213
Which of the following would be reported in a clinic? correct answers99214
, Which of the following statements is false with regard to Emergency Department Service codes? correct
answersA distinction is made between new and established patients.
Which of the following is true? correct answersCode 99218 is reported for initial observation care.
Which is the most complex level for an examination? correct answersComprehensive
Code ___________________ reports an E/M nursing facility service involving an annual nursing facility
assessment that requires a detailed interval history, comprehensive examination, and medical decision
making of low to moderate complexity. correct answers99318
A limited examination of the affected body area or organ system is a(n) ____________________-focused
examination. correct answersproblem
The complexity of establishing a diagnosis and/or selecting a management option is referred to as the
complexity of the ______ decision making of the case. correct answersmedical
Code 99205 reflects a(n) ____________________ complexity of medical decision making. correct
answershigh
Code ___________________ reports observation care discharge day management. correct
answers99217
Code ____________________ reports an emergency department visit for the evaluation and
management of a patient that records a detailed history and examination and medical decision making
of moderate complexity. correct answers99284
Code ____________________ reports physician direction of emergency medical systems (EMS)
emergency care, advanced life support. correct answers99288
Code ____________________ would report a nursing facility discharge day management service of 45
minutes. correct answers99316
Evaluation and Management codes are used to code surgical procedures. correct answersFalse
A new patient, as defined by the CPT manual, is a patient who has not received professional services
from a physician, or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the same group practice,
within the past three years. correct answersTrue
Place of service codes are used by payers to specify the level of Evaluation and Management code
reported. correct answersFalse
Counseling is considered a key component when selecting an Evaluation and Management code. correct
answersFalse
A chief complaint is the reason for the patient encounter. correct answersTrue
A brief history consists of five or more elements of the HPI. correct answersFalse
Social history includes information regarding the patient's, and patient's family's, marital status,
occupation, sexual history, and other social factors. correct answersFalse
When selecting a type of history, the coder should review the chief complaint, history of the presenting
illness, review of systems, and past family and social history. correct answersTrue
A detailed examination is the highest level of examination and consists of a multisystem, or complete
examination, of a single organ system. correct answersFalse
The amount of data that a physician needs to review, and the complexity of the data reviewed, is
considered when selecting the level of examination completed for the patient. correct answersFalse
,Emergency department service codes are reported in the Medicine section of the CPT manual. correct
answersFalse
Information regarding major illnesses, surgeries, injuries, and hospitalizations is part of the ____. correct
answerspast history of the patient
The objective portion of a SOAP note contains the ____. correct answersexam of the patient
An examination that surrounds only the problem that brought the patient into the office is a ____.
correct answersproblem-focused examination
Constitutional elements of an examination include all except which of the following? correct
answersInspection of the eyes
Medical decision making is based on all of the following except: correct answersExamination of the
patient
Which of the following is not considered a key component when selecting an Evaluation and
Management code? correct answersCoordination of care
A chronological description of the patient's current illness is the ____. correct answershistory of the
present illness
A complete PFSH includes ____. correct answerssocial, family, and past patient history
The type of examination involving not only the affected area of the illness, but also other systems or
related organs, is a ____. correct answersdetailed examination
Which of the following codes would not be reported for an inpatient hospital encounter? correct
answers99213
Which of the following would be reported in a clinic? correct answers99214
, Which of the following statements is false with regard to Emergency Department Service codes? correct
answersA distinction is made between new and established patients.
Which of the following is true? correct answersCode 99218 is reported for initial observation care.
Which is the most complex level for an examination? correct answersComprehensive
Code ___________________ reports an E/M nursing facility service involving an annual nursing facility
assessment that requires a detailed interval history, comprehensive examination, and medical decision
making of low to moderate complexity. correct answers99318
A limited examination of the affected body area or organ system is a(n) ____________________-focused
examination. correct answersproblem
The complexity of establishing a diagnosis and/or selecting a management option is referred to as the
complexity of the ______ decision making of the case. correct answersmedical
Code 99205 reflects a(n) ____________________ complexity of medical decision making. correct
answershigh
Code ___________________ reports observation care discharge day management. correct
answers99217
Code ____________________ reports an emergency department visit for the evaluation and
management of a patient that records a detailed history and examination and medical decision making
of moderate complexity. correct answers99284
Code ____________________ reports physician direction of emergency medical systems (EMS)
emergency care, advanced life support. correct answers99288
Code ____________________ would report a nursing facility discharge day management service of 45
minutes. correct answers99316
