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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. Late Effect
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
Bone
Pus
Jaundice

2. What is HIPAA?
From - away
Tumor
Within inner - on the inside
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.

3. Intentional billing of services not provided is considered?
Clot
Fraud.
Stomach
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.

4. Circum
Brain
Abdomen
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
Around

5. -rrhaphy
To repair a defect - suture
Disease
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Vessle (blood or lymph)

6. -cele
Blood
Tumor - swelling - hernia - sac
Straight
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.

7. Closed Fracture
Gall bladder
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Cut
Thyroid gland

8. Osteo
Machine
Bone
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.
Vision

9. Micro
Study of
Small
Within inner - on the inside
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.

10. Volume 2 of ICD-9-CM contains what?
Bone
Surgical opening
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.
Around - covering

11. Dys-
Rectum
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Painful - difficult - disordered
Bad - poor - disordered

12. Hema - hemato - hemo
Near - toward
Blood
Mucous membrane
Two

13. Brady-
Slow
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Artery

14. Tunica vaginalis is part of which system?
Integumentary.
Under
Ileum (part of small intestine)
Male reproductive.

15. Super-
Insanity
Straight
Above
No - not

16. Inter-
Breathing
Vein
$100 or 25% of cost.
Between

17. Ictero
Look into - see
Muscle
Testicle
Jaundice

18. Hyster
Common bile duct
Mucous membrane
Child
Uterus

19. Compete this series: Incus - stapes - ?
Tongue
American Medical Association.
Malleus.
Within

20. -algia --algesia
Male reproductive.
After
Record
Pain

21. Colpo
Vagina
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Falling
Sepis with associated acute organ dysfunction.

22. Nephro
Kidney
Bronchus
Practice - process
Much -many

23. Pre-
Fat
Before
Integumentary.
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.

24. -lepsy
Surgical opening
Seizure - convulse
Air - lungs
Incision - to cut into

25. Lith
Production - origin
Through - between - across - apart
Stone - calculus
Blood

26. Ophthalmo
Eye
Condition of
Two
One

27. -graph
Loosen - dissolve
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Medicare's prescription drug program.
Machine

28. What is OIG?
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
Rupture
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Death

29. Costo
Anus
Behind - backward
Malleus.
Rib

30. Arthro
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Liver
Half
Joint

31. -opia
Vision
Seizure - convulse
Under
Without - lack of - absent - deficient

32. Retro-
Behind - backward
Single - one
Cut
Much -many

33. Oophor
Skin
Ovary
From - away
Stone - calculus

34. Sepsis
After
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Fear - dread
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.

35. Specticemia
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Heart
Look into - see
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.

36. -graphy
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.
Practice - process
Before
Cartilage

37. a- -an-
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
Around
Look into - see
Paralysis

38. Where is the great saphenous vein located?
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Leg.
Straight
Nervous.

39. Hydro
Woman
Malleus.
Around - covering
Water

40. -otomy
Gall bladder
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.
Incision - to cut into

41. The amount on an ABN should be within how much of the cost to the patient?
Two
No - not
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
$100 or 25% of cost.

42. Meso-
Fever
Jaundice
Middle
Pain

43. Acute
Brain
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.
Jaundice

44. What is Part C?

45. Bi-
Two - twice
Half
One
Stone - calculus

46. Mono-
Bad - poor - disordered
Inflammation
No - not
Single - one

47. Sub-
Under
Malleus.
Fat
Self

48. Cardio
Heart
In - inside
Slow
Within inner - on the inside

49. Hemiplegia is a disorder caused by a defect in which anatomical system?
Vision
Nervous.
Child
Look into - see

50. Ad-
Through - between - across - apart
Along side
Vein
Near - toward