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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most practices try to reduce expenses by...






2. The American Academy of Professional Coders offers the ____ credential - also requiring coursework and on-the-job experience.






3. The American Academy of Professional Coders offers the ____ credential - also requiring coursework and on-the-job experience.






4. It is acceptable to threaten to send a patient's account to a collection agency even if you are not ready to do so






5. You should not accept a(n) _______________-_______________ check that is made out to the patient rather than to the practice unless it is from a health insurance company.






6. According to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act - how much will a practice have to pay if a credit applicant joins and wins a class action lawsuit against the practice?


7. The number of dependents an employee is claiming is found on the






8. A federal Truth in Lending statement - which is a written description of the agreed terms of payment - is also called a(n) _______________ statement






9. Which of the following is mandated for hourly employees by the Fair Labor Standards Act?






10. The law requires all employers to withhold money from employees' net earnings to pay federal - state - and local income taxes






11. Some insurers will not pay a claim unless it is filed within ________ of the date of service






12. The Relative Value Unit System was created to...






13. Which of the following demonstrates the practice's profitability by illustrating the practice's total income and expenses?






14. The ______________ is paid to the provider even if the patient receives no care






15. A small fee that is collected at the time of service is called a(n) _______________.






16. A benefit period for Medicare begins the day a patient goes into the hospital and ends when that patient has not been hospitalized for ____ days






17. Which of the following should be a factor when selecting an outside collection agency?






18. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions indicates that the entries following it refine the content of a preceding entry?






19. Most practices use checks from a standard checkbook - or they use _______________ checks - which are business checks with stubs attached






20. Some insurers will not pay a claim unless it is filed within ________ of the date of service






21. Which of the following ICD-9-CM conventions is used around synonyms - alternative workings - or explanations?






22. Which of the following is also called Public Law 95-109?






23. The payment system used by Medicare is based on...






24. Usual and customary fees are converted to dollar amounts - which form the basis of the fee schedule that creates uniform payments adjusted for geographic differences.






25. If an employee earns $8 per hour and works 35 hours per week - the gross earnings are...






26. Money paid for intentionally breaking the law is called _______________ _______________.






27. The _______________ coding system has two levels and is used for coding services for Medicare patients






28. Under a Medicare Managed Care Plan - the PCP provides treatment and manages the patient's medical care through _______________ to specialists when additional care is required






29. Expenses such as routine eye examinations or dental care that are not covered by an insurance company are called exclusions.






30. The most likely outcome of an insurance claim submitted with a diagnosis code of a sore throat and a treatment code indicating a cast for a broken leg would be...






31. Expenses such as routine eye examinations or dental care that are not covered by an insurance company are called exclusions.






32. What kind of checks are printed in $10 - $20 - $50 - and $100 denominations and must be purchased and signed at the bank?


33. Which of the following requires creditors to provide applicants with accurate and complete credit costs and terms?






34. Prison sentences are possible consequences of...






35. An act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity is called...






36. Eligibility for Medicaid is...


37. An act of deception used to take advantage of another person or entity is called...






38. The most appropriate response from a medical assistant when a patient calls the medical practice questioning why an insurance claim was rejected is...






39. Which of the following is mandated for hourly employees by the Fair Labor Standards Act?






40. he ICD code for a home visit for evaluation and management of an established patient is found in which of the following series of codes?






41. The Relative Value Unit System was created to...






42. The most common disbursement is for...






43. Forgiveness or waiver of copayments by the provider due to the patient's inability to pay is a universally acceptable practice






44. A benefit period for Medicare begins the day a patient goes into the hospital and ends when that patient has not been hospitalized for ____ days






45. Which ICD-9-CM convention is used around nonessential or supplementary terms that do not affect the code?






46. Usual and customary fees are converted to dollar amounts - which form the basis of the fee schedule that creates uniform payments adjusted for geographic differences.






47. In order to be considered negotiable - a check must be signed by the _______________.






48. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts from the first date of billing is...






49. Which of the following is also called Public Law 95-109?






50. Money paid as compensation as result of a lawsuit is called _______________.