NCCT Insurance & Coding Practice Test with Verified Answers

NCCT Insurance & Coding Practice Test with Verified Answers A patient has called to schedule an appointment for an office visit to see the doctor tomorrow for an earache. It is discovered during the scheduling process that the insurance policy on file has been cancelled. Which of the following should the insurance and coding specialist do next? - Correct Answer Advise the patient to bring current insurance information to the appointment. An established patient is being seen by the physician today. The patient owes $25.00 for the visit. The amount collected for the office visit is called the - Correct Answer copayment A patient was seen in the office. Charges were recorded and submitted to the patient's insurance, and an EOB was received by the office with a payment of $70.89. These transactions should be recorded in the - Correct Answer patient ledger. A new HIM director was recently hired at a hospital. She was advised her health insurance benefits become available in 90 days. Which of the following is correct regarding her health insurance? - Correct Answer She will be able to keep her current medical insurance from her previous job through COBRA. A claim submitted with all the necessary and accurate information so that it can be processed and paid is called a - Correct Answer clean claim. A patient has two health insurance policies-a group insurance plan through her full-time employer and another group insurance plan through her husband's employer. Which of the following policies should be billed as primary? - Correct Answer her policy. A Medicare patient has an 80/20 plan. The charged amount was $300.00. The amount allowed was $100.00. Which is the patient's coinsurance? - Correct Answer 20% A Medicare patient presents to an outpatient hospital facility for a scheduled hysterectomy. To which Medicare plan should the facility submit the claim? - Correct Answer Part B