CERTIFIED PARAOPTOMETRIC
CODER EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100%
24 - correct answer ✔✔What modifier is commonly used if a provider performs an unrelated
office visit during a post operative period?
Patient encounter documented using a certified EHR system - correct answer ✔✔PQRS measure
G8477 refers to what?
Zonules - correct answer ✔✔What are radially arranged natural fibers in the eye that suspend
the crystalline lens from the ciliary body and hold it in position?
face down/ palm down - correct answer ✔✔Prone
Nine - correct answer ✔✔For an E&M service, what is the minimum number of elements
required by the Documentation Guidelines for a Detailed Physical Exam?
No - correct answer ✔✔Does Medicare have standard guidelines physicians must follow for the
"written interpretation of medical findings?"
No - correct answer ✔✔Is it a federal requirement to do self audits of patient charts and coding
in private practices?
within - correct answer ✔✔-endo
,vertical body plain, divides the body into front & back sections - correct answer ✔✔coronal
like - correct answer ✔✔-oid
face up/palm up - correct answer ✔✔supine
A company that a provider contracts with to transmit claims legally and safely between the
provider and the insurance companies - correct answer ✔✔What is an e-claim clearing house?
Intacs - correct answer ✔✔What are surgically implanted plastic half rings that change the
shape of the cornea?
A written policy between the individual (policy holder) and health plan (payer) - correct answer
✔✔What is medical insurance?
Qualified Medicaid Beneficiary- limited benefits - correct answer ✔✔What is "QMB" Medicaid?
For indicating which lid is involved. E1= Upper left eyelid, E2= Lower left eyelid, E3= Upper right
eyelid, E4= Lower right eyelid - correct answer ✔✔What are the four "E" modifiers used for?
4 - correct answer ✔✔How many "E" modifiers are there?
19 - correct answer ✔✔On the CMS 1500, what box is designated to provide additional
information to the payer?
behind, back - correct answer ✔✔-retro
, Reason for the encounter and assessment, medical plan and date, and legible identity of the
observer - correct answer ✔✔The documentation of each patient encounter should include
which items(s):
across, through - correct answer ✔✔trans-
No - correct answer ✔✔Is it acceptable for a staff person to correct a CPT or ICD-10 code on a
route slip or claim without the consent of the doctor?
Medical Decision Making, Examination, and History - correct answer ✔✔What are the Key
Components of E and M Coding?
24 - correct answer ✔✔What modifier should you use on the office visit if a patient comes in
with allergic conjunctivitis during their global post-op period?
51 - correct answer ✔✔What modifier is used if two non bundled surgical procedures are
performed on the same eye at the same visit?
Counseling, Coordination of Care, Presenting Problem, and Time - correct answer ✔✔List the
Contributory Factors of E and M Coding
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale - correct answer ✔✔What does RBRVS stand for?
The date the eyewear is dispensed - correct answer ✔✔When billing for post cataract eyewear
through Medicare, what is the date of service?
at or near front surface of the body - correct answer ✔✔anterior or ventral
CODER EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100%
24 - correct answer ✔✔What modifier is commonly used if a provider performs an unrelated
office visit during a post operative period?
Patient encounter documented using a certified EHR system - correct answer ✔✔PQRS measure
G8477 refers to what?
Zonules - correct answer ✔✔What are radially arranged natural fibers in the eye that suspend
the crystalline lens from the ciliary body and hold it in position?
face down/ palm down - correct answer ✔✔Prone
Nine - correct answer ✔✔For an E&M service, what is the minimum number of elements
required by the Documentation Guidelines for a Detailed Physical Exam?
No - correct answer ✔✔Does Medicare have standard guidelines physicians must follow for the
"written interpretation of medical findings?"
No - correct answer ✔✔Is it a federal requirement to do self audits of patient charts and coding
in private practices?
within - correct answer ✔✔-endo
,vertical body plain, divides the body into front & back sections - correct answer ✔✔coronal
like - correct answer ✔✔-oid
face up/palm up - correct answer ✔✔supine
A company that a provider contracts with to transmit claims legally and safely between the
provider and the insurance companies - correct answer ✔✔What is an e-claim clearing house?
Intacs - correct answer ✔✔What are surgically implanted plastic half rings that change the
shape of the cornea?
A written policy between the individual (policy holder) and health plan (payer) - correct answer
✔✔What is medical insurance?
Qualified Medicaid Beneficiary- limited benefits - correct answer ✔✔What is "QMB" Medicaid?
For indicating which lid is involved. E1= Upper left eyelid, E2= Lower left eyelid, E3= Upper right
eyelid, E4= Lower right eyelid - correct answer ✔✔What are the four "E" modifiers used for?
4 - correct answer ✔✔How many "E" modifiers are there?
19 - correct answer ✔✔On the CMS 1500, what box is designated to provide additional
information to the payer?
behind, back - correct answer ✔✔-retro
, Reason for the encounter and assessment, medical plan and date, and legible identity of the
observer - correct answer ✔✔The documentation of each patient encounter should include
which items(s):
across, through - correct answer ✔✔trans-
No - correct answer ✔✔Is it acceptable for a staff person to correct a CPT or ICD-10 code on a
route slip or claim without the consent of the doctor?
Medical Decision Making, Examination, and History - correct answer ✔✔What are the Key
Components of E and M Coding?
24 - correct answer ✔✔What modifier should you use on the office visit if a patient comes in
with allergic conjunctivitis during their global post-op period?
51 - correct answer ✔✔What modifier is used if two non bundled surgical procedures are
performed on the same eye at the same visit?
Counseling, Coordination of Care, Presenting Problem, and Time - correct answer ✔✔List the
Contributory Factors of E and M Coding
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale - correct answer ✔✔What does RBRVS stand for?
The date the eyewear is dispensed - correct answer ✔✔When billing for post cataract eyewear
through Medicare, what is the date of service?
at or near front surface of the body - correct answer ✔✔anterior or ventral
