What does the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) provide for besides professional services?

What will be an ideal response?


In addition to reporting professional services, HCPCS codes are used to report nonphysician services, supplies, durable medical equipment, and injectable drugs.

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A) two B) three C) four D) five

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When performing the primary assessment, which sign or symptom best suggests that the patient is in shock?

A) Skin that is cool and diaphoretic B) Radial pulse of 72 beats per minute C) Bloody shirt from external bleeding D) Pain at the site of injury

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Healthcare records are considered hearsay evidence because _____

A) entries are not made under oath at the time they were documented B) providers who documented in the record cannot be called as witnesses C) there is a potential for tampering of healthcare records by the provider D) they are business records and, therefore, not admissible into a court of law

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Which of the following does NOT fall into the nontechnical category?

A. Compassion B. Clinical trials C. Religion D. Magic

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