,Test Bank For Understanding Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding Systems, 2021 8th
Chapter 1. Introduction to Current Procedural Terminology.
Chapter 1. Introduction to Current Procedural Terminology.
1. The current edition of the CPT manual is pocket-sized and contains approximately 4,000 codes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:32 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:50 PM
2. The CPT manual is updated by CMS in May of each year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:50 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:50 PM
3. There are 7 main sections in the CPT manual.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:51 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:51 PM
4. A circle denotes an add-on code in the CPT manual.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:51 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:51 PM
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,Test Bank For Understanding Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding Systems, 2021 8th
Chapter 1. Introduction to Current Procedural Terminology.
5. Code range 70010 to 79999 reports anesthesia services.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:52 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:52 PM
6. Code range 80047 to 0222U reports pathology and laboratory services.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:53 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:53 PM
7. The CPT manual is arranged from head to toe, and from the trunk outward.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:54 PM
8. A semicolon separates the main term, or common portion, of the CPT code from the additional, or unique portion, of
the CPT code.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:54 PM
9. The coder will find section-specific guidelines in the Introduction of the CPT manual.
a. True
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, Test Bank For Understanding Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding Systems, 2021 8th
Chapter 1. Introduction to Current Procedural Terminology.
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:55 PM
10. For proper code selection, the coder should reference the index and then the main section of the CPT manual.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:55 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:56 PM
11. The acronym CPT stands for “Common Procedural Terminology.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:56 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:56 PM
12. The CPT manual was first published by the American Health Information Management Association.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 12/15/2020 11:57 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/15/2020 11:57 PM
13. Anesthesia is the first section of the CPT manual.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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