Medical Coding

Question 1

Code 73501 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 1

Radiology

Question 2

When the last 2 digits of a CPT code are 99, it is most likely what type of code?

Answer 2

Unlisted

Question 3

Code 97810 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 3

Medicine

Question 4

Code 45385 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 4

Surgery

Question 5

What is the letter that means family history code?

Answer 5

Z

Question 6

What does NEC mean?

Answer 6

Nonspecific code

Question 7

What section is 10004-19499?

Answer 7

Integumentary

Question 8

What section is 20100-29999?

Answer 8

Musculoskeletal

Question 9

What section is 30000-32999?

Answer 9

Respiratory

Question 10

What section is 33016-39599?

Answer 10

Cardiovascular

Question 11

What section is 40499-49999?

Answer 11

Digestive

Question 12

What section is 50010-53899?

Answer 12

Urinary

Question 13

What section is 54000-55980?

Answer 13

Male Genital

Question 14

What section is 56405-58999?

Answer 14

Female Genital

Question 15

What section is 90281-99199, 99500-99607?

Answer 15

Medicine

Question 16

What section is 70010-79999?

Answer 16

Radiology

Question 17

What section is 10004-69990?

Answer 17

Surgery

Question 18

What section is 00100-01999, 99100-99140?

Answer 18

Anesthesiology

Question 19

What section is 80047-89398?

Answer 19

Pathology & Laboratory

Question 20

What section is 99202-99499?

Answer 20

Evaluation & Management

Question 21

The comprehensive list of disease and their billing codes established by the World Health Organization is:

Answer 21

ICD-10

Question 22

The coding system used to identify those services not included in the standard list of CPT codes is:

Answer 22

HCPCS

Question 23

What is the current universal claim form submitted for outpatient medical billing?

Answer 23

CMS-1500

Question 24

According to the CPT main text, what type of codes should a medical assistant use to indicate one procedure was used multiple times on a patient?

Answer 24

Modifier

Question 25

A medical assistant is looking up diagnostic codes. What parts of the diagnostic statement should the assistant use when searching in the alphabetical index?

Answer 25

Main term

Question 26

How many primary digits does a CPT code consist of?

Answer 26

5 digits

Question 27

What is the purpose of the modifier when assigning a CPT code?

Answer 27

Provides additional information or circumstances for a procedure

Question 28

When preparing a CMS-1500 form, what is required on the form?

Answer 28

Current Procedural terminology code (CPT)

Question 29

ICD-10-PCS is primarily used by what type of medical facilities?

Answer 29

Hospitals

Question 30

Code 97810 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 30

Medicine

Question 31

What procedure code modifier is used for reduced services?

Answer 31

-52

Question 32

Code 81025 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 32

Pathology and laboratory

Question 33

Code 64999 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 33

Surgery

Question 34

Code 45385 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 34

Surgery

Question 35

Code 73501 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 35

Radiology

Question 36

Code 85018 is from what section of the CPT manual?

Answer 36

Pathology and laboratory