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kodithompson

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What legislation mandated the payment methodology for durable medical equipment in 1987 and the resource-based relative value scale in 1989?
 a. Balanced Budget Act
  b. HIPAA
 c. OBRA
 d. TEFRA

Question 2

What is assigned to each CPT and HCPCS level II code when reported under the OPPS to identify the monetary payment for that code?
 a. Check digit
 b. Relative value unit
  c. Revenue code
 d. Status indicator


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FergA

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d


kodithompson

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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