Exam 13: Procedural, Evaluation and Management, and HCPCS Coding

When the amount of time spent face to face with the patient exceeds the usual length of service,this extra time is reported using ___________ codes.

E/M codes represent the services provided directly to the patient during an encounter that does not involve an actual procedure.

The category of codes established by the AMA as a set of temporary CPT codes for emerging technologies,services,and procedures is Category _____ codes.

The codes in the category for initial hospital care are for reporting services for any physician dealing with the patient.

The level of _____________ is determined by the complexity involved in the healthcare provider's assessment of and professional judgment regarding the patient's diagnosis and care.

Similar to the ICD-9 and ICD-10-CM manuals,CPT-4 is made up of several sections beginning with a/an ___________,identified by lowercase Roman numerals.

At the end of each subsection or subheading,a code is provided under the heading "other procedures," which typically ends in _______.

A patient's medical record must contain sufficient documentation to support the use of ____________________.

In the CPT manual,the Alphabetic Index is presented:

The time the healthcare provider spends in direct contact with a patient during an office visit,which includes taking a history,performing an examination,and discussing results,is _____ time.

____________ codes deal with what the healthcare provider does during the time spent with the patient rather than merely with the amount of time spent.

The most important thing to remember when using modifiers is that the health record must contain ______________ to support the modifier.

Modifiers are universal and can be used with all CPT codes.

To be eligible for a Category III code,the procedure or service must be involved in ongoing or planned research.

The health insurance professional must establish what level of service the patient received,which is based on all but which of the following three key components?

What are the four contributing factors that may impact the E&M coding level reported?

Levels of service are based on what three key components?

Observation services can be defined as the direct delivery of medical care by a physician for a critically ill or critically injured patient.

Each main term in the CPT manual can stand alone or be followed by up to three modifying terms.

The health insurance professional must establish what level of service the patient received,which is based on three key components.