Administrative Health Assistant (NRCAHA) Chapter 3 Questions and Answers

Administrative Health Assistant (NRCAHA) Chapter 3 Questions and Answers There are two types of CPT codes one is add on the other is: A: Adjustment B: Stand alone C: Additions D: Single digit - Correct Answer ️️ -B: Stand alone Basic CPT codes use how many digits: A: 2 digits B: 3 digits C: 4 digits D: 5 digits - Correct Answer ️️ -D: 5 digits Services provided by a specialist such as neurosurgeons and intensive care units would be termed as what type of care: A: Skilled care B: Binary care C: Tertiary care D: Primary care - Correct Answer ️️ -C: Tertiary care Which of the following is not a government sponsored insurance plan? A: Blue shield B: Medicare C: Medicaid D: Tri-Care - Correct Answer ️️ -A: Blue shield How often is the physician's Current Procedural Terminology CPT revised: A: Never B: Every six months C: Annually D: Every two years - Correct Answer ️️ -C: Annually A summary form listing key component of Evaluation and Management codes is called: A: Crib sheet B: Claim form C: Insurance form D: Processing form - Correct Answer ️️ -A: Crib sheet All CPT codes, descriptions and their two digit modifiers are copyrighted by: A: Insurance companies B: The American Medical Association C: Hospital Association D: Underwriters Association - Correct Answer ️️ -B: The American Medical Association When a code used on a claim form does not match the system used by the insurance company blank is likely to occur: A: Down-coding B: Up-coding C: Un-coding D: Duplication - Correct Answer ️️ -B: Upcoding Deliberate manipulation of CPT codes for increased payment is called: A: Misconduct B: Malpractice C: Downloading D: Upcoding - Correct Answer ️️ -D: Upcoding A two or five digit number added to the CPT codes to supply more specific information about the services provided to the patient is called: A: Key B: Modifier C: Code D: Secret - Correct Answer ️️ -B: Modifier Procedures that are considered unusual, experimental, or new and do not have a specific code number assigned; unlisted procedure code are located at the end of the subsection and can be used to identify any procedure that lacks a code. A: Unlisted Procedure B: Practice Code C: Uncertain Codes D: Experimental Codes - Correct Answer ️️ -A: Unlisted Procedures The assigning of multiple CPT codes when one CPT code would fully describe the service or procedure is called: A: Unprofessional B: Unbundling C: Bungling D: Temporary Coding - Correct Answer ️️ -B: Unbundling ICD-10-CM stands for: A: International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Clinical Modification B: Internal Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clerical Modification C: International, Clarification of disease, Tenth Revision, Clerical Modification D: Internal Clarification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification - Correct Answer ️️ -A: International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Clinical Modification What IDC - 9 - CM codes are now Z codes contained in chapter 21, "Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services: A: V B: E C: M D: C - Correct Answer ️️ -A: V CPT stands for: A: Case Procedure Terminology B: Current Procedural Terminology C: Current Patient Transcripts D: Case Procedural Transcripts - Correct Answer ️️ -B: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) The organization that maintains the ICD-10-CM codes is: A: AAMA B: NCHS C: AMA D: CDC - Correct Answer ️️ -B: NCHS ICD-10 Chapter VII lists the codes for: A: Neoplasms B: Codes for special purposes C: Diseases of the respiratory syste