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Slide 1: Jen Godreau, BA, CPC, CPEDC Content Director SuperCoder.com, The Coding Institute jenniferg@SuperCoder.com
Slide 5:   Memorize some terms Use take-everywhere index cards Lists: CPT 2010 Professional pages xiv, xv http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_me dical_roots,_suffixes_and_prefixes
Slide 6:  The suffix ‘itis’ refers to: A. B. C. D. Below Destruction Inflammation Weakness
Slide 7:    CPT/ICD-9 Medicare Payers
Slide 8:  Flip  Tag to front of each section sections with designators
Slide 10: Exam Make-Up:  5 hours and 40 minutes  150 multiple choice questions  Section 1 - 50 Questions ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Medical Terminology - 10 Questions Anatomy - 10 Questions ICD-9-CM - 10 Questions HCPCS - 5 Questions Coding Concepts - 5 Questions E&M Coding - 10 Questions Anesthesia - 10 Questions 10,000 series CPT - 10 Questions 20,000 series CPT - 10 Questions 30,000 series CPT - 10 Questions 40,000 series CPT - 10 Questions 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 series series series series series CPT CPT CPT CPT CPT 10 10 10 10 10 Questions Questions Questions Questions Questions 1. 2. 3. 4.  Section 2 - 50 Questions  Section 3 - 50 Questions Start with what you know Work on short questions Focus on familiar op notes Fill in EVERY circle
Slide 11:    Look for vocab you know Compare answers Rule out: ◦ extraordinary ones ◦ always/never/all  Check answer pattern Go with your gut!
Slide 12:  For modifier 59 usage, which of the following guidelines is correct? A.Always append modifier 59 to an E/M code. B.Append modifier 59 only to procedure codes. C.Append modifier 59 only to E/M codes. D.Append modifier 59 to all digestive system codes.
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