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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. Para-
One
Tongue
Along side
Cartilage

2. Gyne
Woman
Skull
Surgical removal
Half

3. pharyngo
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
Mouth
Throat
Part D

4. Glosso
Large - long
Testicle
Across
Tongue

5. -cele
Nose
Tumor - swelling - hernia - sac
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.

6. peri-
Condition of - presence in urine
Vagina
Eye
Around - covering

7. -ology
Tumor
Condition of
Clearinghouse.
Study of

8. Trans-
Liver
Across
Hemorrhage - flow
Much -many

9. E Codes
Out
Against
Anus
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.

10. Lipo
Colon
Fat
Kill
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.

11. Dia-
Ovary
Middle
Through - between - across - apart
Translating medical documentation into codes.

12. Late Effect
World Health Organization. A group that deals with health care issues on a global basis.
Urine will not be able to flow from the kidney to the bladder.
Insanity
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.

13. -lepsy
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Along side
Seizure - convulse
Across

14. What is Part C?

15. Arterio
One
Around - covering
Artery
Practice - process

16. De-
Red
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.
Down - from
Surgical opening

17. Nephro
Death
Kidney
Self
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.

18. What OIG document should a provider reveiw for potential problem areas that will receive special scrutiny in the upcoming year?
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Behind - backward
A full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis - dermis - and varying levels of the subcutaneous and underlying structures.

19. Hyster
Falling
Death
Vagina
Uterus

20. What is the result of a ureteral blockage?
Between
Blood vessel
Urine will not be able to flow from the kidney to the bladder.
Condition of

21. Ad-
Near - toward
Under
Around - covering
Blood

22. Pyo
Abdomen
Pus
Nephrolithiasis.
New

23. Chole
Left ventricle.
Clot
Gall
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance

24. -graph
Small
Machine
Sensation
Uterus

25. Ortho-
Fraud.
Vagina
Under
Straight

26. -lysis
Loosen - dissolve
Around - covering
Sugar - sweet
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.

27. -esthesia
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Middle
Sensation
One

28. Neuro
Abdomen
Nerve
Blood
Above

29. -iasis
Nephrolithiasis.
Cut
Abdomen
Condition of

30. Cysto
After
Urinary bladder
Puncture
Nervous.

31. Orchi
Testicle
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.
Vision

32. Meso-
Mouth
Eye
Middle
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.

33. What is AMA?
Heat - temperature
Air - lungs
Against
American Medical Association.

34. Hemiplegia is a disorder caused by a defect in which anatomical system?
To repair a defect - suture
Foot
Nervous.
Spinal cord - bone marrow

35. -thermy
Kill
When a service is not expected to be covered by Medicare.
Heat
Rectum

36. -therapy
Treatment
In - inside
Around - covering
Foot

37. Muco
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Mucous membrane
Treatment
Condition of

38. Sub-
Single - one
A condition with a rapid onset with a short course.
Woman
Under

39. Ab- -abs-
From - away
Against
Child
Two few

40. Volume 1 of ICD-9-CM contains what?
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.
Surgical opening
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
Small

41. Hepa - hepato
Liver
Uterus
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Above - over

42. -uria - -uric
Condition of - presence in urine
Disease
Joint
A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long period of time.

43. Cyano
Bone
Blue
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Nose

44. Volume 2 of ICD-9-CM contains what?
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.
Vision
Out
Study of

45. -meter
Skull
Measure
Chest
New

46. What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
Heart
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
White

47. Anti-
Against
Straight
Small
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Basic guidelines for private prctice and rules.

48. Broncho
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.
Bronchus
Kill
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.

49. Ex-
Out
Through - between - across - apart
Vomiting
Child

50. 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.
Within
Seizure - convulse
Two few