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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical

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






2. 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?






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






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






5. Which ICD-9-CM convention is used around nonessential or supplementary terms that do not affect the code?






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






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






8. The most common disbursement is for...






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






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






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






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






13. 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?






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions is used around synonyms - alternative workings - or explanations?






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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The payment system used by Medicare is based on...






35. The most common disbursement is for...






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. In order to be considered negotiable - a check must be signed by the _______________.






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

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






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






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






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






49. Which of the following should be a factor when selecting an outside collection agency?






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