Welcome to ExamTopics
ExamTopics Logo
- Expert Verified, Online, Free.
exam questions

Exam RHIA All Questions

View all questions & answers for the RHIA exam

Exam RHIA topic 1 question 267 discussion

Actual exam question from AHIMA's RHIA
Question #: 267
Topic #: 1
[All RHIA Questions]

Which of the following contains a list of coding edits developed by CMS in an effort to promote correct coding nationwide and to prevent the inappropriate unbundling of related services?

  • A. National Coverage Determination (NCD)
  • B. National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
  • C. CPT Assistant
  • D. Health care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

Comments

Chosen Answer:
This is a voting comment (?) , you can switch to a simple comment.
Switch to a voting comment New
Atieno
1 year, 3 months ago
This minimizes improper coding which prevents overbilling
upvoted 1 times
...
Angelwhispers
2 years, 10 months ago
The purpose of the NCCI PTP edits is to prevent improper payment when incorrect code combinations are reported. The NCCI contains one table of edits for physicians/practitioners and one table of edits for outpatient hospital services.
upvoted 1 times
...
Community vote distribution
A (35%)
C (25%)
B (20%)
Other
Most Voted
A voting comment increases the vote count for the chosen answer by one.

Upvoting a comment with a selected answer will also increase the vote count towards that answer by one. So if you see a comment that you already agree with, you can upvote it instead of posting a new comment.

SaveCancel
Loading ...