NCCT Practice Test 2 Billing and Coding
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT ANSWERS
CPT codes are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5 digits
An organization which provides a wide range of services for a specified group at a fixed
periodic payment is termed an - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- HMO
TBSA refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Total body surface area
There are two types of CPT codes, stand alone and: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Indented
Codes
Services in which opinions of specialists are requested, are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Consultations
Examples of HCPCS Level II codes are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Supplies, orthotics,
prosthetics, DME, equipment, and ambulance services
Everything that you see, hear, or read about a patients condition must remain: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Confidential
Because of the new Medicare regulations insurance companies are predominantly using what
type of claims? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Electronic
A "combining form" meaning joint is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Arthro/o
If an error is made in a patients chart, what should be done before adding the correct
information nearby? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Draw a single line through the error
,When sequencing codes for multiple burns, list: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Third degree
first
Another name for a release of information form is a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Consent
Which of the following is not a type of wound? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Excision
The opposite of ventral is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dorsal
In a Medicare billing dispute, the amount of controversy must be at least: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- $100
A suffix indicating the surgical creation of an opening is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Ostomy
The usual abbreviation for complete blood count is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CBC
Which of the following abbreviations might charted if a patient has a bladder infection: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- UTI
All of the following are included in the Medicare EPSDT program for welfare children
except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Remedial Education
Intentional misrepresentation of facts in order to deceive or mislead others is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Fraud
Self-Employed insurance billing specialists can deduct all but which one of the following
expenses from income taxes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Theatre Tickets
The medical term for high blood pressure: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hypertension
, An individual who promises to pay the medical bill by signing an agreement to pay form is
the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Guarantor
A report mentioning such words as cranium, maxilla, and mandible would be referring to: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Head
The following subsections of Evaluation and Management services except: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Concurrent Care
In the Medicare program a clean claim means that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D. The
claim has no deficiencies, does not further investigation, and that it passes all electronic edits
HCT is the medical abbreviation for: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hematocrit
The subsequent injury fund was established for problems that arise when a: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Previously injured person is injured at work again
Tricare offers 3 types of plans: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Standard, Extra & Prime
Workers Compensation can be found in: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- All US States
A 66 year old retired school teacher presenting for a first visit at a medical office would most
likely be covered by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Medicare
When a claim is returned for incorrect or missing information, the correct action for a
medical biller to take would be to:
A. Add or correct the information & resubmit the claim
B. Send an appeal letter
C. Schedule a hearing before an administrative law judge
D. Resend duplicate claim - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Add or correct the information &
resubmit the claim
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT ANSWERS
CPT codes are - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5 digits
An organization which provides a wide range of services for a specified group at a fixed
periodic payment is termed an - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- HMO
TBSA refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Total body surface area
There are two types of CPT codes, stand alone and: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Indented
Codes
Services in which opinions of specialists are requested, are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Consultations
Examples of HCPCS Level II codes are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Supplies, orthotics,
prosthetics, DME, equipment, and ambulance services
Everything that you see, hear, or read about a patients condition must remain: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Confidential
Because of the new Medicare regulations insurance companies are predominantly using what
type of claims? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Electronic
A "combining form" meaning joint is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Arthro/o
If an error is made in a patients chart, what should be done before adding the correct
information nearby? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Draw a single line through the error
,When sequencing codes for multiple burns, list: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Third degree
first
Another name for a release of information form is a: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Consent
Which of the following is not a type of wound? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Excision
The opposite of ventral is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dorsal
In a Medicare billing dispute, the amount of controversy must be at least: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- $100
A suffix indicating the surgical creation of an opening is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Ostomy
The usual abbreviation for complete blood count is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CBC
Which of the following abbreviations might charted if a patient has a bladder infection: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- UTI
All of the following are included in the Medicare EPSDT program for welfare children
except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Remedial Education
Intentional misrepresentation of facts in order to deceive or mislead others is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Fraud
Self-Employed insurance billing specialists can deduct all but which one of the following
expenses from income taxes: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Theatre Tickets
The medical term for high blood pressure: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hypertension
, An individual who promises to pay the medical bill by signing an agreement to pay form is
the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Guarantor
A report mentioning such words as cranium, maxilla, and mandible would be referring to: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Head
The following subsections of Evaluation and Management services except: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Concurrent Care
In the Medicare program a clean claim means that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D. The
claim has no deficiencies, does not further investigation, and that it passes all electronic edits
HCT is the medical abbreviation for: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Hematocrit
The subsequent injury fund was established for problems that arise when a: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Previously injured person is injured at work again
Tricare offers 3 types of plans: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Standard, Extra & Prime
Workers Compensation can be found in: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- All US States
A 66 year old retired school teacher presenting for a first visit at a medical office would most
likely be covered by: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Medicare
When a claim is returned for incorrect or missing information, the correct action for a
medical biller to take would be to:
A. Add or correct the information & resubmit the claim
B. Send an appeal letter
C. Schedule a hearing before an administrative law judge
D. Resend duplicate claim - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Add or correct the information &
resubmit the claim
