NHA
CBCS
Exam
Practice
1
Medical
Ethics
are
-
ANSStandards
of
conduct
based
on
moral
principals.
Acting
within
ethical
behavior
boundries
means
carrying
out
one's
responsibilities
with
integrity,
decency,
respect,
honesty,
competence,
fairness
and
trust.
Compliance
Regulations
-
ANSMost
billing
related
cases
are
based
on
HIPAA
and
the
False
Claims
Act
HIPAA
is
an
acronym
for
-
ANSHealth
Insurance
Portability
and
Accountability
Act
of
1996.
Category
1
CPT
codes
-
ANSMedical
Procedures
Category
2
CPT
codes
-
ANSSupplemental
Codes
for
Performance
Measures
Category
3
CPT
codes
-
ANSEmerging
Technologies
Add
on
Codes
-
ANSUsed
for
procedures
that
are
always
performed
during
the
same
operative
session,
as
another
surgery
in
addition
to
the
primary
service/procedure
and
is
never
performed
separately.
Anesthesia
is
found
-
ANS00100-01999,
99100-99140
Evaluation
and
Management
(E&M)
codes
-
ANSAre
listed
first
in
the
CPT
manual
because
they
are
used
by
all
the
different
specialties.
Brackets
-
ANSUsed
to
enclose
synonyms,
alternative
wording
or
and
explanatory
phrase
Bullets
-
ANSRepresents
a
new
procedure
or
service
code
added
since
the
previous
edition
of
the
manual.
Chief
Complaint
(CC)
-
ANSThe
reason
the
patient
came
to
see
the
physician.
Circle
with
a
line
through
it
-
ANSexemption
from
modifier
51
CPT
-
ANSUsed
to
report
services
and
procedures
by
physicians
E&M
Codes
-
ANS99201-99499
Guidelines
are
Found?
-
ANSAt
the
beginning
of
each
section
and
used
to
provide
specific
coding
rules
for
that
section.
History
(HX)
-
ANSThe
set
of
information
the
physician
gathers
from
the
patient
concerning
the
past. History
of
Present
Illness
(HPI)
-
ANSA
chronological
account
of
the
development
of
the
complaint
from
the
first
sign
or
symptom
that
the
patient
experienced
to
the
present.
Indented
Codes
-
ANSListed
under
associate
and
stand
alone
codes
E
Codes
-
ANSFor
durable
medical
equipment
for
use
in
home
Level
1
codes
-
ANSCodes
found
in
the
CPT
manual
Level
2
codes
-
ANSNational
codes
for
physician
and
non-physician
service
not
found
in
the
CPT
Level
1
Level
3
codes
-
ANSUsed
locally
or
regionally
and
have
been
eliminated
by
the
CMS
since
the
implementation
of
HIPAA
The
List
of
Modifiers
is
found
where
in
the
CPT
-
ANSAppendix
A
and
in
the
front
of
the
book.
Modifier
50
-
ANSbilateral
procedure
Modifier
24
-
ANSAttach
to
E/M
service
code
when
service
is
provided
during
postoperative
period
to
indicate
the
the
service
is
not
part
of
postoperative
care
and
not
included
in
the
Surgical
Package
Modifier
26
-
ANSProvider
only
provided
the
professional
component
Modifier
51
-
ANSUsed
more
than
one
procedure
during
the
same
surgical
episode
Modifier
57
-
ANSModifier
57
is
used
on
E/M
services
the
day
before
or
day
of
major
surgery
when
the
initial
decision
to
perform
the
surgery
is
identified.
Modifier
78
-
ANSPhysician
must
return
to
Operating
Room
to
address
complication
stemming
from
initial
procedure
Modifier
79
-
ANSProcedure
or
service
provided
during
postoperative
period
not
associated
with
initial
procedure.
Modifiers
-
ANSReporting
indicators
that
indicate
that
the
procedure
or
service
has
been
altered
by
specific
circumstance
but
has
not
changed
in
it's
definition
of
code.
Parentheses
-
ANSUsed
to
enclose
supplementary
words,
non-essential
modifiers
Past,
Family
and
Social
History
(PFSH)
-
ANSConsists
of
patients
personal
experiences
with
illnesses,
surgeries,
and
injuries;
Information
of
illnesses
predominant
in
family;
Patients
educational
background,
occupation,
marital
status
and
other
factors
Pathology
and
Laboratory
-
ANS80048-89356
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