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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical

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1. Which of the following is also called Public Law 95-109?






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Eligibility for Medicaid is...

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






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






16. Which of the following is mandated for hourly employees by the Fair Labor Standards Act?






17. The ______________ is paid to the provider even if the patient receives no care






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






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






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






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






22. Expenses such as routine eye examinations or dental care that are not covered by an insurance company are called exclusions.






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






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






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






26. 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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27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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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32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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...






37. The American Academy of Professional Coders offers the ____ credential - also requiring coursework and on-the-job experience.






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






39. A benefit period for Medicare begins the day a patient goes into the hospital and ends when that patient has not been hospitalized for ____ days






40. Prison sentences are possible consequences of...






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






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






43. 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?






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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