Combo Week 1
Medical conditions are represented by what types of codes?
ICD-10-CM
Coding guidelines are organized into ___ sections.
4
The characters to the left of the decimal in our ICD-10-CM codes adds detail to the diagnosis. True or False
False
How many sections are in the CPT Manual?
6
Who maintains the HCPCS Manual?
CMS
Medical providers bill medical services on a __________ form
CMS 1500 Claim
Structured listing of codes that is broken down into chapters is known as the?
Tabular List
GEMS stands for?
General Equivalence Mappings
Radiologist only completes the interpretation of the x-ray report and doesn’t perform the x-ray on the patient. What modifier is the radiologist reporting for the x-ray?
26
HCPCS modifiers are only alphanumeric. True or False
False
Deficient, below is what medical prefix?
hypo
Indicates there may be two codes that can explain the medical condition is referred to as?
Code Also
Also referred to as First Listed Diagnosis?
Principal Diagnosis
An identifier assigned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that classifies the healthcare provider by license and medical specialties.
NPI
The modifier for Registered Dietician is?
AE
The medical suffix -ismus means?
Indicates a spasm or contraction
Which scenario is showing the Medical Assistant demonstrating professionalism in the workplace:
A. Tammy the Medical Assistant goes out to the waiting room and brings back Mr. Smith for his appointment and walks alongside him to the patient exam room.
B. Michael the Medical Assistant brings back Mrs. Willow for her appointment and is walking ahead of the patient right into the exam room first.
A
_________ developed ICD-10-CM codes and they are maintained by _____.
WHO and CDC
Established office visit with low level of medical decision making, and/or the provider spends 20 or more minutes of total time on the encounter on a single date is what CPT code?
99213
The C codes are assigned by CMS to identify professional healthcare procedures and services that may not have a code assigned yet. True or False.
False- These are G codes
The word root plasm/o means?
liquid part of blood
The "Black Triangle" symbol represents?
The code title has been revised for current year.
The Table of Neoplasms allows medical coders to identify the neoplasm reported by __________ site and the ______ of the neoplasm.
Anatomical and Trait
What symbol represents an add on code?
+
___ codes are not used by Medicare but may be used by commercial health plans.
T