NHA - CERTIFIED BILLING AND CODING
SPECIALIST (CBCS) STUDY GUIDE
Theoosymboloo"O"ooinootheooCurrentooProceduralooTerminologyooreferenceooisoousedootoo
oindicateoowhat?oo-ooans--Reinstatedoooroorecycledoocode
InootheooanesthesiaoosectionooofootheooCPToomanual,oowhatooareooconsideredooqualifying
oocircumstances?oo-ooans--Add-onoocodes
AsooofooApriloo1,oo2014oowhatooisootheoomaximumoonumberooofoodiagnosesoothatoocanoob
eooreportedooonootheooCMS-1500ooclaimooformoobeforeooaoofurtherooclaimooisoorequired?
oo-ooans--12
WhatooisooconsideredooproperoosupportiveoodocumentationooforooreportingooCPTooandooI
CDoocodesooforoosurgicalooprocedures?oo-ooans--Operativeooreport
Whatooactionooshouldoobeootakenoofirstoowhenooreviewingooaoodelinquentooclaim?oo-
ooans--Verifyootheooageooofootheooaccount
Aooclaimoocanoobeoodeniedoooroorejectedooforoowhichooofootheoofollowingooreasons?oo-
ooans--Blockoo24Doocontainsootheoodiagnosisoocode
Aoocoroner'sooautopsyooisoocomprisedooofoowhatooexaminations?oo-ooans--
GrossooExamination
MedigapoocoverageooisooofferedootoooMedicareoobeneficiariesoobyoowhom?oo-ooans--
Privateoothird-partyoopayers
WhatoopartooofooMedicareoocoversooprescriptions?oo-ooans--PartooC
Whatooplaneoodividesootheoobodyoointoooleftooandooright?oo-ooans--Sagittal
WhereoocanoounlistedoocodesoobeoofoundooinootheooCPToomanual?oo-ooans--
Guidelinesoopriorootoooeachoosection
Ambulatoryoosurgeryoocenters,oohomeoohealthoocare,ooandoohospiceooorganizationsoouse
oowhichooformootooosubmitooclaims?oo-ooans--UB-04ooClaimooForm
, WhatoocolorooformatooisooacceptableooonootheooCMS-1500ooclaimooform?oo-ooans--Red
Whoooisooresponsibleootooopayootheoodeductible?oo-ooans--Patient
Aoopatient'soohealthooplanooisooreferredootoooasootheoo"payerooofoolastooresort."ooWhatooiso
otheoonameooofoothatoohealthooplan?oo-ooans--Medicaid
InformedooConsentoo-ooans--
Providersooexplainoomedicaloooroodiagnosticooprocedures,oosurgicaloointerventions,ooando
otheoobenefitsooandoorisksooinvolved,oogivingoopatientsooanooopportunityootoooaskooquestio
nsoobeforeoomedicaloointerventionooisooprovided.
ImpliedooConsentoo-ooans--
Aoopatientoopresentsooforootreatment,oosuchooasooextendingooanooarmootoooallowooaooveni
punctureootooobeooperformed.
Clearinghouseoo-ooans--
Agencyoothatooconvertsooclaimsoointooostandardizedooelectronicooformat,oolooksooforooerr
ors,ooandooformatsoothemooaccordingootoooHIPAAooandooinsuranceoostandards.
IndividuallyooIdentifiableoo-ooans--
Documentsoothatooidentifyootheoopersonooorooprovideooenoughooinformationoosooothatooth
eoopersonoocanoobeooidentified.
De-identifiedooInformationoo-ooans--
Informationoothatoodoesoonotooidentifyooanooindividualoobecauseoouniqueooandoopersonalo
ocharacteristicsoohaveoobeenooremoved.
Consentoo-ooans--Aoopatient'soopermissionooevidencedoobyoosignature.
Authorizationsoo-ooans--
Permissionoograntedoobyootheoopatientooorootheoopatient'soorepresentativeootoooreleaseooi
nformationooforooreasonsoootheroothanootreatment,oopayment,oooroohealthoocareoooperatio
ns.
Reimbursementoo-ooans--Paymentooforooservicesoorenderedoofromooaoothird-partyoopayer.
Auditingoo-ooans--Reviewooofooclaimsooforooaccuracyooandoocompleteness.
Fraudoo-ooans--
Makingoofalseoostatementsooofoorepresentationsooofoomaterialoofactsootoooobtainoosomeoo
benefitoooroopaymentooforoowhichoonoooentitlementoowouldoootherwiseooexist.
