CPT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Who Publishes the CPT MANUAL? ANS >> AMA AMERICAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
WHAT ARE THE ABC'S OF MEDICAL CODING? ANS >> ALTERNATIVE
BILLING CODES
NAME THE SIX SECTIONS OF THE CPT MANUAL? ANS >> E/M,
ANESTHIA, SURGERY, PATHOLOGY AND LAB, MEDICINE AND
RADIOLOGY
NAME (3) ITEMS THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SURGICAL PACKAGE
ANS >> OPERATION, LOCAL INFILRATION, ONE RELATED E/M
SERVICE, POSTOP CARE, WRITING ORDERS. EVALUATING PT
POSTANESTHESIA
TYPICAL POSTOP CARE
, CPT EXAM
WHAT DOES CPT STAND FOR? ANS >> CURRENT PROCEDURAL
TERMINOLOGY
WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR ANESTHESIA CODING? ANS >>
B+T+MU=_______X CF =
WHAT DOES CBC MEAN? ANS >> COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
WHAT IS A NEW PATIENT IN MEDICAL CODING? ANS >> ONE WHO
HAS NOT BEEN TO THE PRACTICE OR HAS NOT BEEN TO THE
DOCTOR IN MORE THAN 3 YEARS.
WHAT IS AN ESTABLISHED PATIENT IN MEDICAL CODING? ANS >>
ONE WHO HAS BEEN TO THE DOCTOR WITHIN THREE YEARS
NAME TWO ASSOCIATIONS IN CODING? WE DISCUSSED 3 IN
CLASS. ANS >> AAPC, AHIMA AND NATIONAL HEALTHCARE
ASSOCIATION
WHEN WE DEAL WITH THE PLACE OF A SERVICE AND WHERE IT
IS PERFORMED THEN WE ARE CODING FOR WHAT TYPE OF
CODE? ANS >> EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT