Medical Coding Flashcards
Code 73501 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Radiology
When the last 2 digits of a CPT code are 99, it is most likely what type of code?
Unlisted
Code 97810 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Medicine
Code 45385 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Surgery
What is the letter that means family history code?
Z
What does NEC mean?
Nonspecific code
What section is 10004-19499?
Integumentary
What section is 20100-29999?
Musculoskeletal
What section is 30000-32999?
Respiratory
What section is 33016-39599?
Cardiovascular
What section is 40499-49999?
Digestive
What section is 50010-53899?
Urinary
What section is 54000-55980?
Male Genital
What section is 56405-58999?
Female Genital
What section is 90281-99199, 99500-99607?
Medicine
What section is 70010-79999?
Radiology
What section is 10004-69990?
Surgery
What section is 00100-01999, 99100-99140?
Anesthesiology
What section is 80047-89398?
Pathology & Laboratory
What section is 99202-99499?
Evaluation & Management
The comprehensive list of disease and their billing codes established by the World Health Organization is:
ICD-10
The coding system used to identify those services not included in the standard list of CPT codes is:
HCPCS
What is the current universal claim form submitted for outpatient medical billing?
CMS-1500
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?
Modifier
A medical assistant is looking up diagnostic codes. What parts of the diagnostic statement should the assistant use when searching in the alphabetical index?
Main term
How many primary digits does a CPT code consist of?
5 digits
What is the purpose of the modifier when assigning a CPT code?
Provides additional information or circumstances for a procedure
When preparing a CMS-1500 form, what is required on the form?
Current Procedural terminology code (CPT)
ICD-10-PCS is primarily used by what type of medical facilities?
Hospitals
Code 97810 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Medicine
What procedure code modifier is used for reduced services?
-52
Code 81025 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Pathology and laboratory
Code 64999 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Surgery
Code 45385 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Surgery
Code 73501 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Radiology
Code 85018 is from what section of the CPT manual?
Pathology and laboratory