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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical

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1. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions indicates that the entries following it refine the content of a preceding entry?






2. Forgiveness or waiver of copayments by the provider due to the patient's inability to pay is a universally acceptable practice






3. According to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - how much will a practice have to pay if a credit applicant joins and wins a class action lawsuit against the practice?

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4. The most appropriate response from a medical assistant when a patient calls the medical practice questioning why an insurance claim was rejected is...






5. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal - state - and local income taxes






6. When looking up an ICD-9-CM code - you see the notation NOS. What should you do?






7. National codes issued by CMS that cover many supplies and durable medical equipment are...






8. An easy way to remember when an E code is required is...

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9. It is acceptable to threaten to send a patient's account to a collection agency even if you are not ready to do so






10. If an employee earns $8 per hour and works 35 hours per week - the gross earnings are...






11. A health-care provider who practices under false qualifications/credentials is guilty of...






12. The ICD-9-CM convention code first underlying disease means...






13. A small fee that is collected at the time of service is called a(n) _______________.






14. Which of the following demonstrates the practice's profitability by illustrating the practice's total income and expenses?






15. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.






16. he ICD code for a home visit for evaluation and management of an established patient is found in which of the following series of codes?






17. Usual and customary fees are converted to dollar amounts - which form the basis of the fee schedule that creates uniform payments adjusted for geographic differences.






18. A health-care provider who practices under false qualifications/credentials is guilty of...






19. An employer identification number is required by law from every employer for federal tax accounting purposes






20. According to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - how much will a practice have to pay if a credit applicant joins and wins a class action lawsuit against the practice?

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21. A(n) _______________ account uses the last date of payment or charge for each illness as the starting date for determining the time limit on that specific debt






22. The _______________-_______________ _______________ is the health plan that pays for medical services






23. The most likely outcome of an insurance claim submitted with a diagnosis code of a sore throat and a treatment code indicating a cast for a broken leg would be...






24. Which of the following types of insurance covers injuries that are caused by the insured or that occurred on the insured's property?






25. The _______________ coding system has two levels and is used for coding services for Medicare patients






26. The Relative Value Unit System was created to...






27. Which of the following requires creditors to provide applicants with accurate and complete credit costs and terms?






28. Where will you locate the ICD code for a complete radiologic examination of the nasal bones?






29. Money paid for intentionally breaking the law is called _______________ _______________.






30. Money paid for intentionally breaking the law is called _______________ _______________.






31. he ICD code for a home visit for evaluation and management of an established patient is found in which of the following series of codes?






32. An act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity is called...






33. Which of the following demonstrates the practice's profitability by illustrating the practice's total income and expenses?






34. The most likely outcome of an insurance claim submitted with a diagnosis code of a sore throat and a treatment code indicating a cast for a broken leg would be...






35. Most practices try to reduce expenses by...






36. It is acceptable to threaten to send a patient's account to a collection agency even if you are not ready to do so






37. Which of the following types of insurance covers injuries that are caused by the insured or that occurred on the insured's property?






38. A federal Truth in Lending statement - which is a written description of the agreed terms of payment - is also called a(n) _______________ statement






39. Most practices use checks from a standard checkbook - or they use _______________ checks - which are business checks with stubs attached






40. Which of the following prohibits harassment and false statements when attempting to collect from a patient?






41. What kind of checks are printed in $10 - $20 - $50 - and $100 denominations and must be purchased and signed at the bank?

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42. The number of dependents an employee is claiming is found on the






43. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.






44. The determination of the amount of money paid by a third-party payer for a procedure is...






45. The Relative Value Unit System was created to...






46. Money paid as compensation as result of a lawsuit is called _______________.






47. Money paid as compensation as result of a lawsuit is called _______________.






48. The person to whom the check is written is the _______________.






49. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts from the first date of billing is...






50. You should not accept a(n) _______________-_______________ check that is made out to the patient rather than to the practice unless it is from a health insurance company.