Reviewing and Consolidating the CDM

Question 1

True or False: One charge code in Epic can have more than 1 description?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

True or False: Charge codes are grouped together on the Epic CDM Pivot table based on a combination of billing category and description?

Answer 2

False-the grouping is primarily based initially on CPT/HCPCs code. If no CPT/HCPCs exists, then the revenue code is used.

Question 3

Which of the following would make sense to consolidate into a single charge code in Epic?
A- 2 distant clinical services that charge the same CPT/HCPCS code?
B-2 semi private bed charge codes that represent the same clinical service but are used in multiple departments of the hospital
C-2 distinct clinical services that share the same revenue code
D-2 BiPAP charge codes that represent the same clinical service but have different prices?

Answer 3

B-2 semi private bed charge codes that represent the same clinical service but are used in multiple departments of the hospital

D-2 semi private bed charge codes that represent the same clinical service but are used in multiple departments of the hospital

Question 4

When consolidating charge codes that have a blank CPT/HCPCS code in the CDM Matrix Pivot table which of the following are considerations that need to be made for that consolidation charge code? Select ALL that apply
A-The charge code may not have an associated CPT/HCPCs
B-Its possible that CPT/HCPCs code will be soft coded by HIM and thus should not appear in your charge code
C-Its possible the CPT/HCPCS should be hard coded an the information in your XLS is blank by mistake

Answer 4

A,B,C

A-The charge code may not have an associated CPT/HCPCs
B-Its possible that CPT/HCPCs code will be soft coded by HIM and thus should not appear in your charge code
C-Its possible the CPT/HCPCS should be hard coded an the information in your XLS is blank by mistake