Certification study guide for NHA CBCS
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Medical Ethics - Ans-Standards of conduct based on moral principals. Acting within ethical behavior
boundries means carrying out one's res
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Certification study guide for NHA CBCS
Exam Questions with Answers. Graded
A+
Medical Ethics - Ans-Standards 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 - Ans-Most billing related cases are based on HIPAA and the False Claims
Act.
HIPAA is an acronym for - Ans-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Category 1 CPT codes - Ans-Medical Procedures.
Category 2 CPT codes - Ans-Supplemental Codes for Performance Measures.
Category 3 CPT codes - Ans-Emerging Technologies.
Add on Codes - Ans-Used 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 - Ans-00100-01999, 99100-99140.
Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes - Ans-Are listed first in the CPT manual because they are
used by all the different specialties.
Brackets - Ans-Used to enclose synonyms, alternative wording or and explanatory phrase.Bullets - Ans-Represents a new procedure or service code added since the previous edition of the
manual.
Chief Complaint (CC) - Ans-The reason the patient came to see the physician.
Circle with a line through it (�) - Ans-Exemption from modifier 51.
CPT - Ans-Used to report services and procedures by physicians.
E&M codes - Ans-99201-99499
Guidelines are found - Ans-At the beginning of each section and used to provide specific coding rules
for that section.
History (HX) - Ans-The set of information the physician gathers from the patient concerning his/her
past.
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Ans-A chronological account of the development of the complaint
from the first sign or symptom that the patient experienced to the present.
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