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Select the FALSE statement regarding code sets and identifiers.
Suggested Answer: E
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27 comments · newest first
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Ben
10 months ago
CMS does update the HCPCS code set, that's correct.
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Latrice
10 months ago
I agree, the NPI is not assigned by health plans.
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Joye
10 months ago
CPT-4 is definitely maintained by the AMA.
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Hildegarde
11 months ago
A covered entity must use the valid code set at the time of care.
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Christiane
11 months ago
Wait, is it true that NPI is assigned by NPS?
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Janine
11 months ago
I feel like I’ve seen a question like this before, and I think the CMS does update the HCPCS code set, so that one should be true.
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Jutta
11 months ago
The statement about health plans getting the NPI sounds off; I thought it was for providers only.
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Domingo
12 months ago
I remember something about the AMA maintaining the CPT-4 codes, so that one seems true to me.
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Vallie
12 months ago
I think the NPI is assigned by the NPS, but I’m not entirely sure if that’s correct.
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Nathalie
1 year ago
This is a tricky one. I'll need to review the key details about code sets and identifiers to make sure I get this right. Better double-check my notes before answering.
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Eliz
1 year ago
The NPI is assigned to health care providers, not health plans. I'm pretty sure that's the false statement here.
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Hayley
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. A covered entity must use the applicable medical code set that is valid at the time the health care is delivered, so that's a true statement. I'll mark that one as true.
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Lashaunda
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused about the NPI. I think it's assigned by the National Provider System, but I'm not 100% sure.
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William
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident about this one. The CPT-4 code set is maintained by the AMA, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are responsible for updating the HCPCS code set.
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Dannette
1 year ago
Haha, I bet the exam writers really wanted to trick us with that NPS thing in Option C. Nice try, but I'm too smart for that!
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Rhea
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure Option D is the false statement. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are responsible for maintaining the HCPCS code set, not updating it.
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Karan
1 year ago
Option E is incorrect. The NPI is assigned to health care providers, not health plans.
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An
1 year ago
C) The National Provider Identifier (NPI) will be assigned by the National Provider System (NPS).
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Blossom
1 year ago
B) A covered entity must use the applicable medical code set that is valid at the time the health care is delivered.
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Leonor
1 year ago
A) The CPT-4 code set is maintained by the American Medical Association.
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Keena
1 year ago
Option C is definitely false. The NPI is assigned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not the National Provider System.
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Ling
1 year ago
C) The National Provider Identifier (NPI) will be assigned by the National Provider System (NPS).
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Dominga
1 year ago
B) A covered entity must use the applicable medical code set that is valid at the time the health care is delivered.
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Moon
1 year ago
A) The CPT-4 code set is maintained by the American Medical Association.
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Ashlee
1 year ago
I believe the false statement is D) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is responsible for updating the HCPCS code set.
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Ashleigh
1 year ago
I agree with Viola, because the NPI is actually assigned to individual healthcare providers, not health plans.
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Viola
1 year ago
I think the false statement is E) The National Provider Identifier (NPI) will be assigned to health plans.