Final Examination Booklet

Medical Coding 1
 Medical Coding 1
Final Examination

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Part A: Answer each of the following questions in one or two paragraphs. Each answer is
worth 20 points.

1. Differentiate between the official coding guidelines for using V codes in an inpatient and
outpatient setting.

2. You’ve started your first day at Venture Outpatient Surgery Center. Explain how you
would code an operative report.

3. Discuss coding for obstetrics, including items covered by the global fee for antepartum
and postpartum periods of normal pregnancy.

Part B: Answer each of the following items in two to five sentences. Each answer is worth
four points.

1. Explain the importance of a fee schedule and the factors it’s based on.

2. Why would a coder want to take special precaution when coding the diagnosis of
human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome?

3. If a patient suffers multiple burns, describe the correct coding sequence.

4. What is the result of an erroneous coding of a neoplasm?

5. Explain how evaluation and management (E/M) codes are grouped.

Part C: Select the one best answer to each question. Each item is worth two points.

1. Which of the following modifiers is used to indicate partial reduction or elimination of a

pathology procedure?
A. -22 C. -42
B. -32 D. -52

2. When a physician provides a “complete” radiological procedure, two codes are submitted.
One code is a radiological code, the other is a code from the _______ section.
A. oncology C. surgery
B. HCPCS Level II modifier D. supervision

3. CPT Category II codes consist of _______ digits followed by one alpha character.
A. two C. four
B. three D. five

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 4. Which of the following forms is used to request payment from an insurer?
A. ICD-9 3400 C. RFP
B. CPT 2002 D. CMS-1500

5. The technical component of a diagnostic radiology procedure is indicated by the HCPCS

Level II modifier
A. -td. C. -dc.
B. -tc. D. -dx.

6. In a _______ fee schedule, the individual physician determines the price for each service.
A. CMS C. POS
B. UCR D. PPO

7. Which of the following codes is used to report a barium enema with KUB?
A. 74750C C. 7473O
B. 74740D D. 74270

8. Which type of audit may be conducted within a practice setting to expose billing problems?
A. External C. OIG
B. Internal D. FBI

9. CLIA ’88 defines _______ levels of testing based on complexity.

A. six C. four
B. five D. three

10. Which of the following CPT code ranges describes evocative/suppression testing
procedures?
A. 80400–80440 C. 81000–81099
B. 80500–80502 D. 82000–82999

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