Introduction to CPT
CPT is published by:
AMA
Cholecystitis is an inflammation of what?
Gallbladder
What month are the new codes applicable for ICD-10-CM?
What is the abbreviation HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is the abbreviation AAPC?
American Academy of Professional Coders
What modifier is appended for a bilateral procedure?
50
What does "benign" mean?
Not cancerous / Non cancerous
True or False: When a provider documents, "AKI" we can code it as acute kidney injury.
False. AKI could be acute kidney injury or acute kidney insufficiency. Query the provider.
What is e-PHI?
What does AAPC offer it's members 4 times a year for 1 CEU credit each?
4 member only webinars are offered each year on the AAPC website for free and cover useful, hot topics.
Append this modifier for discontinued ambulatory surgery centers or outpatient hospital procedures terminated before anesthesia was provided to the patient.
73
What is the abbreviation LOC mean?
Loss of Consciousness
Chapter 9 of the coding guidelines talks about what body system?
Cardiovascular / Heart
How long after death is PHI protected under HIPAA?
50 years
AAPC headquarters are based in what city and state?
Salt Lake City, Utah
You can use this modifier for repeated lab tests for the same patient and on the same day.
91
The suffix -algia means what?
Pain
When a provider documents, "urosepsis" what should the coder do?
Query the physician.
How many individuals are affected by a minor breach of HIPAA laws?
500
Major breaches over 500 individuals reported to HHS are put on their Wall of Shame.
True or False:
AAPC members can write articles for AAPC the Magazine and get CEU credits.
True-they have editors that can work with you to translate your ideas into an article for the magazine
What CPT code is assigned for a simple I&D of a single abscess?
10060
What is the term for "A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection?"
Abscess
What is/are the code(s) for severe sepsis due to MRSA?
A41.02, R65.20
True or False:
Worker's compensation carriers have to follow HHS Privacy and Security rules.
Neither do life insurers, many child protective service agencies or most law enforcement agencies to name a few
AAPC was founded in what year?
1988