MISC Meanings
What might be included in a special report?
The nature, extent, and need for the procedure
A three-character category that has no further subdivision is equivalent to ________.
a code
How are Hospital Observation Services coded?
Using the code range 99217 to 99226
What is the key determining factor when deciding between a new or established patient in E/M coding?
The number of years since the patient was seen by the same provider
For routine laboratory/radiology testing in the absence of any signs, symptoms or associated diagnoses, which code should be assigned in ICD-10?
Z01.89
If the provider has not entered enough information in the patient's record regarding a condition or symptom, the coder should ________.
assign an unspecified code
The "x" placeholder in ICD-10 ________.
is often used as the sixth character in a seven-character code
is used as a placeholder to allow for future code expansion
CPT Appendix K contains ________.
products pending FDA approval
Evaluation and Management codes reflect what kind of patient care?
Medical services
________ are qualifying words contained in parentheses after the main term that do not have to be included in the diagnostic or procedural statement.
Nonessential modifiers
Essential modifiers are also called ________.
subterms
Use of ICD-9-CM codes establish _________.
medical necessity
Where are CPT coding Guidelines located?
Which of the following is a contributing component when determining level of service in CPT E/M coding?
Counseling
How can a coder best report pathology and laboratory services?
Under what circumstance may a teaching physician bill for a resident's history or physical exam?
In ICD-9-CM, the Morphology of Neoplasms is found ________.
in Appendix A
HCPS level II modifiers should be listed ________.
Which of the following CPT codes represents a "nurse visit" E/M code?
99211
The modifier that reflects Repeat Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests is ________.
-91
An eponym is a ________.
syndrome or disease that is named after a person
ICD-10-CM three-character categories represent ________.
a single disease or a group of very closely related conditions
CPT codes are the same as ________.
Level I HCPCS codes
CPT Main Sections include ________.
Evaluation and Management
The ________ says that the reason for the patient visit is coded first.
reason rule