NWCA Exam Review Questions with Answers
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Which represents a body site that does NOT require a modifier to indicate the side of the
body?
Repair of a skin laceration
Which one factor determines the E/M code level?
Complexity of the service
CMS and most insurance companies compute time units as
15 minutes = 1 unit
What is the term for cutting into the abdominal cavity?
Laparotomy
Lysis is also called
destruction
Excision of necrotic or contaminated tissue is known as
debridement
Medical Records Case 2 should be used to answer this question. Click the link below to
review the medical record for the patient. The record will open in a new window. You can
navigate between documents in the Medical Record by clicking the next/previous document
at the bottom left or right. You can also click on the top right menu to navigate
directly to the document you wish to view.
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Select the appropriate CPT procedures codes for Dr. Matthew Bunker on date of service
47562
A delivery system that allows the enrollee access to all health care services offering a total
package approach to health care organizations is called a(n)
HMO
Which definition best fits the term coordination of care?
Providers sharing information to best treat the patient
When the CPT lists minor procedures within a major procedure, you should code
only the major procedure
For which procedure or condition would the hospital NOT be reimbursed by CMS?
Surgery unrelated to the principal diagnosis
Which method/drug is NOT used to create permanent nerve blocks?
Demerol
Which is a cancerous cardiac tumor?
Cardiac sarcoma
Medical Records Case 5 should be used to answer this question. Click the link below to
review the medical record for the patient. The record will open in a new window. You can
navigate between documents in the Medical Record by clicking the next/previous document
Verified 100% Correct
Which represents a body site that does NOT require a modifier to indicate the side of the
body?
Repair of a skin laceration
Which one factor determines the E/M code level?
Complexity of the service
CMS and most insurance companies compute time units as
15 minutes = 1 unit
What is the term for cutting into the abdominal cavity?
Laparotomy
Lysis is also called
destruction
Excision of necrotic or contaminated tissue is known as
debridement
Medical Records Case 2 should be used to answer this question. Click the link below to
review the medical record for the patient. The record will open in a new window. You can
navigate between documents in the Medical Record by clicking the next/previous document
at the bottom left or right. You can also click on the top right menu to navigate
directly to the document you wish to view.
, https://media.pearsoncmg.com/pls/md/nwca/casestudy 2/index.html#/pagel
Select the appropriate CPT procedures codes for Dr. Matthew Bunker on date of service
47562
A delivery system that allows the enrollee access to all health care services offering a total
package approach to health care organizations is called a(n)
HMO
Which definition best fits the term coordination of care?
Providers sharing information to best treat the patient
When the CPT lists minor procedures within a major procedure, you should code
only the major procedure
For which procedure or condition would the hospital NOT be reimbursed by CMS?
Surgery unrelated to the principal diagnosis
Which method/drug is NOT used to create permanent nerve blocks?
Demerol
Which is a cancerous cardiac tumor?
Cardiac sarcoma
Medical Records Case 5 should be used to answer this question. Click the link below to
review the medical record for the patient. The record will open in a new window. You can
navigate between documents in the Medical Record by clicking the next/previous document
