What kind of services are billed using home services codes?
a. Insurance forms filled out at home
b. Telephone calls made to a doctor from home
c. Meals prepared at home
d. Evaluation and management procedures provided in the private residence of the patient by a nurse
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Q. 2) Which of the following is NOT considered a Nursing Facility Service code?
a. A code used to report services in nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, long-term care facilities, or psychiatric facilities
b. A code used when a patient is transferred from an inpatient hospital to a nursing facility
c. A code used when a patient is admitted to the nursing facility after receiving services in the physician's office or hospital emergency room
d. A separate allowance made for an additional evaluation and management at the skilled nursing facility
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Q. 3) What are stat fees?
a. The sum of data accrued during any claim
b. A charge for DXL services performed on an expedited priority basis
c. Laboratory or x-ray charges
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Q. 4) Durable medical exam (DME) codes are found in the HCPCS manual. These codes usually have a letter followed by a series of numbers.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Q. 5) Laboratory examinations focus exclusively on analyzing body fluids to determine their chemical or tissue makeup.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Q. 6) When a claim is received from a hospital for clinic charges, there is often a room charge for the use of the facility and a separate physician charge. Which of the following is considered an appropriate handling procedure for such charges?
a. Always submit the claim to a claims examiner first.
b. CPT services are coded separately and subject to usual, customary, and reasonable (UCR) fees.
c. If a hospital is billing for professional component charges separately from the actual lab or x-ray charges, make sure to keep them separate.
d. If coded separately, the charge for physician treatment charges (professional fees) is not usually subject to UCR.
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Q. 7) Photodynamic therapy (also called PDT) is a treatment method following plastic surgery.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Q. 8) Which of the following are considered to be expenses associated with facility services?
a. The parking garage of a clinic
b. X-ray equipment
c. Waiting room furniture
d. Office supplies
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Q. 9) Otorhinolaryngologic services are those services associated with the head, or more specifically, the ear, nose, and throat (ENT).
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Q. 10) Biofeedback is training an individual to consciously control automatic, internal bodily functions. Biofeedback is controversial in that its effectiveness often supersedes traditional medicine.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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