MCBC MEDICAL CODING AND BILLING
CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS
Which of the following entities is responsible for implementing the various provisions of
HIPAA in Health Care? - Answer -D. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)
Which of the following is not a key component in selecting a level of Evaluation and
Management (E/M) services? - Answer -B. Date
When an non-member physician treats an HMO patient, the service rendered is termed:
- Answer -D. Out of Plan or out of Network
New Codes in the CPT Manual are represented by: - Answer -C. A solid circle
The Medical Program for dependents of active military personnel is called: - Answer -B.
TRICARE
A veteran's wife needs to go to the doctor. Her husband's leg was cut off due to a
explosion in Afghanistan. Which insurance is she likely to have? - Answer -B.
CHAMPVA
In the diagnostic statement "eye dryness from insufficient tear production" the primary
diagnosis is - Answer -C. Insufficient tear production
Health policies concerning the patient's constitutional right to privacy, confidentiality,
and informed consent are a part of: - Answer -Patient's Bill of Rights
Services that are not covered by an insurance plan are referred to as: - Answer -D.
Exclusions
C codes, in the HCPCS describe some services, such as drugs, biologicals, devices
and supplies that are provided in the ________________ setting? - Answer -C.
Outpatient hospital
What do the letters NEC indicate? - Answer -D. Indicates the use of code assignment
for "other" when a more specific code does not exist
The term malignant refers to: - Answer -D. Used to describe a cancerous tumor that
grows worse over time
An inconclusive diagnosis is indicated by terms such as: - Answer -A. Rule out,
suspected, probable
CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS
Which of the following entities is responsible for implementing the various provisions of
HIPAA in Health Care? - Answer -D. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)
Which of the following is not a key component in selecting a level of Evaluation and
Management (E/M) services? - Answer -B. Date
When an non-member physician treats an HMO patient, the service rendered is termed:
- Answer -D. Out of Plan or out of Network
New Codes in the CPT Manual are represented by: - Answer -C. A solid circle
The Medical Program for dependents of active military personnel is called: - Answer -B.
TRICARE
A veteran's wife needs to go to the doctor. Her husband's leg was cut off due to a
explosion in Afghanistan. Which insurance is she likely to have? - Answer -B.
CHAMPVA
In the diagnostic statement "eye dryness from insufficient tear production" the primary
diagnosis is - Answer -C. Insufficient tear production
Health policies concerning the patient's constitutional right to privacy, confidentiality,
and informed consent are a part of: - Answer -Patient's Bill of Rights
Services that are not covered by an insurance plan are referred to as: - Answer -D.
Exclusions
C codes, in the HCPCS describe some services, such as drugs, biologicals, devices
and supplies that are provided in the ________________ setting? - Answer -C.
Outpatient hospital
What do the letters NEC indicate? - Answer -D. Indicates the use of code assignment
for "other" when a more specific code does not exist
The term malignant refers to: - Answer -D. Used to describe a cancerous tumor that
grows worse over time
An inconclusive diagnosis is indicated by terms such as: - Answer -A. Rule out,
suspected, probable
