I recently had my first medical coding interview. This was arranged through a recruiting agency. The company is pursuing other candidates and they gave the recruiter feedback, but they said the interview went well and didn’t specify how I can become more eligible for coding opportunities in the future. My best guess is that I didn’t answer the coding questions confidently or thoroughly enough.

The questions are listed below with my answers.
Please share your expertise with me on how I can best answer coding questions like these!
THANK YOU!!!

Q. Describe to me the difference between inpatient and outpatient coding guidelines
A. Inpatient and outpatient services are coded according to the guidelines regarding the place of service and duration.
Inpatient – Hospitals (24 hr +)
Outpatient – Clinics, Offices, Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Same day)

Q. How would you describe the difference between facility and profee coding?
A. Facility is for Nurses’ services (employees of the hospital directly) and supplies
Profee is for the physician’s services (E/M, surgical procedures, consultations) (The physician is not hospital employee, but is providing services at that location)

Q. What is a modifier to you?
A. A modifier describes circumstances applicable to a code, but not changing the code’s definition

Q. When do you use modifiers?
A. With CPT and HCPCS codes