CPT Basics
What does CPT stand for?
What is Current Procedural Terminology
How many categories of CPT codes are there?
What is six?
What consists of two numbers, two letters, or a number and a letter. Many situations require a coder to append these to a CPT® code to further describe the service or procedure provided.
What is a modifier?
Which CPT symbol identifies add on codes?
What is the plus symbol?
Who is the publisher of CPT codes?
What is American Medical Association (AMA)?
99202 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, is a code in what section of CPT?
What is Evaluation and Management (E&M) Services?
4538 Colonoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple is in which category of CPT?
What is the Surgery section?
Which CPT symbol identifies new procedures and services added to CPT.
What is the bullet (dot) symbol?
Category I service and procedure CPT codes are updated annually and effective for use on what day of each year?
What is January 1st?
Category III codes end in 'T' and represent which types of codes?
What are temporary codes? (codes that allow data collection for emerging technologies, services, procedures, and service paradigms.)
Payers typically won't reimburse a provider for a claim unless the patient’s diagnosis justifies the service or procedure that the provider performed. This justification is called what?
What is medical necessity?
What does the lightning bolt symbol in CPT indicate?
What is a vaccine product still pending FDA approval
Category II consists of which type of codes?
What are supplemental tracking codes (used for performance management)?
Code range 00100-01999 is the second chapter in CPT code books and contains what types of codes?
What is Anesthesia?
36415 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture is a surgical procedure performed on what body system?
What is cardiovascular system?
What does the number (or pound) symbol represent in CPT coding?
What are re-sequenced and out of numerical order codes?