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segrsyd

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The five-digit CPT codes used to report services and procedures performed by healthcare providers are also known as:
 
  Level I HCPCS.
 
  Level II HCPCS.
 
  Level III HCPCS.
 
  They are not considered HCPCS codes.

Question 2

What are four benefits of a compliance plan?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Level I HCPCS.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Benefits are speeding and optimizing proper payment of claims, minimizing billing mistakes, reducing the chances that an audit will be conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) or the Office of Inspector General (OIG), and avoiding conflicts with the self-referral and anti-kickback statutes.



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