CERTIFIED MEDICAL CODING AND BILLING SPECIALIST (CMCBS) STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM PREP
UB04 form is used for - (answer)-Hospice, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Home Health Care
patient confidentiality - (answer)-treating patient's medical information as private and not for
publication
signing an Acknowledgement of Notice of Privacy Practice is accepting what - (answer)-HIPAA
form to authorize sharing of medical information - (answer)-medical release form
standard form used for medical billing - (answer)-CMS-1500
must appear on CMS 1500 form prior to submission - (answer)-birth date in 8 digit format, all caps
encounter form - (answer)-financial record source document to record treated diagnosis and services
rendered to the patient during the current encounter. also called the superbill
where non allowed charges are recorded - (answer)-adjustment column
10 digit numeric identifier required in box 33A of CMS 1500 - (answer)-National Provider Identifier (NPI)
CLIA - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act - (answer)-quality standards for lab tests
most common reason for claim rejection - (answer)-incorrect or incomplete information
2026 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM PREP
UB04 form is used for - (answer)-Hospice, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Home Health Care
patient confidentiality - (answer)-treating patient's medical information as private and not for
publication
signing an Acknowledgement of Notice of Privacy Practice is accepting what - (answer)-HIPAA
form to authorize sharing of medical information - (answer)-medical release form
standard form used for medical billing - (answer)-CMS-1500
must appear on CMS 1500 form prior to submission - (answer)-birth date in 8 digit format, all caps
encounter form - (answer)-financial record source document to record treated diagnosis and services
rendered to the patient during the current encounter. also called the superbill
where non allowed charges are recorded - (answer)-adjustment column
10 digit numeric identifier required in box 33A of CMS 1500 - (answer)-National Provider Identifier (NPI)
CLIA - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act - (answer)-quality standards for lab tests
most common reason for claim rejection - (answer)-incorrect or incomplete information
