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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. -osis
Skull
Foot
Fat
Condition of

2. pharyngo
Pain
Machine
Integumentary.
Throat

3. -oma
Tumor
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.
Thyroid gland
Urinary bladder

4. Thrombo
A full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis - dermis - and varying levels of the subcutaneous and underlying structures.
Clot
Male reproductive.
Mouth

5. Contra
Look into - see
Against
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Connective tissue

6. Third Degree Burn
A full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis - dermis - and varying levels of the subcutaneous and underlying structures.
American Medical Association.
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.
Part D

7. Ecto-
Tumor
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.
Blue
Outer - or on the outside

8. Thoraco
In - inside
Study of
Month
Chest

9. Ambi-
Large
Bad - poor - disordered
Both
Study of

10. Dermo - dermato
Lens.
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Behind - backward
Skin

11. V codes
Codes used to describe circumstances or condition that could influence patient care.
Between
Straight
Urine will not be able to flow from the kidney to the bladder.

12. Sepsis
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.
Ovary
Muscle
Middle

13. Lipo
Above
Tooth
Fat
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.

14. Open Fracture
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Jaundice
Anus

15. Micro
Kill
Water
Woman
Small

16. First Degree Burn
Bad - poor - disordered
Small
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Month

17. Thyro
Both
Air - lungs
Out
Thyroid gland

18. -thermy
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Along side
Heat
Gall

19. Intentional billing of services not provided is considered?
Ileum (part of small intestine)
Fraud.
Within inner - on the inside
Poison - infection

20. Dis-
Apart
Practice - process
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Small

21. Post-
From - away
Uterus
Along side
After

22. What is AMA?
Skull
Pain
American Medical Association.
Child

23. peri-
Tissue
Under
American Medical Association.
Around - covering

24. Neuro
Thyroid gland
A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long period of time.
Nerve
Weakness.

25. -centesis
Puncture
Intestine
Slow
Oviduct

26. What is medical billing?
To repair a defect - suture
Skull
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Translating medical documentation into codes.

27. Severe Sepsis
Sepis with associated acute organ dysfunction.
Death
Small
Personal Health Information.

28. Para-
Incision - to cut into
Condition of - presence in urine
Fat
Along side

29. Oophor
Practice - process
Ovary
Along side
Much -many

30. -opia
Liver
Heart
Vision
Red

31. What is CMS?
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Basic guidelines for private prctice and rules.
Bronchus
Fraud.
Intestine

32. Uro
Muscle
Small
Record
Urine

33. Orchi
Testicle
Within inner - on the inside
After
No - not

34. Renal calculus is?
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.
Blood vessel
Nephrolithiasis.
Intestine

35. Retro-
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.
Across
Behind - backward
Large - long

36. Cranio
Skull
Throat
Urine
Colon

37. Neo-
New
Middle
Codes used to describe circumstances or condition that could influence patient care.
Child

38. Myocardium is thickest arount which chamber of the heart?
To repair a defect - suture
Left ventricle.
Self
Joint

39. Semi-
Half
Head
Kill
A full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis - dermis - and varying levels of the subcutaneous and underlying structures.

40. De-
In - inside
Fever
Outer - or on the outside
Down - from

41. Ortho-
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
Pus
Common bile duct
Straight

42. -lysis
$100 or 25% of cost.
Half
Before
Loosen - dissolve

43. Hema - hemato - hemo
Medicare's prescription drug program.
Blood
Fraud.
Eye

44. What is PHI?
Single - one
Personal Health Information.
Machine
Slow

45. Colpo
Tumor
Foot
Vagina
Single - one

46. -penia
Clot
Part D
Sensation
Two few

47. Choledocho
Brain
Study of
Measure
Common bile duct

48. -algia --algesia
Pain
Liver
Painful - difficult - disordered
Through - between - across - apart

49. Acute
Anus
A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.
Heat
Illium (bone)

50. -itis
Seizure - convulse
Chest
Inflammation
Single - one