NCCT Medical Billing and Coding Certification Review 2025/2026 Exam All Answers and Illustrations Given

NCCT Medical Billing and Coding
Certification Review 2025/2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations Given



A hyphenated last name, such as "Lewis-Davidson," may be filed in

multiple locations. The actual chart would be filed under "Lewis-Davidson,"

but additional file that was indexed under "Davidson: is an example

of______________




A. an appendix

B. cross-referencing

C. mixed filing


D. back filing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔...B. cross-referencing


What is a suffix meaning "surgical removal of a botomydy part"?




A. -otomy

B. -iasis

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,C. - ostomy


D. -ectomy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. -ectomy


Computerized records of one physician's encounters with patient over time

are collectively called and ____




A. EHR

B. PHR

C. EMR


D. AC - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔...A. EHR


What is the second step of medical history taking, a concise statement

describing the reason a patient came into the office, hospital or clinic?




A. chief complaint

B. Sysptom

C. problem


D. diagnosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔. chief complaint



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,Appendix A in the ICD-9 concerns itself with the _____




A. Morphology of Neoplasms

B. Classification of Drugs

C. Classification of Industrial Accidents


D. Glossary of Metal Disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Morphology of

Neoplasms

The maximum dollar amount set for reimbursement to provider by an

insurance company and an associated network of healthcare providers is

called the _____




A. allowable charge

B. allowed amount

C. approved charge


D. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. all of the above




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, When coding from the ICD-9, if the same condition is described as both

acute and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the alphabetic index at

the same indentation level, code both and sequence the ___ code first




A. acute

B. chronic

C. it does not make a difference


D. further information is needed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. acute


According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, a patient must be informed of the

name and ____ of the doctor who will be in charge of the patient's care in

the hospital.




A. primary language

B. position

C. education


D. specialty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. specialty




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