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29 Cards in this Set
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A Codes
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Transportation Services, Including Ambulance Medical & Surgical Supplies
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B Codes
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Enteral and Parenteral Therapy
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C Codes
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Temporary Codes for Use with Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
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D Codes
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Dental Procedures
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E Codes
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Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
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G Codes
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Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary)
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H Codes
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Services
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J Codes
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Drugs Administered, Other Than Oral Method, Chemotherapy Drugs (Injectable Drugs)
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K Codes
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Temporary
(Assigned to Durable Medical Equipment) |
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L Codes
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Orthotic Procedures, Prosthetic Procedures
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M Codes
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Medical Services
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P Codes
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Pathology & Laboratory Services
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Q Codes
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Miscellaneous Services (Temporary Codes)
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R Codes
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Diagnostic Radiology Services
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S Codes
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Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)
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T Codes
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Established for State Medicaid Agencies
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V Codes
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Vision Services, Hearing Services
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Level II HCPCS Consist of
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5-digit alphanumeric codes, alpha character (A-V excluding S) followed by 4 numbers
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Appendix A
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Modifiers; HCPCS II modifiers are two-digit alpha/numeric or alpha/alpha codes used to further describe the actual code
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Appendix C
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Table of Drugs; designed to quickly and easily direct the user to drug names and their corresponding codes
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T/F? The National Codes are divided into 17 sections (A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, and V Codes) |
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The HCPCS Coding Guidelines, like the CPT Coding Guidelines, establish a 4-Step Coding Process: |
1. NEVER CODE DIRECTLY FROM INDEX 2. SEARCH MAIN TERMS (+Applicable Sub-terms) 3. NOTE REFERENCE CODES (as given in index) 4. VERIFY CODES (read entire description) |
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T/F? HCPCS Level II is AKA National Codes |
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HCPCS Level II Codes are developed by |
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) |
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REMEMBER: HCPCS Level I codes are |
CPT CODES |
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HCPCS stands for |
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System |
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The National Codes were designed to |
Report Physician & Non-physician Services (i.e. drugs, chiropractic services, dental procedures, DME, and other selected procedures) |
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Originally developed for Medicare, the National Codes are also used by |
Commercial Payers |
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T/F?
Medicare carriers DO NOT prefer to use HCPCS Level II Codes than CPT Codes |
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