| 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:
| 10% |
International Classification of Diseases-9th Edition (ICD-9)
Specificity, Sequencing, Nonspecific Codes, Disease Codes and V Codes. |
| 60% |
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Modifiers, Supervision & Interpretation, Evaluation & Management, Component Coding, Global Surgical Periods, Plain Radiography, Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Invasive/Interventional, 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 and Compliance
Institutional/Practice Code of Ethics, Confidentiality, Accurate/Sufficient Documentation, Billing Only for Items/Services Provided, Upcoding/Unbundling, Medically Unnecessary Services, Institutional/Practice Compliance Plans, and Federal Register Regulations. |
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. |
