MDAST 322 CHAPTER 14 EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Medical records used for procedural coding can include which of the following? -
Correct Answers -All are correct
HCPCS codes have 5 numeric characters, each character is a number. - Correct
Answers -False
Downcoding and upcoding are illegal practices, and medical assistants can be
prosecuted for either practice. - Correct Answers -True
Upcoding can increase reimbursements. - Correct Answers -True
Qualitative and quantitative codes for drug testing are found in which of the following
CPT sections? - Correct Answers -Pathology
HCPCS Coding system is used for - Correct Answers -Auxiliary medical treatment,
including vaccines, medical transport, drugs, durable medical equipment
One time unit in anesthesia coding typically equals which of the following? - Correct
Answers -15 minutes
The place of service never changes for physician billing. - Correct Answers -False
The CPT is divided into eight sections. - Correct Answers -False
The coding steps for HCPCS are almost identical to those for CPT codes. - Correct
Answers -True
When wounds of more than one classification are repaired, list the less complicated
repair as the primary procedure and the more complicated repair as the secondary
procedure. When multiple wounds are repaired, add together the lengths of those in the
same classification. - Correct Answers -The first statement is false; the second is true.
The state of the patient as either new or established is called the patient __________. -
Correct Answers -status
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Medical records used for procedural coding can include which of the following? -
Correct Answers -All are correct
HCPCS codes have 5 numeric characters, each character is a number. - Correct
Answers -False
Downcoding and upcoding are illegal practices, and medical assistants can be
prosecuted for either practice. - Correct Answers -True
Upcoding can increase reimbursements. - Correct Answers -True
Qualitative and quantitative codes for drug testing are found in which of the following
CPT sections? - Correct Answers -Pathology
HCPCS Coding system is used for - Correct Answers -Auxiliary medical treatment,
including vaccines, medical transport, drugs, durable medical equipment
One time unit in anesthesia coding typically equals which of the following? - Correct
Answers -15 minutes
The place of service never changes for physician billing. - Correct Answers -False
The CPT is divided into eight sections. - Correct Answers -False
The coding steps for HCPCS are almost identical to those for CPT codes. - Correct
Answers -True
When wounds of more than one classification are repaired, list the less complicated
repair as the primary procedure and the more complicated repair as the secondary
procedure. When multiple wounds are repaired, add together the lengths of those in the
same classification. - Correct Answers -The first statement is false; the second is true.
The state of the patient as either new or established is called the patient __________. -
Correct Answers -status
