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*CCI edits are used to process fiscal intermediary or hospital outpatient and carrier-related claims.	True False

*When administering back to back infusions, report the initial code 96369 x two.	True False

*Total physical therapy time must be documented for each service performed.	True False

*CMS does not require the description of physical therapy services provided, just the time provided.	True False

*NCCI edits are updated on a	Yearly Basis Monthly Basis Quarterly Basis Semi Annual Basis

*What are mutually exclusive edits?	Developed to reduce the paid claims rate for Medicare claims Two codes which cannoot reasonably be performed together based on the code definitions or anatomic considerations RVU payment table All of the above

*What does the "1" modifier indicator for CCI edits mean?	Modifiers with the CCI edit is allowed when appropriate No modifier is allowed with the CCI edit Can use when deletion date was retroactive to the effective date Only modifiers 25, 58 and 80 can be used

*If the patient has an acute and chronic condition, how are they coded?	Code only the acute condition Code only the chronic condition Code acute and chronic, sequence acute code first Code acute and chronic, sequence chronic code first

*The patient is diagnosed with gestational diabetes during the third trimester of pregnancy. How is the gestational diabetes reported?	648.04, 250.00 648.00, 648.80 648.83 250.00

*What is the correct code for acute bronchitis with COPD?	491.22, 466.0 466.0, 491.22 491.22 491.21

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