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Medical Coding And Billing Clinical

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






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






3. The determination of the amount of money paid by a third-party payer for a procedure is...






4. The ICD-9-CM convention code first underlying disease means...






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






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






7. Which of the following prohibits harassment and false statements when attempting to collect from a patient?






8. 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?






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






10. National codes issued by CMS that cover many supplies and durable medical equipment are...






11. Which of the following types of insurance covers injuries that are caused by the insured or that occurred on the insured's property?






12. When looking up an ICD-9-CM code - you see the notation NOS. What should you do?






13. The ICD-9-CM convention code first underlying disease means...






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






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






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






17. Where will you locate the ICD code for a complete radiologic examination of the nasal bones?






18. 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.






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






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






21. A health-care provider who practices under false qualifications/credentials is guilty of...






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

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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. To avoid writing checks for small amounts - you may pay for small purchases using the _______________ _______________ fund - which is cash kept on hand in the office.






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. The process of classifying and reviewing past-due accounts by age from the first date of billing is called _______________ _______________.






34. An easy way to remember when an E code is required is...

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35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. Where will you locate the ICD code for a complete radiologic examination of the nasal bones?






41. 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?

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42. Which of the following types of insurance covers injuries that are caused by the insured or that occurred on the insured's property?






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

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






45. Most practices try to reduce expenses by...






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






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






48. The _______________-_______________ _______________ is the health plan that pays for medical services






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






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