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  1. Which ICD-10-CM chapter covers mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders?

    Answer: Chapter 5 (F01–F99)

    ICD-10-CM Chapter 5, codes F01–F99, covers mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders.

  2. A patient undergoes an excision of a benign lesion measuring 1.5 cm from the back. Which measurement determines the correct CPT code?

    Answer: The diameter of the lesion plus the narrowest margin required

    For excision coding, the correct CPT code is determined by the lesion's diameter plus the narrowest margin excised in centimeters.

  3. Under ICD-10-CM, how is an encounter for chemotherapy for a malignant neoplasm coded?

    Answer: Z51.11 (encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy) first, then the malignancy code

    ICD-10-CM guidelines instruct that when the encounter is for chemotherapy, Z51.11 is sequenced first, followed by the code for the malignancy.

  4. Which modifier indicates that a procedure was performed by a resident under the supervision of a teaching physician?

    Answer: Modifier -GC

    Modifier -GC is appended to indicate that a service was performed in part by a resident under the direction of a teaching physician.

  5. When a patient is seen for a routine annual wellness exam and the physician also addresses a new problem, how is the E/M visit coded?

    Answer: Both the preventive medicine code and an office visit code with modifier -25 are reported

    When a significant, separately identifiable E/M service is performed in addition to the preventive visit, both codes are reported with modifier -25 on the additional E/M code.

  6. A coder encounters the instruction 'Code also' in ICD-10-CM. What does this instruction mean?

    Answer: Two codes may be required to fully describe the condition, and both should be reported

    'Code also' is an instructional note in ICD-10-CM indicating that a second code may be needed to fully describe a condition, and both codes should be reported when applicable.

  7. Which CPT add-on code is used to report each additional 30 minutes of prolonged office-based services beyond the first hour?

    Answer: +99417

    CPT add-on code +99417 is used to report each additional 15–30 minutes of prolonged outpatient E/M services beyond the required minimum time for the primary service.