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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. What OIG document should a provider reveiw for potential problem areas that will receive special scrutiny in the upcoming year?
New
Poison - infection
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
Jaundice

2. -meter
To sew up in position - fixation
Sleep
Pus
Measure

3. Angio
Condition of
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Vessle (blood or lymph)
Abdomen

4. Hemi-
Half
Stone - calculus
Large - long
Condition of

5. What is AMA?
American Medical Association.
After
Illium (bone)
Medicare's Advantage is a set of health care options from which beneficiaries choose health care providers.

6. -itis
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Breast
Heat - temperature
Inflammation

7. Dia-
Paralysis
A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
Through - between - across - apart

8. Ophthalmo
Much -many
New
Eye
Supplies digestive enzymes.

9. Lipo
Eye
Small
Fat
Spinal cord - bone marrow

10. Macro-
Large - long
Two
Fat
Bad - poor - disordered

11. Brady-
Slow
Eye
Kidney
Vein

12. Neo-
Anus
Study of
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.
New

13. Asthenia
Pain
Weakness.
Rib
Red

14. Pneum
Tongue
Uterus
Seizure - convulse
Air - lungs

15. Gluco - glyco
Ear
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Basic guidelines for private prctice and rules.
Sleep
Sugar - sweet

16. What is Part D?

17. -rrhage
Hemorrhage - flow
Month
Self
Surgical removal

18. -lysis
Clearinghouse.
Urine
Loosen - dissolve
Pelvis of kidney

19. Anti-
Fraud.
LCD
Against
Study of

20. Uro
Fever
Vagina
Urine
Production - origin

21. Where is the great saphenous vein located?
One
Month
Breast
Leg.

22. Arthro
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Joint
Illium (bone)
Cut

23. Salpingo
Common bile duct
Woman
Male reproductive.
Oviduct

24. Second Degree Burn
Across
Intestine
Uterus
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.

25. -therapy
Treatment
Pain
One
Study of

26. -gene --genic
Production - origin
Woman
Child
Bone

27. -graph
Above
Fear - dread
Straight
Machine

28. Open Fracture
Both
Pelvis of kidney
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Head

29. De-
Muscle
Down - from
Joint
Look into - see

30. Thoraco
Small
Artery
$100 or 25% of cost.
Chest

31. Colo
Self
Ear
Colon
Death

32. What is Part B?

33. Cholecysto
Nervous.
Within
Gall bladder
Stone - calculus

34. Non-
Before
No - not
Thyroid gland
Much -many

35. Severe Sepsis
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Hemorrhage - flow
Sepis with associated acute organ dysfunction.
Single - one

36. Specticemia
Study of
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Against
Pain

37. Stomato
One
Medicares's Hospital Insurance; covers hospital/facility care.
Mouth
Heart

38. Mono-
Chest
Single - one
Stomach
Incision - to cut into

39. Para-
Along side
Around - covering
Disease
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.

40. Sepsis
Kidney
Vagina
A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.

41. Ilio
Death
Illium (bone)
Measure
Liver

42. What is ABN?
Inflammation
Sensation
Advance Beneficiary Notification
Pus

43. Poly-
Slow
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.
Much -many
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Basic guidelines for private prctice and rules.

44. Sub-
Intestine
Under
Clot
Tumor

45. Septic
Poison - infection
Child
Fear - dread
Condition of

46. Dermo - dermato
Fraud.
Machine
Skin
To sew up in position - fixation

47. Fibro
Rectum
Connective tissue
Eye
Gall

48. -ptosis
Half
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Falling
When a service is not expected to be covered by Medicare.

49. Ex-
Ear
Self
Urine
Out

50. Herni
Rupture
Common bile duct
Loosen - dissolve
Jaundice