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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT TERMS-CHAPTER 5
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-Guarantee passing score -32 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: the most resource-intensive (highest) paid CPT procedure done during a patient's encounter.
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primary procedure Question 2: a patient who receives health care in a hospital setting without admission; the length of stay is generally less than 23 hrs
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outpatient Question 3: the part of the relative value associated with a procedure code that represents a physician's skill, time, and expertise used in performing it; contrast w/ the technical component
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professional component (PC) Question 4: Procedure codes found in the main body of CPT- Evaluation & Management.Anesthesia, surgery, pathology & laboratory, radiology and medicine
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Category I Codes
Question 5: moderate, drug-induced depression of consciousness
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conscious sedation Question 6: the incorrect billing practice of breaking a panel or package of services/procedures into component parts and reporting them separately
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unbundling Question 7: descriptor used in the surgery section of CPT for a procedure that is usually part of a surgical package but may also be performed separately or for a different purpose, in which case it may be billed
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seperate procedure Question 8: a service that is not listed in CPT; it is reported w/ an unlisted procedure code and requires a special report when used
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unlisted procedure
Question 9: Global Surgery Rule
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Surgical Package Question 10: service performed by a physician to advise a requesting physician about a patient's condition and care; the consult does not assume responsibility for the patient's care and must send a written report back to the requestor
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consultation Question 11: combination of services included in a single procedure code for some surgical procedures in CPT
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Surgical Package
Question 12: note explaining the reasons for a new variable or unlisted procedure or service; describes the patients condition and justifies the procedures medical necessity
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special report
Question 13: PMH- Abbreviation for...
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Past Medical History Question 14: temporary codes for emerging technology, services, and procedures that are used instead of unlisted codes when available
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Catergory III Codes Question 15: the narrative part of a CPT code that identifies the procedure or service
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descriptor Question 16: the number of days surrounding a surgical procedure during which all services relating to the procedure- preoperative, during the surgery, and postoperative are considered part of the surgical package and are not additionally reimbursed
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Global Period Question 17: the part of the relative value associated with a procedure code that reflects the technician's work and the equipment and supplies used in performing it; in contrast to the professional component
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technical component
Question 18: usuage notes provided at the beginning of CPT sections
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section guidelines
Question 19: facing triangles indicate what
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enclose a new or revised text other than the code's descriptor Question 20: supplemental medical services such as diagnostic services and occupational therapy that supports the diagnosis and treatment of patient's conditions
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ancillary services
Question 21: the 3 Rs Coders should remember
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Request opinion, Render service, report back
Question 22: procedure performed in addition to the primary procedure
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secondary procedure
Question 23: a bullet(a solid circle) indicates what
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a new procedure code. It appears only next to the code only the year that it it listed
Question 24: a triangle indicates what
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indicates that the descriptor has changed. it only appears the year the descriptor is revised
Question 25: FH- Abbreviation for...
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Family History
Question 26: Current Procedural Terminology
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CPT- a publication of the American Medical Assoc.