CPT and HCPCS Coding Flashcards
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Which CPT code range covers Pathology and Laboratory services?
Answer: 80047–89398
Pathology and Laboratory CPT codes are found in the 80047–89398 range, covering lab panels, microbiology, and anatomic pathology.
What does the CPT modifier '-25' indicate?
Answer: A separately identifiable E/M service on the same day as a procedure
Modifier -25 indicates that a significant, separately identifiable E/M service was provided by the same physician on the same day as a procedure.
Which HCPCS Level II code letter series (A codes) primarily represents?
Answer: Transportation, medical and surgical supplies, and administrative codes
HCPCS A codes cover transportation services, medical and surgical supplies, miscellaneous supplies, and administrative codes.
When two surgeons each perform distinct parts of a single reportable procedure, which modifier do both surgeons append?
Answer: -62
Modifier -62 is used when two surgeons work together as co-surgeons, each performing distinct portions of a single procedure.
Which of the following best describes an 'add-on code' in CPT?
Answer: A code that is always reported in addition to a primary procedure code and never alone
Add-on codes describe additional services performed at the same session as a primary procedure and are never reported without the primary code.
The HCPCS Level II 'J codes' are primarily used for which of the following?
Answer: Drugs administered other than oral method
J codes (J0000–J9999) represent drugs administered by injection, infusion, or other non-oral routes, such as chemotherapy agents.
Which CPT modifier indicates that a procedure was performed on a professional component only (interpretation only, no equipment)?
Answer: -26
Modifier -26 designates that only the professional component (physician interpretation and report) of a procedure was performed.