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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical
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medical-transcription
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The person to whom the check is written is the _______________.
Controlling accounts payable
Fraud.
CPC
Payee
2. It is acceptable to threaten to send a patient's account to a collection agency even if you are not ready to do so
False
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
Form W-4.
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
3. The _______________ coding system has two levels and is used for coding services for Medicare patients
HCPCS
CPC
Check your explanation of benefits form
Pre-certification.
4. Which of the following demonstrates the practice's profitability by illustrating the practice's total income and expenses?
Statement of income and expense
( )
Disclosure
Ask the physician to select a more specific code
5. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.
Damages
Age analysis
If the diagnosis makes you ask 'How did that happen?'
Age analysis.
6. An easy way to remember when an E code is required is...
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7. 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
Petty cash
Pre-certification.
Open-book
False
8. The American Academy of Professional Coders offers the ____ credential - also requiring coursework and on-the-job experience.
Damages
CPC
Age analysis
Check your explanation of benefits form
9. The _______________-_______________ _______________ is the health plan that pays for medical services
Third-party
Third party payer
Controlling accounts payable
Capitated rate
10. Money paid for intentionally breaking the law is called _______________ _______________.
Third-party
Third party payer
If the diagnosis makes you ask 'How did that happen?'
Punitive damages
11. Money paid as compensation as result of a lawsuit is called _______________.
Copayment
Payer
[ ]
Damages
12. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.
Payee
True
Age analysis
Form W-4.
13. 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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14. 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?
( )
Payer
Open-book
V01-V83
15. The payment system used by Medicare is based on...
Resources
False
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
6 months
16. Forgiveness or waiver of copayments by the provider due to the patient's inability to pay is a universally acceptable practice
Ask the physician to select a more specific code
V01-V83
False
Statement of income and expense
17. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions is used around synonyms - alternative workings - or explanations?
[ ]
Fraud.
Payee
False
18. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions indicates that the entries following it refine the content of a preceding entry?
True
Fraud.
Payee
Includes
19. Which of the following requires creditors to provide applicants with accurate and complete credit costs and terms?
Voucher
60
False
Truth in Lending Act
20. An employer identification number is required by law from every employer for federal tax accounting purposes
Truth in Lending Act
Includes
True
Liability
21. To avoid writing checks for small amounts - you may pay for small purchases using the _______________ _______________ fund - which is cash kept on hand in the office.
V01-V83
Referrals
False
Petty cash
22. Which of the following is also called Public Law 95-109?
[ ]
False
Truth in Lending Act
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
23. National codes issued by CMS that cover many supplies and durable medical equipment are...
Payee
Referrals
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
HCPCS Level II codes
24. Under a Medicare Managed Care Plan - the PCP provides treatment and manages the patient's medical care through _______________ to specialists when additional care is required
Payee
Referrals
Capitated rate
Age analysis.
25. In order to be considered negotiable - a check must be signed by the _______________.
Payee
CPC
Ask the physician to select a more specific code
Payer
26. The number of dependents an employee is claiming is found on the
Form W-4.
The code may not be used as the first code
Pre-certification.
Age analysis
27. Expenses such as routine eye examinations or dental care that are not covered by an insurance company are called exclusions.
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
True
Damages
Capitated rate
28. In order to be considered negotiable - a check must be signed by the _______________.
[ ]
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
Payer
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
29. 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.
False
Punitive damages
Fraud.
Damages
30. Which of the following demonstrates the practice's profitability by illustrating the practice's total income and expenses?
460-519
Statement of income and expense
Third-party
( )
31. Some insurers will not pay a claim unless it is filed within ________ of the date of service
Third-party
6 months
Open-book
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
32. The ICD-9-CM convention code first underlying disease means...
6 months
The code may not be used as the first code
V01-V83
Damages
33. 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?
60
Age analysis.
V01-V83
Traveler's
34. Most practices use checks from a standard checkbook - or they use _______________ checks - which are business checks with stubs attached
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
Voucher
Copayment
Punitive damages
35. The ______________ is paid to the provider even if the patient receives no care
Office supplies.
Determine practice expense relative value units for all Medicare Physician Fee Schedule services
False
Capitated rate
36. The most appropriate response from a medical assistant when a patient calls the medical practice questioning why an insurance claim was rejected is...
False
( )
Ask the physician to select a more specific code
Check your explanation of benefits form
37. If an employee earns $8 per hour and works 35 hours per week - the gross earnings are...
$280.
Open-book
[ ]
True
38. 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
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
Open-book
Copayment
39. 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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40. The most common disbursement is for...
( )
If the diagnosis makes you ask 'How did that happen?'
Office supplies.
Payer
41. A small fee that is collected at the time of service is called a(n) _______________.
Fraud.
Includes
Up to $500 -000 - or 1% of the practice's net worth
Copayment
42. The payment system used by Medicare is based on...
Payer
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
Resources
Capitated rate
43. Prison sentences are possible consequences of...
Capitated rate
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
Controlling accounts payable
44. Money paid as compensation as result of a lawsuit is called _______________.
HCPCS
[ ]
Pre-certification.
Damages
45. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts from the first date of billing is...
Age analysis.
$280.
Fraud.
Includes
46. 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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47. Some insurers will not pay a claim unless it is filed within ________ of the date of service
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
6 months
Petty cash
Payer
48. Which of the following prohibits harassment and false statements when attempting to collect from a patient?
Fraud.
Disclosure
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Fraud.
49. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal - state - and local income taxes
Controlling accounts payable
Third-party
60
False
50. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions indicates that the entries following it refine the content of a preceding entry?
False
Includes
[ ]
Office supplies.