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Medical Ethics - ANSWERSStandards of conduct based on moral principals. Acting within ethical behavior boundries means carrying out one's responsibilities with integrity, decency, respect, honesty, competence, fairness and trust. Compliance Regulations - ANSWERSMost billing related cases are based on HIPAA and the False Claims Act. HIPAA is an acronym for - ANSWERSHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Category 1 CPT codes - ANSWERSMedical Procedures. Category 2 CPT codes - ANSWERSSupplemental Codes for Performance Measures. Category 3 CPT codes - ANSWERSEmerging Technologies. Add on Codes - ANSWERSUsed for procedures that are always performed during the same operative session, as another surgery in addition to the primary service/procedure and is never performed separately. Anesthesia is found - ANSWERS00100-01999, . Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes - ANSWERSAre listed first in the CPT manual because they are used by all the different specialties. Brackets - ANSWERSUsed to enclose synonyms, alternative wording or and explanatory phrase. Bullets - ANSWERSRepresents a new procedure or service code added since the previous edition of the manual. Chief Complaint (CC) - ANSWERSThe reason the patient came to see the physician. Circle with a line through it () - ANSWERSExemption from modifier 51. CPT - ANSWERSUsed to report services and procedures by physicians. E&M codes - ANSWERS