2018 Knowledge Check - Coding Question Title * 1. Please enter your first AND last name to begin the Knowledge Check. Question Title * 2. If a patient is seen in the office and a significantly separate evaluation and management service is performed and the physician decides the patient needs a major surgery, which modifier would be appropriate for the E/M visit? 24 modifier 25 modifier 57 modifier Question Title * 3. The global period for a surgical procedure includes the week before the procedure/surgery and 10 or 90 days after the procedure. True False Question Title * 4. Incident To guidelines state the physician must show active participation by seeing the patient every 3rd visit. True False Question Title * 5. A Non Physician Practitioner can see a new patient with a new problem and established patients with new problems. True False Question Title * 6. If the provider documents that they spent more than 30 minutes with a patient discussing test results and possible surgical options, would that meet CMS requirements for time based on counseling and/or coordination of care? Yes No Question Title * 7. A patient following a physician plan of care, returns to the office for a visit with Nurse Practitioner for left knee pain. The patient mentions that his right knee is now swollen and hurting and the Nurse Practitioner orders and MRI and assigns a new diagnosis of right knee pain. Is this service eligible for Incident To? Yes No Question Title * 8. The documentation provided in the history and exam does not need to support the diagnosis codes in the assessment and plan as long as the provider lists a treatment plan for the diagnosis codes listed. True False Question Title * 9. If the documentation states “ I spent 30 minutes with the patient discussing prescription side effects and surgical options” would that qualify for time based coding? Yes No Done