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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 is CPC?
Around
Male reproductive.
Disease
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.

2. -graphy
Bone
Practice - process
White
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.

3. -graph
Bone
Machine
Two - twice
Kill

4. Cholecysto
Gall bladder
Ear
One
When a service is not expected to be covered by Medicare.

5. Entero
Colon
Intestine
Above
Ear

6. Uro
World Health Organization. A group that deals with health care issues on a global basis.
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.
Urine

7. Tunica vaginalis is part of which system?
Male reproductive.
Ear
Leg.
Medicare's Advantage is a set of health care options from which beneficiaries choose health care providers.

8. Lith
Blood
Uterus
Stone - calculus
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.

9. Closed Fracture
Half
Around
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Breast

10. -cise
Two
Loosen - dissolve
Artery
Cut

11. Orchi
Connective tissue
Testicle
Vision
Both

12. -otomy
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Kidney
World Health Organization. A group that deals with health care issues on a global basis.
Incision - to cut into

13. Vaso
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Record
Medicare's prescription drug program.
Blood vessel

14. -oma
Integumentary.
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Vein
Tumor

15. Semi-
Fever
Half
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.
Liver

16. -pnea
Muscle
Breathing
Vessle (blood or lymph)
$100 or 25% of cost.

17. What is OIG?
Red
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Ileum (part of small intestine)
Heart

18. The amount on an ABN should be within how much of the cost to the patient?
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
$100 or 25% of cost.
Tumor - swelling - hernia - sac
Liver

19. What OIG document should a provider reveiw for potential problem areas that will receive special scrutiny in the upcoming year?
Ovary
To repair a defect - suture
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
Rupture

20. En-
Two - twice
Surgical opening
In - inside
Nephrolithiasis.

21. Angio
Supplies digestive enzymes.
Thyroid gland
Vessle (blood or lymph)
Painful - difficult - disordered

22. pharyngo
Disease
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Throat
Abdomen

23. -ectomy
Air - lungs
Paralysis
Surgical removal
Clearinghouse.

24. -thermy
Straight
Vomiting
Heat
Small

25. Trans-
Testicle
Muscle
Illium (bone)
Across

26. Mal-
Bad - poor - disordered
Under
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
Part D

27. Sebaceous glands are part of which anatomical system?
Child
Heat - temperature
Down - from
Integumentary.

28. -centesis
Before
Death
Puncture
Seizure - convulse

29. Uni
Foot
One
Red
Urine will not be able to flow from the kidney to the bladder.

30. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
Liver
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Abdomen
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.

31. -ology
Above
Around - covering
Study of
Kill

32. What is PHI?
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Vagina
Personal Health Information.
Pelvis of kidney

33. Dys-
Weakness.
Painful - difficult - disordered
Skin
Outer - or on the outside

34. -lysis
Measure
Illium (bone)
Surgical removal
Loosen - dissolve

35. What is AMA?
Urinary bladder
Breathing
Loosen - dissolve
American Medical Association.

36. Endo
Sensation
Within inner - on the inside
Near - toward
Foot

37. Pre-
Condition of
No - not
Before
Sleep

38. Necro
Water
Testicle
Death
Mucous membrane

39. Sepsis
Vagina
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
LCD

40. Volume 2 of ICD-9-CM contains what?
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.
Death
Across
Cut

41. Anti-
Against
Tongue
Half
Much -many

42. Post-
After
Insanity
Testicle
Personal Health Information.

43. peri-
Around - covering
Around
Connective tissue
Heat

44. Renal calculus is?
Paralysis
Breathing
Nephrolithiasis.
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.

45. What part of Medicare should be billed for the pain medication by the pharmacy?
Falling
Connective tissue
Part D
Loosen - dissolve

46. Ophthalmo
Cartilage
Eye
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Brain

47. Cardio
Heart
Small
From - away
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.

48. Cysto
Integumentary.
Urinary bladder
$100 or 25% of cost.
Much -many

49. Neuro
Surgical removal
Nerve
Weakness.
Male reproductive.

50. Chondro
Cartilage
Vessle (blood or lymph)
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.
Pain