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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. Hepa - hepato
Air - lungs
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.
Leg.
Liver

2. -algia --algesia
Blood
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
Pain
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.

3. Mega-
Connective tissue
Eye
Large
Nerve

4. Broncho
Bronchus
Cartilage
Breast
Paralysis

5. Contra
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.
Gall
Against
Lens.

6. Nephro
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Basic guidelines for private prctice and rules.
Kidney
Fat

7. Gluco - glyco
Painful - difficult - disordered
Sugar - sweet
Part D
Pus

8. Di-
Slow
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Illium (bone)
Two

9. Open Fracture
Out
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Vein
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.

10. What is Part C?

11. Ophthalmo
Testicle
New
Large - long
Eye

12. Path
Muscle
Disease
Tongue
Paralysis

13. What is the function of the pancreas?
Treatment
Practice - process
Supplies digestive enzymes.
Cut

14. Histo
Half
In - inside
Machine
Tissue

15. Meso-
Paralysis
Condition of - presence in urine
Sensation
Middle

16. -cide
Bronchus
Muscle
Kill
White

17. Dis-
Joint
Apart
Sleep
Chest

18. -esthesia
Rupture
Joint
Anus
Sensation

19. -rrhaphy
Artery
Condition of
To repair a defect - suture
Kill

20. Septic
Water
Poison - infection
Sepis with associated acute organ dysfunction.
Slow

21. Lipo
Uterus
Vein
Fat
Air - lungs

22. -lysis
Kidney
Urine will not be able to flow from the kidney to the bladder.
Shape - mold - repair - operative revision - plastic repair
Loosen - dissolve

23. Mal-
Jaundice
Medicare's Advantage is a set of health care options from which beneficiaries choose health care providers.
Bad - poor - disordered
Mucous membrane

24. -cise
Look into - see
Thyroid gland
Cut
Along side

25. Intra-
Within
Clearinghouse.
Above - over
Half

26. Mast
Around - covering
Breast
Gall
Thyroid gland

27. Ab- -abs-
Oviduct
From - away
A full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis - dermis - and varying levels of the subcutaneous and underlying structures.
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.

28. Stomato
Under
Mouth
Artery
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.

29. Ambi-
Both
Against
Hemorrhage - flow
Down - from

30. Ecto-
Outer - or on the outside
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
Throat
Urine

31. Febr
Sepis with associated acute organ dysfunction.
Oviduct
Seizure - convulse
Fever

32. Arthro
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.
Alphabetic Index and Tabular Index of Procedures: Procedures performed in the inpatient setting.
Joint
LCD

33. Ortho-
Bone
Puncture
Straight
Half

34. Cardio
Heart
Within
Tongue
Testicle

35. Bi-
Under
Two - twice
Shape - mold - repair - operative revision - plastic repair
Through - between - across - apart

36. -therapy
Vessle (blood or lymph)
Production - origin
Hemorrhage - flow
Treatment

37. -osis
Joint
Condition of
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Across

38. En-
Illium (bone)
Medicare's Advantage is a set of health care options from which beneficiaries choose health care providers.
In - inside
Medicares's Hospital Insurance; covers hospital/facility care.

39. Cyano
Tumor - swelling - hernia - sac
Blue
To repair a defect - suture
Personal Health Information.

40. Pre-
Before
Eye
Machine
Nephrolithiasis.

41. -emesis
Blood vessel
Sepis with associated acute organ dysfunction.
Uterus
Vomiting

42. Late Effect
Blood
Pain
An inactive - residual effect or condition produced after the acute portion of an injury or illness has passed.
Vagina

43. Gastro
Weakness.
Apart
Stomach
Blood

44. What OIG document should a provider reveiw for potential problem areas that will receive special scrutiny in the upcoming year?
Urinary bladder
Testicle
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
Chest

45. What is ICD-9-CM?
Study of
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.
Medicare's prescription drug program.
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance

46. Leuko
Leg.
Chest
Jaundice
White

47. Renal
Kidney
Foot
Kill
Personal Health Information.

48. Chronic
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.
A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long period of time.
Large

49. Muco
Single - one
Mouth
Through - between - across - apart
Mucous membrane

50. What part of Medicare should be billed for the pain medication by the pharmacy?
Part D
To repair a defect - suture
Shape - mold - repair - operative revision - plastic repair
Nephrolithiasis.