DME coding system (DMECS)

Chapter 3 Application Exercise 1

• Visit the DME coding system (DMECS) website at https://www.dmepdac.com/dmecs/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Review the DMECS guide
• Explain the purpose of the DMECS, its uses, and users
  • Include the results of searching on replacement socket and HCPCS code L8000

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Chapter 4 Application Exercise 1

• Access the NDC-HCPCS crosswalk
  • Locate the HCPCS code J2997
  • Identify the NDC codes for J2997
• Find the NDC Label for Cathflo activase. Search the Internet for the official site for this drug. Locate the billing FAQs
• Answer the following questions
  • Is the configuration of the NDC codes HIPAA compliant? Why or why not?
  • How can the same HCPCS code have different NDC codes?
  • What NDC code is provided in the FAQs?
  • DME coding system (DMECS)

Assignment Guidelines

• You have the choice to write a two-page paper double spaced or create a multimedia presentation to respond to the exercises
• Clearly label your response to each exercise in your submission. DME coding system (DMECS).