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HCPCS Study Guide Questions & Answers
1. is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) driven coding source that
allows for uniform reporting of services, procedures, supplies, and equipment. It is used
for both Medicare and Medicaid claims.
ANS HCPCS
2. HCPCS stands for...
ANS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
3. Developed by CMS, HCPCS is also known as ...
ANS Level II codes and national codes
4. are used to report physician and non-physician services, like ambulance services,
chiropractic, and dental services.
ANS National codes
5. What are the two levels of HCPCS codes?
ANS Level I =CPT codes, Level II= National Codes
6. codes classify similar products and services (both medical) for the purpose of
efficient claims processing.
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ANS Level II
7. Level II codes also have that can be used to provide information that is
more specific.
ANS modifiers
8. Modifiers are characters and may be letters or a letter with a number.-
ANS two
9. is used to indicate used equipment
ANS UE
10. indicates the thumb of the right hand
ANS F5
11. is rental (this is used when DME is rented).
ANS RR
12. The steps involved in HCPCS coding are very much like CPT. First, you will
determine what you looking for. The next step is to locate the term in the alphabetic
index. Then, you will locate the code in the listing to
verify.
ANS tabular
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