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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Money paid as compensation as result of a lawsuit is called _______________.
Controlling accounts payable
Age analysis
Controlling accounts payable
Damages
2. The ICD-9-CM convention code first underlying disease means...
The code may not be used as the first code
Petty cash
Controlling accounts payable
False
3. The person to whom the check is written is the _______________.
Payee
6 months
460-519
Controlling accounts payable
4. Which of the following is also called Public Law 95-109?
Age analysis
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
Ask the physician to select a more specific code
Resources
5. The _______________-_______________ _______________ is the health plan that pays for medical services
60
60
Third party payer
Referrals
6. Money paid for intentionally breaking the law is called _______________ _______________.
Punitive damages
If the diagnosis makes you ask 'How did that happen?'
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
Payee
7. 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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8. The determination of the amount of money paid by a third-party payer for a procedure is...
Copayment
Office supplies.
Fraud.
Pre-certification.
9. Which of the following demonstrates the practice's profitability by illustrating the practice's total income and expenses?
Fraud.
Based on the patient's reported income from the previous month.
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
Statement of income and expense
10. An easy way to remember when an E code is required is...
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11. 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
HCPCS Level II codes
Check your explanation of benefits form
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
12. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.
$280.
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
False
Age analysis
13. An employer identification number is required by law from every employer for federal tax accounting purposes
True
Truth in Lending Act
False
HCPCS
14. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts from the first date of billing is...
Open-book
Age analysis.
False
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
15. Which of the following should be a factor when selecting an outside collection agency?
Third party payer
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
HCPCS
True
16. An act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity is called...
V01-V83
Determine practice expense relative value units for all Medicare Physician Fee Schedule services
Fraud.
Resources
17. 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.
6 months
Disclosure
HCPCS Level II codes
Petty cash
18. Where will you locate the ICD code for a complete radiologic examination of the nasal bones?
[ ]
Pre-certification.
Third-party
460-519
19. The most appropriate response from a medical assistant when a patient calls the medical practice questioning why an insurance claim was rejected is...
Check your explanation of benefits form
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
False
Voucher
20. Which ICD-9-CM convention is used around nonessential or supplementary terms that do not affect the code?
( )
Statement of income and expense
Check your explanation of benefits form
Form W-4.
21. The number of dependents an employee is claiming is found on the
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Form W-4.
Based on the patient's reported income from the previous month.
True
22. 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
Denied as a billing error because the treatment was not medically necessary based on the diagnosis.
False
23. The ICD-9-CM convention code first underlying disease means...
Truth in Lending Act
The code may not be used as the first code
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Up to $500 -000 - or 1% of the practice's net worth
24. In order to be considered negotiable - a check must be signed by the _______________.
Form W-4.
Payer
Disclosure
Fraud.
25. An act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity is called...
( )
Fraud.
Punitive damages
Petty cash
26. The _______________-_______________ _______________ is the health plan that pays for medical services
HCPCS Level II codes
Resources
Payer
Third party payer
27. 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?
Based on the patient's reported income from the previous month.
V01-V83
True
Third-party
28. A federal Truth in Lending statement - which is a written description of the agreed terms of payment - is also called a(n) _______________ statement
Statement of income and expense
60
Punitive damages
Disclosure
29. The most common disbursement is for...
Based on the patient's reported income from the previous month.
Office supplies.
HCPCS
Fraud.
30. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions indicates that the entries following it refine the content of a preceding entry?
Copayment
Includes
Controlling accounts payable
Pre-certification.
31. National codes issued by CMS that cover many supplies and durable medical equipment are...
Truth in Lending Act
Age analysis
( )
HCPCS Level II codes
32. Expenses such as routine eye examinations or dental care that are not covered by an insurance company are called exclusions.
Payee
HCPCS
Referrals
True
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?
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
V01-V83
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
Referrals
34. The most appropriate response from a medical assistant when a patient calls the medical practice questioning why an insurance claim was rejected is...
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Fraud.
Liability
Check your explanation of benefits form
35. 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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36. Which of the following prohibits harassment and false statements when attempting to collect from a patient?
The code may not be used as the first code
60
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
[ ]
37. The number of dependents an employee is claiming is found on the
6 months
( )
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
Form W-4.
38. An easy way to remember when an E code is required is...
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39. 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
Payee
( )
Open-book
If the diagnosis makes you ask 'How did that happen?'
40. Which of the following requires creditors to provide applicants with accurate and complete credit costs and terms?
True
Controlling accounts payable
Truth in Lending Act
Age analysis.
41. Forgiveness or waiver of copayments by the provider due to the patient's inability to pay is a universally acceptable practice
Age analysis.
Petty cash
False
Statement of income and expense
42. 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.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Third-party
Petty cash
Includes
43. The Relative Value Unit System was created to...
Controlling accounts payable
True
Traveler's
Determine practice expense relative value units for all Medicare Physician Fee Schedule services
44. Which of the following types of insurance covers injuries that are caused by the insured or that occurred on the insured's property?
$280.
Liability
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
HCPCS
45. 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.
Resources
CPC
Denied as a billing error because the treatment was not medically necessary based on the diagnosis.
Third-party
46. Prison sentences are possible consequences of...
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
False
Disclosure
Copayment
47. Forgiveness or waiver of copayments by the provider due to the patient's inability to pay is a universally acceptable practice
Up to $500 -000 - or 1% of the practice's net worth
Inaccurate and/or incorrect billing
Damages
False
48. In order to be considered negotiable - a check must be signed by the _______________.
460-519
Payer
Check your explanation of benefits form
Payee
49. Which of the following should be a factor when selecting an outside collection agency?
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
Choose an agency after a patient fails to respond to the final collection letter or has twice broken a promise to pay
Controlling accounts payable
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
50. Which of the following is mandated for hourly employees by the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Time and a half for all hours worked beyond the normal 8 hours in a regular workday
( )
Resources
HCPCS