If a patient has hypercholesterolemia and comes to the office for a lipid panel blood test to monitor his or her condition, the procedure code is found under:
a. preventative services.
b. office visits.
c. emergency visits.
d. home services.
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Q. 2) If no active illness or disease is present with a patient who comes to the office for annual blood testing, the codes are found under:
a. emergency services.
b. office visits.
c. preventative services.
d. immunizations.
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Q. 3) The facility that provides short- or long-term care for elderly, disabled, injured, or otherwise compromised individuals for ongoing medical care is the:
a. domicile.
b. prison.
c. skilled nursing facility.
d. hospital.
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Q. 4) Home services are medical services provided:
a. in a patient's home.
b. in a nursing home.
c. in a group home.
d. in the physician's home.
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Q. 5) Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor used to determine the level of E/M code in the majority of encounters?
a. Time
b. Counseling
c. Coordination of care
d. Nature of the presenting problem
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Q. 6) ________ refers to the low, moderate, or high complexity of establishing a diagnosis and/or selecting a management option.
a. Evaluation services
b. Medical decision making
c. Case management
d. Treatment planning
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Q. 7) If a physician sees a patient in the emergency room and admits the patient to the hospital, the procedures are _________________ into an Initial Inpatient Services code(s).
a. separated
b. bundled
c. unbundled
d. added
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Q. 8) Emergency department visits are always coded as:
a. inpatient visits.
b. hospital visits.
c. outpatient visits.
d. office visits.
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Q. 9) The examination referring to a general multisystem exam of a single organ system is:
a. expanded problem focused.
b. problem focused.
c. comprehensive.
d. detailed.
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Q. 10) Which of the following descriptions constitutes a consultation?
a. A request from the lab for a physician on call to look at critical lab results
b. A request from a physician for another physician to see a patient for diagnostic impressions
c. A request by a radiology technician for a physician to report the findings of an x-ray
d. A request by a social worker for a psychiatrist to see a patient for medication evaluation
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