After You Decide on the Appropriate CPT Code(s) for a Procedure

question 70

Multiple Choice

After you decide on the appropriate CPT code(s) for a procedure, you should ____.

• A) consult Appendix C in the CPT to find examples of each code type
• B) consult Appendix D in the CPT to determine which add-ons to use
• C) consult Appendix A in the CPT to check for applicable modifiers
• D) consult Appendix 2 of the HCPCS manual for applicable modifiers
• E) code the procedure; no further action is necessary

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Definitions:

Levels

Refers to the different values or categories of a variable in a study or analysis.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of values in a statistical calculation that are free to vary for the purpose of estimating a parameter or fitting a model.

Two Way ANOVA

A statistical test used to determine the effect of two nominal predictor variables on a continuous outcome variable.

Interaction

In statistics, an occurrence when the effect of one variable depends on the level of another variable.