Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. An audit or formal examination of services billed, along with the codes submitted, is not necessary in a medical office setting, as all billing is always accurate.
2. The chief complaint is the reason for the encounter.
3. Surgical codes may trigger an audit because they are used frequently.
4. There is only one kind of audit.
5. One of the top coding and documentation errors is that the chief complaint is missing.

Answer 1

(False) (Audits should be performed a minimum of twice a year to identify coding and documentation errors.)
(True)
(False) (Because E/M codes are the most widely used, they are the ones that may trigger an audit.)
(False) (There are three kinds of audits: internal, external, and accreditation.)
(True)