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What does it mean by benign?

  1. cancerous
  2. not cancerous

Answer(s): B



Benefit period (Medicare) __________

  1. begins with the first day of hospitalization and ends when the patient has been out of the hospital for 30 consecutive days.
  2. begins with the first day of hospitalization and ends when the patient has been out of the hospital for 90 consecutive days.
  3. begins with the first day of hospitalization and ends when the patient has been out of the hospital for 120 consecutive days.
  4. begins with the first day of hospitalization and ends when the patient has been out of the hospital for 60 consecutive days.

Answer(s): D



What are Category I Codes?

  1. Optional performance measurement tracking codes that are assigned an alphanumeric identifier with a letter in the last field (e,g.,1234A); these codes will be located after the medicine section; their use is optional.
  2. Temporary codes for data collection purposes that are assigned an alphanumeric identifier with a letter in the last field (e.g., 0001T) these codes are located after the Medicine section, and will be archived after five years unless accepted for placement within Category I sections of CPT.
  3. Procedures/ services identified by a five digit CPT code and descriptor nomenclature; these codes are traditionally associated with CPT and organized within six sections.

Answer(s): C



Case law is also common law; based on a court decision that establishes a precedent.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE

Answer(s): A






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