| Exam Content
Content Outline
The following is a detailed outline of the four major content areas of the test and the approximate percentage of the test that is devoted to each area:
| 20% |
International Classification of Diseases-9th Edition (ICD-9)
Specificity, Sequencing, Nonspecific Codes. Proper use of Disease Codes, V Codes, Neoplasm Codes and Trauma/Injury Codes. |
| 50% |
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Modifiers, Supervision & Interpretation, Evaluation & Management, Component Coding, Global Surgical Periods/Package, Level II HCPCS, Category III CPT, Plain Radiography, Breast Imaging, Special/Interventional, Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology.
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| 20% |
Anatomy and Terminology
Radiological Terminology, Gastrointestinal, Metabolic, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal and Central Nervous Systems and Structures. |
| 10% |
Ethics & Compliance/Administrative/HIPAA
Institutional/Practice Code of Conduct (code of ethics), Corporate/Mandated compliance plan, Confidentiality, Inaccurate/Insufficient Documentation, Billing for Items/Services not Provided/Documented, Upcoding/Unbundling, Medically Unnecessary Services, Federal Register and CMS regulations, Local Carrier or MAC Billing Guidelines, HIPAA Privacy/Security and Red Flags for Identity Theft. |
Please note that the questions from each content area will be mixed throughout the test. The questions will NOT be presented in order of content area on the test. |
