HIT 211 WEEK 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WEEK 1 9. Chapter Quiz
1. The regulation that required new, revised, and deleted CPT codes to be
implemented each January 1 was a result of the:
a. Health Insurance, Portability, and Accountability Act.
b. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
c. American Medical Association CPT Editorial Board's publication of "early release" codes.
d. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act.
Correct
2. The draping and positioning of a patient is coded as:
2. a. integral to the standard of practice.
b. separately reportable services.
c. billable services.
d. additions to the standard of practice.
Correct
3. The code description for CPT code 70492:
a. contains the entire description next to the code number.
b. results in CPT code 70492 being considered a stand-alone code.
c. requires the coder to report both codes 70492 and 70490.
d. requires the coder to refer back to code 70490 for the common portion of the code description.
Correct
4. Using the CPT index, select the main term, subterm, and qualifier, respectively, that
result in the assignment of a code for "percutaneous transcatheter placement of
intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major
coronary artery or branch."
a. transcatheter, stent, coronary
b. stent, placement, coronary
c. percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, artery, coronary
d. insertion, stent, coronary
Correct
5. Using the CPT index, select the main term, subterm, and qualifier, respectively,
that results in the assignment of a code for "liver imaging with vascular flow."
a. imaging, liver
, b. hepatic duct, nuclear medicine, imaging
c. liver, nuclear medicine, imaging
d. vascular surgery, unlisted services and procedures
Correct
6. Code 45379 defines a colonoscopy with removal of foreign body. Using the CPT
index, determine which main term would be used to locate that code.
a. exploration
b. intestine
c. foreign body removal
d. removal
Correct
7. Appendix P contains a summary of CPT codes that include:
a. telemedicine services
b. add-on codes
c. those exempt from modifier -51
Correct
8. Which symbols identify CPT codes that are listed in its appendices?
a. triangle, horizontal triangles, semicolon
b. forbidden, semicolon, plus
c. plus, forbidden, star
d. bullet, semicolon, bull's-eye
Correct
9. A triangle symbol located to the left of a CPT code number signifies that the
code is:
a. revised
b. reported with another code
c. stand-alone
d. new
WEEK 1 9. Chapter Quiz
1. The regulation that required new, revised, and deleted CPT codes to be
implemented each January 1 was a result of the:
a. Health Insurance, Portability, and Accountability Act.
b. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
c. American Medical Association CPT Editorial Board's publication of "early release" codes.
d. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act.
Correct
2. The draping and positioning of a patient is coded as:
2. a. integral to the standard of practice.
b. separately reportable services.
c. billable services.
d. additions to the standard of practice.
Correct
3. The code description for CPT code 70492:
a. contains the entire description next to the code number.
b. results in CPT code 70492 being considered a stand-alone code.
c. requires the coder to report both codes 70492 and 70490.
d. requires the coder to refer back to code 70490 for the common portion of the code description.
Correct
4. Using the CPT index, select the main term, subterm, and qualifier, respectively, that
result in the assignment of a code for "percutaneous transcatheter placement of
intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major
coronary artery or branch."
a. transcatheter, stent, coronary
b. stent, placement, coronary
c. percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, artery, coronary
d. insertion, stent, coronary
Correct
5. Using the CPT index, select the main term, subterm, and qualifier, respectively,
that results in the assignment of a code for "liver imaging with vascular flow."
a. imaging, liver
, b. hepatic duct, nuclear medicine, imaging
c. liver, nuclear medicine, imaging
d. vascular surgery, unlisted services and procedures
Correct
6. Code 45379 defines a colonoscopy with removal of foreign body. Using the CPT
index, determine which main term would be used to locate that code.
a. exploration
b. intestine
c. foreign body removal
d. removal
Correct
7. Appendix P contains a summary of CPT codes that include:
a. telemedicine services
b. add-on codes
c. those exempt from modifier -51
Correct
8. Which symbols identify CPT codes that are listed in its appendices?
a. triangle, horizontal triangles, semicolon
b. forbidden, semicolon, plus
c. plus, forbidden, star
d. bullet, semicolon, bull's-eye
Correct
9. A triangle symbol located to the left of a CPT code number signifies that the
code is:
a. revised
b. reported with another code
c. stand-alone
d. new
