Medical Billing and Coding Certificate exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
-algia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pain
-dynia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pain
-ectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅excision, removal
-ectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅excision, removal
-emia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅blood condition
-genic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅produced by
-globin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅protein
-graphy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅process of recording
-gravida - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pregnant
-itis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅inflammation
-metry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅process of measuring
-oma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tumor, mass
,-osis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅condition
-pathy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅disease condition
-scopy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅visual examination
-sis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅state, condition
-stomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅new opening
-tomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅incision
-tripsy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅crushing
3 steps to establish financial responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Verify the patient's eligibility
for insurance benefits.
Determine pre authorization and referral requirements.
Determine the primary payer if more than one insurance plan is in effect
3 volumes of ICD-10 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tabular-Volume 1
Instruction module-Volume 2
Alphabetical list-Volume 3
a bullet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅indicates a new code
a bullet inside a circle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moderate sedation is part of the procedure
a plus sign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅indicates add-on codes
, a triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅codes description has changed
Adjustments - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅amounts added to or taken away from the balance of an
account
advantages of electronic health records - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅*Safety *Quality of Care
*Efficiency *Cost Reduction
Allowed amount - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the amount insurance companies consider to be an
appropriate fee for a given service
ante- - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅before, in front of
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅front of the body
anti- - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅against
Assignment of benefits - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅reimbursement is sent directly from payer to
provider
assumption coding (fraudulent coding) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅reporting items of services that are
not actually documented
Beneficiary - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅individuals who qualify for the program
Beneficiary Pays - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅deductible, premiums, co-insurance (20%) non-covered
services
brackets - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
-algia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pain
-dynia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pain
-ectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅excision, removal
-ectomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅excision, removal
-emia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅blood condition
-genic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅produced by
-globin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅protein
-graphy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅process of recording
-gravida - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pregnant
-itis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅inflammation
-metry - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅process of measuring
-oma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅tumor, mass
,-osis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅condition
-pathy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅disease condition
-scopy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅visual examination
-sis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅state, condition
-stomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅new opening
-tomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅incision
-tripsy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅crushing
3 steps to establish financial responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Verify the patient's eligibility
for insurance benefits.
Determine pre authorization and referral requirements.
Determine the primary payer if more than one insurance plan is in effect
3 volumes of ICD-10 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tabular-Volume 1
Instruction module-Volume 2
Alphabetical list-Volume 3
a bullet - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅indicates a new code
a bullet inside a circle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅moderate sedation is part of the procedure
a plus sign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅indicates add-on codes
, a triangle - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅codes description has changed
Adjustments - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅amounts added to or taken away from the balance of an
account
advantages of electronic health records - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅*Safety *Quality of Care
*Efficiency *Cost Reduction
Allowed amount - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the amount insurance companies consider to be an
appropriate fee for a given service
ante- - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅before, in front of
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅front of the body
anti- - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅against
Assignment of benefits - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅reimbursement is sent directly from payer to
provider
assumption coding (fraudulent coding) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅reporting items of services that are
not actually documented
Beneficiary - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅individuals who qualify for the program
Beneficiary Pays - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅deductible, premiums, co-insurance (20%) non-covered
services
brackets - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases
