NCMA PRACTICE TEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Changing an existing field, record, or file in a database is called
indexing
modification
inserting
appending - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅modification
IV medication is administered in which one of the following manners?
Drops per minute
Drops per hour
Drops per 24-hour period
Drops per second - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Drops per minute
Which of the following is not a major objective that guided the development of ICD-10-PCS?
These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-10-PCS.
Multiaxial
Expandability
Completeness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-
10-PCS.
Which of the following types of coding systems is used to code medical services?
,CPT
ICD-10-CM
DRG
RBRVS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CPT
The inner protective layer of the brain and spinal cord is the
dura mater
pia mater
meninges
arachnoid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pia mater
All of the following are purposes of medical records EXCEPT
intra- and interoffice communication
chronological record of a patient's medical care
legal protection for patient
financial record of patient's account balance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅financial record of patient's
account balance
Which of the following commonly serves as a fiscal intermediary for the Medicare program?
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Tricare
Medicaid
Workers' compensation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Blue Cross/Blue Shield
_____ prohibits the use of unfair employment practices regarding people over 40 years of age.
,ADEA
ADAE
FLSA
ADA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ADEA
When reducing fees, which of the following is an example of a courtesy allowance?
Discount given to a clergy member
Discount given to an indigent patient
Discount to third-party payors
None of these answers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Discount given to a clergy member
Which type of mail is not easily traced?
Express
Fourth class
First class
Second class - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅First class
_____ measures the rate at which anticoagulated RBCs will fall when allowed to settle in a thin
columnar tube.
ESR
Hgb
CBC
Hct - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ESR
A form prepared by the manufacturer that describes a substance's physical and chemical properties is
called
, None of these answers
ERTK
OSHA 1910
SDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅SDS
Title 19 of the Social Security Act best describes
Tricare
Medicaid
CHAMPVA
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Medicaid
A network of physicians and hospitals who contract with insurance companies is called a(n)
HMO
PCP
EPO
PPO - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅PPO
_____ is a source of phosphorus.
Cauliflower
Whole-grain cereals
Green, leafy vegetables
Tomatoes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Whole-grain cereals
The legal term in Latin that means "the thing speaks for itself."
ANSWERS
Changing an existing field, record, or file in a database is called
indexing
modification
inserting
appending - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅modification
IV medication is administered in which one of the following manners?
Drops per minute
Drops per hour
Drops per 24-hour period
Drops per second - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Drops per minute
Which of the following is not a major objective that guided the development of ICD-10-PCS?
These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-10-PCS.
Multiaxial
Expandability
Completeness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-
10-PCS.
Which of the following types of coding systems is used to code medical services?
,CPT
ICD-10-CM
DRG
RBRVS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅CPT
The inner protective layer of the brain and spinal cord is the
dura mater
pia mater
meninges
arachnoid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pia mater
All of the following are purposes of medical records EXCEPT
intra- and interoffice communication
chronological record of a patient's medical care
legal protection for patient
financial record of patient's account balance - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅financial record of patient's
account balance
Which of the following commonly serves as a fiscal intermediary for the Medicare program?
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Tricare
Medicaid
Workers' compensation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Blue Cross/Blue Shield
_____ prohibits the use of unfair employment practices regarding people over 40 years of age.
,ADEA
ADAE
FLSA
ADA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ADEA
When reducing fees, which of the following is an example of a courtesy allowance?
Discount given to a clergy member
Discount given to an indigent patient
Discount to third-party payors
None of these answers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Discount given to a clergy member
Which type of mail is not easily traced?
Express
Fourth class
First class
Second class - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅First class
_____ measures the rate at which anticoagulated RBCs will fall when allowed to settle in a thin
columnar tube.
ESR
Hgb
CBC
Hct - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ESR
A form prepared by the manufacturer that describes a substance's physical and chemical properties is
called
, None of these answers
ERTK
OSHA 1910
SDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅SDS
Title 19 of the Social Security Act best describes
Tricare
Medicaid
CHAMPVA
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Medicaid
A network of physicians and hospitals who contract with insurance companies is called a(n)
HMO
PCP
EPO
PPO - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅PPO
_____ is a source of phosphorus.
Cauliflower
Whole-grain cereals
Green, leafy vegetables
Tomatoes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Whole-grain cereals
The legal term in Latin that means "the thing speaks for itself."
