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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. Closed Fracture
A fractured bone that does not pierce the skin.
Along side
Middle
White

2. Volume 1 of ICD-9-CM contains what?
Codes used to describe circumstances or condition that could influence patient care.
Treatment
Behind - backward
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.

3. Nephro
Kidney
Eye
Urinary bladder
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.

4. What part of Medicare should be billed for the pain medication by the pharmacy?
Pus
Lens.
Connective tissue
Part D

5. Tunica vaginalis is part of which system?
World Health Organization. A group that deals with health care issues on a global basis.
Male reproductive.
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Near - toward

6. What is OIG?
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
To repair a defect - suture
Muscle
Thyroid gland

7. Pyo
Spinal cord - bone marrow
Office of Inspector General. Makes sure everyone is in compliance
Condition of
Pus

8. E Codes
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.
Tooth
Surgical opening
Across

9. Myocardium is thickest arount which chamber of the heart?
Stomach
Against
Behind - backward
Left ventricle.

10. Where is the great saphenous vein located?
Straight
Liver
Small
Leg.

11. Dia-
Medicares's Hospital Insurance; covers hospital/facility care.
Loosen - dissolve
Through - between - across - apart
Codes used to describe circumstances or condition that could influence patient care.

12. Third Degree Burn
Condition of - presence in urine
A full-thickness burns that involve the epidermis - dermis - and varying levels of the subcutaneous and underlying structures.
Gall bladder
No - not

13. Mast
American Medical Association.
Sensation
Breast
Between

14. Orchi
Uterus
World Health Organization. A group that deals with health care issues on a global basis.
Stomach
Testicle

15. -emesis
Record
Abdomen
Vomiting
Index to Diseases: Diagnosis codes organized in an alphabetic index.

16. -oscopy
Eye
Poison - infection
Look into - see
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.

17. -osis
Supplies digestive enzymes.
Much -many
Around - covering
Condition of

18. Specticemia
Medicare's Supplemental Medical Insurance; covers physician services and durable medical equipment that are not paid for under Part A.
Condition of
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
One

19. Ab- -abs-
American Medical Association.
Vein
Two - twice
From - away

20. Intra-
Insanity
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.
Within
Between

21. Meso-
Middle
Outer - or on the outside
Child
Around

22. Febr
Ovary
Inflammation
Vein
Fever

23. Brady-
Slow
Vision
Surgical removal
Around

24. Hemi-
Half
Blood vessel
Artery
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.

25. Ophthalmo
Between
One
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
Eye

26. Costo
Rib
Cartilage
Measure
Nephrolithiasis.

27. Path
Seizure - convulse
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.
Left ventricle.
Disease

28. Hydro
Water
Anus
Under
Skin

29. Mega-
Sytemic response to infection - burns - trauma - or cancer.
Artery
Large
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.

30. Pneum
Air - lungs
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Law passed by Congress to improve the portability and continuity of healthcare coverage.
Spinal cord - bone marrow
Ileum (part of small intestine)

31. -centesis
To sew up in position - fixation
Clot
$100 or 25% of cost.
Puncture

32. -graphy
Foot
Death
Practice - process
Part D

33. First Degree Burn
American Medical Association.
Superficial burns through only the epidermis.
Blood
Common bile duct

34. What is the function of the pancreas?
Uterus
Supplies digestive enzymes.
Out
Tabular List: Diagonosis codes organized in order by code.

35. Hepa - hepato
Bad - poor - disordered
Liver
Large
Disease

36. Stomato
Surgical opening
Current Procedural Terminology. What was done into codes.
Whole body inflammatory state. It generally refers to SIRS that is due to an infection.
Mouth

37. Para-
Medicare's Advantage is a set of health care options from which beneficiaries choose health care providers.
Against
Surgical opening
Along side

38. peri-
International Classification of Disease - 9th Clinical Modification. Why was done in codes.
Blood vessel
Around - covering
Near - toward

39. Sub-
Red
Under
Supplies digestive enzymes.
Fraud.

40. Ped (latin)
Nerve
White
Foot
Around - covering

41. phlebo
Muscle
Production - origin
Vein
Artery

42. Osteo
Kidney
OIG Work Plan. Each year in October.
Abdomen
Bone

43. -iasis
Condition of
Gall bladder
Translating medical documentation into codes.
Codes reported to indentify how an injury occurred and the location when it occurred. Never sequenced first.

44. -rrhage
Hemorrhage - flow
Fever
Left ventricle.
Pain

45. Pyelo
Study of
Pelvis of kidney
Pain
A fracture bone that pierces the skin.

46. Ante-
Look into - see
Before
A partial-thickness burn involving the epidermis and the dermis.
Medicares's Hospital Insurance; covers hospital/facility care.

47. Procto
Rectum
Surgical opening
Slow
Foot

48. Post-
Insanity
World Health Organization. A group that deals with health care issues on a global basis.
Along side
After

49. What is ABN?
Advance Beneficiary Notification
Without - lack of - absent - deficient
Puncture
Uterus

50. Oophor
A systemic disease that is associated with microorganisms or toxins in the blood. These toxins are caused by bacteria - viruses - fungi - or other organisms.
Fever
Within
Ovary