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CPC Assured Grade A+/latest update. Local Coverage Determinations are administered by? - correct answer.Each regional MAC EHR stands for - correct answer.Electronic Health Record If a NDC doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed on Medicare patient,who determines coverage? - correct answer.Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Outpatient coders focus on learning which coding manuals? - correct answer.CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-10-CM What is PHI? - correct answer.Protected Health Information What form is used to send a provider's charge in to the insurance carrier? - correct answer.CMS-1500 E/M services are often provided in a standard format such as SOAP. What does the acronym SOAP stand for? - correct answer.Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan What is the definition of coding? - correct answer.Translating documentation into numerical/alphanumerical codes used to obtain reimbursement The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is most significant to coders working in physician offices and covers physician fees with out the use of a private insurer? - correct answer.Part B What type of health insurance provides coverage for low-income families? - correct answer.Medicaid The minimum necessary rule applies to - correct answer.Covered entities taking reasonable steps The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is affected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' - Hierarchical Condition Categories (CMS-HCC)? - correct answer.Part C A covered entity may obtain consent of the individual to use or disclose protected health information for - correct c use Each October the OIG releases a ____ outlining its priorities for the fiscal year ahead. - correct plan When are providers responsible for obtaining an ABN for a service not considered medically necessary? - correct answer.Prior to providing a service or item to a beneficiary According to the 2014 AAPC____, it shows coders salaries rose 2 percent to an average of $50,030 for credential professional coders. - correct answer.Salary survey Which provider is NOT a mid-level provider? - correct answer.Anesthesiologist The OIG recommends that the physician's practice enforcement and disciplinary mechanisms be - correct answer.Consistent Voluntary compliance programs also provide benefits by not only helping to prevent erroneous or ____, but also by showing that the physician practice is making additional good faith efforts to submit claims appropriately. - correct answer.Fraudulent claims MAC stands for what? - correct answer.Medicare Administrative Contractor The minimum necessary rule is based on sound current practice that protected health information should not be used or disclosed when it is not necessary to satisfy a particular purpose or carry out a function. What does this mean? - correct answer.Providers should develop safeguards to prevent unauthorized access According to AAPC's Code of Ethics, a member shall use only ____ and ____ means in all professional dealings. - correct and ethical The AAPC offers over 400 local chapters across the country for the purpose of - correct answer.Networking A medical record contains information on all but what areas? - correct answer.Financial records Healthcare providers are responsible for developing ________ and policies and procedures regarding privacy in their practices. - correct answer.Notices of Privacy Practices The plural of vertebra is? - correct brae An antibacterial agent _____ bacteria. - correct against Study of the nervous system is ? - correct logy As part of the operative procedure, the surgeon performs an enteroplasty. You know that she has ____ part of the intestines. - correct cally formed Which word part comes at the end of some terms? - correct x What is the singular of larynges? - correct x The specialist in a branch of medicine that concentrates on the care, diagnosis, and treatment of the newborn is a(n)______. - correct tologist The patient reports that her breathing difficulties of the last few years have been getting progressively worse. After testing, her disease is diagnosed as one that she will most likely have for the next several years. Her disease is considered to be - correct ic. A(n) ____________________ condition is one that develops slowly and lasts for a long time. - correct ic A patient scheduled for a gastrectomy was having part or all of his stomach: - correct out. A patient with an enteropathy has a(n) ____ of the intestines. - correct se The term osteotome is an example of a(n): - correct ument. The singular of bacteria is ____________________. - correct rium