Medical Billing and Coding Final Exam
1. Which of the following is a reason for why the field of medical
billing and coding is in high demand?
Answer An aging population will use more healthcare services to
manage a multitude of chronic diseases.
2. What is the process of reporting diagnoses and
procedures/services as numeric and alphanumeric characters on the
insurance claim?
Answer Medical coding
3. What is the two-way, real time video visit between the patient
and the physician at a distant site?
Answer Telehealth
4. What is the amount for which the patient is financially
responsible before an insurance policy provides payment?
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,Answer Deductible
5. What type of health insurance is provided through your
employer or pur- chased directly from an insurance company?
Answer Commercial
6. What is the missing word in the following phrase
"If it wasn't , it wasn't done."
Answer Documented
7. What section of the SOAP note contains the chief complaint
and the pa- tient's description of the presenting problem?
Answer Subjective
8. What is health information in a digital format that is created
and shared by providers across more than one healthcare setting?
Answer Electronic health record (EHR)
9. What is the reimbursement method where one payment
covers all services during an episode of care?
Answer Bundled payment
10. What is a written order from your primary care provider for you
to see a specialist or get certain medical services?
Answer Referral
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, 11. What health plans are designed to put more responsibility on
the employee for their healthcare spending?
Answer Consumer-directed health plans
12. In a physician practice, revenue cycle management is also called
what?
Answer -
Accounts receivable
13. What is the computer-to-computer transfer of data between
providers and third-party payers?
Answer Electronic data interchange (EDI)
14. What type of claim was never entered into the computer
system of the insurance company because it failed to meet specific
data requirements?
Answer - Rejected claim
15. What is the maximum amount that an insurer will reimburse for
a covered service or procedure?
Answer Allowable charge
16. What is price transparency in healthcare?
Answer Patients are informed about what charges to expect.
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1. Which of the following is a reason for why the field of medical
billing and coding is in high demand?
Answer An aging population will use more healthcare services to
manage a multitude of chronic diseases.
2. What is the process of reporting diagnoses and
procedures/services as numeric and alphanumeric characters on the
insurance claim?
Answer Medical coding
3. What is the two-way, real time video visit between the patient
and the physician at a distant site?
Answer Telehealth
4. What is the amount for which the patient is financially
responsible before an insurance policy provides payment?
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,Answer Deductible
5. What type of health insurance is provided through your
employer or pur- chased directly from an insurance company?
Answer Commercial
6. What is the missing word in the following phrase
"If it wasn't , it wasn't done."
Answer Documented
7. What section of the SOAP note contains the chief complaint
and the pa- tient's description of the presenting problem?
Answer Subjective
8. What is health information in a digital format that is created
and shared by providers across more than one healthcare setting?
Answer Electronic health record (EHR)
9. What is the reimbursement method where one payment
covers all services during an episode of care?
Answer Bundled payment
10. What is a written order from your primary care provider for you
to see a specialist or get certain medical services?
Answer Referral
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, 11. What health plans are designed to put more responsibility on
the employee for their healthcare spending?
Answer Consumer-directed health plans
12. In a physician practice, revenue cycle management is also called
what?
Answer -
Accounts receivable
13. What is the computer-to-computer transfer of data between
providers and third-party payers?
Answer Electronic data interchange (EDI)
14. What type of claim was never entered into the computer
system of the insurance company because it failed to meet specific
data requirements?
Answer - Rejected claim
15. What is the maximum amount that an insurer will reimburse for
a covered service or procedure?
Answer Allowable charge
16. What is price transparency in healthcare?
Answer Patients are informed about what charges to expect.
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