SPECIALIST (CBCS) STUDY GUIDE
Theoosymboloo"O"ooinootheooCurrentooProceduralooTerminologyooreferenceooisoousedootoo
oindicateoowhat?oo-ooans--Reinstatedoooroorecycledoocode
InootheooanesthesiaoosectionooofootheooCPToomanual,oowhatooareooconsideredooqualifying
oocircumstances?oo-ooans--Add-onoocodes
AsooofooApriloo1,oo2014oowhatooisootheoomaximumoonumberooofoodiagnosesoothatoocanoob
eooreportedooonootheooCMS-1500ooclaimooformoobeforeooaoofurtherooclaimooisoorequired?
oo-ooans--12
WhatooisooconsideredooproperoosupportiveoodocumentationooforooreportingooCPTooandooI
CDoocodesooforoosurgicalooprocedures?oo-ooans--Operativeooreport
Whatooactionooshouldoobeootakenoofirstoowhenooreviewingooaoodelinquentooclaim?oo-
ooans--Verifyootheooageooofootheooaccount
Aooclaimoocanoobeoodeniedoooroorejectedooforoowhichooofootheoofollowingooreasons?oo-
ooans--Blockoo24Doocontainsootheoodiagnosisoocode
Aoocoroner'sooautopsyooisoocomprisedooofoowhatooexaminations?oo-ooans--
GrossooExamination
MedigapoocoverageooisooofferedootoooMedicareoobeneficiariesoobyoowhom?oo-ooans--
Privateoothird-partyoopayers
WhatoopartooofooMedicareoocoversooprescriptions?oo-ooans--PartooC
Whatooplaneoodividesootheoobodyoointoooleftooandooright?oo-ooans--Sagittal
WhereoocanoounlistedoocodesoobeoofoundooinootheooCPToomanual?oo-ooans--
Guidelinesoopriorootoooeachoosection
Ambulatoryoosurgeryoocenters,oohomeoohealthoocare,ooandoohospiceooorganizationsoouse
oowhichooformootooosubmitooclaims?oo-ooans--UB-04ooClaimooForm
, WhatoocolorooformatooisooacceptableooonootheooCMS-1500ooclaimooform?oo-ooans--Red
Whoooisooresponsibleootooopayootheoodeductible?oo-ooans--Patient
Aoopatient'soohealthooplanooisooreferredootoooasootheoo"payerooofoolastooresort."ooWhatooiso
otheoonameooofoothatoohealthooplan?oo-ooans--Medicaid
InformedooConsentoo-ooans--
Providersooexplainoomedicaloooroodiagnosticooprocedures,oosurgicaloointerventions,ooando
otheoobenefitsooandoorisksooinvolved,oogivingoopatientsooanooopportunityootoooaskooquestio
nsoobeforeoomedicaloointerventionooisooprovided.
ImpliedooConsentoo-ooans--
Aoopatientoopresentsooforootreatment,oosuchooasooextendingooanooarmootoooallowooaooveni
punctureootooobeooperformed.
Clearinghouseoo-ooans--
Agencyoothatooconvertsooclaimsoointooostandardizedooelectronicooformat,oolooksooforooerr
ors,ooandooformatsoothemooaccordingootoooHIPAAooandooinsuranceoostandards.
IndividuallyooIdentifiableoo-ooans--
Documentsoothatooidentifyootheoopersonooorooprovideooenoughooinformationoosooothatooth
eoopersonoocanoobeooidentified.
De-identifiedooInformationoo-ooans--
Informationoothatoodoesoonotooidentifyooanooindividualoobecauseoouniqueooandoopersonalo
ocharacteristicsoohaveoobeenooremoved.
Consentoo-ooans--Aoopatient'soopermissionooevidencedoobyoosignature.
Authorizationsoo-ooans--
Permissionoograntedoobyootheoopatientooorootheoopatient'soorepresentativeootoooreleaseooi
nformationooforooreasonsoootheroothanootreatment,oopayment,oooroohealthoocareoooperatio
ns.
Reimbursementoo-ooans--Paymentooforooservicesoorenderedoofromooaoothird-partyoopayer.
Auditingoo-ooans--Reviewooofooclaimsooforooaccuracyooandoocompleteness.
Fraudoo-ooans--
Makingoofalseoostatementsooofoorepresentationsooofoomaterialoofactsootoooobtainoosomeoo
benefitoooroopaymentooforoowhichoonoooentitlementoowouldoootherwiseooexist.