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CPC Current Procedural Terminology Certification

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Acute
Vision
Skull
Part D
A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.

2. phlebo
Hemorrhage - flow
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Vein
Pus

3. -ptosis
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
Falling
Ovary
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.

4. Broncho
Vessle (blood or lymph)
A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long period of time.
Bronchus
Throat

5. Sepsis
Joint
One
Apart
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.

6. peri-
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.
Heat
Middle
Around - covering

7. What is Part C?

8. What is CPC?
Uterus
Between
Blood
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.

9. -oma
Tumor
Fat
Intestine
Surgical removal

10. Ophthalmo
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Eye
Fraud.
Pus

11. Non-
Behind - backward
Vision
No - not
Paralysis

12. -cele
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.
Tumor - swelling - hernia - sac
Puncture
Small

13. Macro-
Heat
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Down - from
Large - long

14. Ante-
Before
In - inside
Ovary
Rectum

15. Sub-
Before
Under
Tongue
Cut

16. Chole
Codes used to describe circumstances or condition that could influence patient care.
Throat
Around
Gall

17. -emesis
Vomiting
Insanity
Bronchus
Condition of

18. What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
Under
Integumentary.
Sensation

19. What are NCD's interpreted at the MAC level considered?
LCD
Stone - calculus
Kill
After

20. De-
Down - from
Blood vessel
Out
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.

21. Specticemia
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Sleep
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.
Air - lungs

22. -graph
Medicare's Advantage is a set of health care options from which beneficiaries choose health care providers.
Machine
Leg.
No - not

23. Muco
Mucous membrane
Vision
White
Medicares's Hospital Insurance; covers hospital/facility care.

24. Meso-
To repair a defect - suture
Small
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.
Middle

25. -lepsy
Seizure - convulse
Before
Eye
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.

26. Ilio
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Pelvis of kidney
Within
Illium (bone)

27. Ileo
Brain
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
Ileum (part of small intestine)
Water

28. Ab- -abs-
Puncture
Painful - difficult - disordered
Oviduct
From - away

29. Epi-
American Medical Association.
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Two
Above - over

30. -plasty
Sleep
Clearinghouse.
Near - toward
Shape - mold - repair - operative revision - plastic repair

31. -penia
Weakness.
Measure
Two few
Tooth

32. What is OIG?
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Stomach
Tooth
Cut

33. Super-
Fat
Poison - infection
Above
Outer - or on the outside

34. pharyngo
Throat
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Eye
Spinal cord - bone marrow

35. Cardio
Behind - backward
Ileum (part of small intestine)
Heart
Cut

36. Asthenia
Weakness.
Surgical removal
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Tissue

37. Cyano
Blue
Skull
Connective tissue
Ileum (part of small intestine)

38. Narco
Vomiting
Painful - difficult - disordered
Uterus
Sleep

39. Cephalo
Colon
Head
Inflammation
Blood

40. Poly-
Behind - backward
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Basic guidelines for private prctice and rules.
Much -many
Fat

41. -ectomy
Gall
Throat
Look into - see
Surgical removal

42. Hemi-
Liver
Half
Connective tissue
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.

43. Gastro
Uterus
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Treatment
Stomach

44. Febr
Common bile duct
Pelvis of kidney
Fever
Kidney

45. Uni
Tooth
Month
One
When a service is not expected to be covered by Medicare.

46. Inter-
Falling
Between
Behind - backward
Pus

47. Osteo
Practice - process
Pain
Blood
Bone

48. Naso
Puncture
After
Ovary
Nose

49. Lipo
Muscle
Slow
Cut
Fat

50. Auto-
Loosen - dissolve
Part D
Self
Behind - backward