NHA - CERTIFIED BILLING AND
CODING SPECIALIST (CBCS) STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhatAdoesAtheAsymbolA'O'AinAtheACurrentAProceduralATerminologyAreferenceAindicate?A-
AcorrectAanswersReinstatedAorArecycledAcode
WhatAareAconsideredAqualifyingAcircumstancesAinAtheAanesthesiaAsectionAofAtheACPTAmanual?A
-AcorrectAanswersAdd-onAcodes
AsAofAAprilA1,A2014,AwhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAofAdiagnosesAthatAcanAbeAreportedAonAtheA
CMS-1500AclaimAformAbeforeAaAfurtherAclaimAisArequired?A-AcorrectAanswers12
WhatAisAconsideredAproperAsupportiveAdocumentationAforAreportingACPTAandAICDAcodesAforAsu
rgicalAprocedures?A-AcorrectAanswersOperativeAreport
WhatAisAtheAfirstAactionAtoAtakeAwhenAreviewingAaAdelinquentAclaim?A-
AcorrectAanswersVerifyAtheAageAofAtheAaccount
ForAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAreasonsAcanAaAclaimAbeAdeniedAorArejected?A-
AcorrectAanswersBlockA24DAcontainsAtheAdiagnosisAcode
WhatAexaminationsAareAcomprisedAinAaAcoroner'sAautopsy?A-
AcorrectAanswersGrossAExamination
WhoAoffersAMedigapAcoverageAtoAMedicareAbeneficiaries?A-AcorrectAanswersPrivateAthird-
partyApayers
WhichApartAofAMedicareAcoversAprescriptions?A-AcorrectAanswersPartAD
WhichAplaneAdividesAtheAbodyAintoAleftAandAright?A-AcorrectAanswersSagittal
WhereAareAunlistedAcodesAlocatedAinAtheACPTAmanual?A-
AcorrectAanswersGuidelinesApriorAtoAeachAsection
WhatAformAdoAambulatoryAsurgeryAcenters,AhomeAhealthAcare,AandAhospiceAorganizationsAuse
AtoAsubmitAclaims?A-AcorrectAanswersUB-04AClaimAForm
WhatAcolorAformatAisAacceptedAonAtheACMS-1500AclaimAform?A-AcorrectAanswersRed
WhoAisAresponsibleAforApayingAtheAdeductible?A-AcorrectAanswersPatient
WhatAisAtheApatient'sAhealthAplanAreferredAtoAasAtheA'payerAofAlastAresort'?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicaid
, Definition:AInformedAConsentA-
AcorrectAanswersProvidersAexplainAmedicalAprocedures,AsurgicalAinterventions,Abenefits,AandAr
isksAtoApatientsAbeforeAintervention.
Definition:AImpliedAConsentA-
AcorrectAanswersPatient'sAactionsAimplyAconsentAforAtreatment,Ae.g.,AextendingAanAarmAforAve
nipuncture.
WhatAisAtheAroleAofAaAClearinghouseAinAmedicalAbilling?A-
AcorrectAanswersConvertsAclaimsAtoAelectronicAformat,AchecksAforAerrors,AandAensuresAcomplia
nceAwithAHIPAAAandAinsuranceAstandards.
WhatAdoesA'IndividuallyAIdentifiable'AmeanAinAhealthcareAdocumentation?A-
AcorrectAanswersInformation AthatAcanAidentifyAaApersonAorAprovideAenoughAdetailsAforAidentifi
cation.
WhatAisA'De-identifiedAInformation'AinAhealthcare?A-
AcorrectAanswersInformation AwithApersonalAcharacteristicsAremoved,AmakingAitAunableAtoAiden
tifyAanAindividual.
ConsentA-AcorrectAanswersAApatient'sApermissionAevidencedAbyAsignature.
AuthorizationsA-
AcorrectAanswersPermissionAgrantedAbyAtheApatientAorAtheApatient'sArepresentativeAforApurpos
esAotherAthanAtreatment,Apayment,AorAhealthAcareAoperations.
ReimbursementA-AcorrectAanswersPaymentAforAservicesAprovidedAbyAaAthird-partyApayer.
AuditingA-AcorrectAanswersReviewingAclaimsAforAaccuracyAandAcompleteness.
FraudA-AcorrectAanswersMakingAfalseAstatementsAtoAobtainAundeservedAbenefitsAorApayments.
UpcodingA-AcorrectAanswersAssigningAaAhigher-
levelAcodeAthanAsupportedAbyAdocumentation,AlikeAcodingAbronchitisAasApneumonia.
UnbundlingA-
AcorrectAanswersUsingAmultipleAcodesAforAseparateAtreatmentAcomponentsAinsteadAofAaAsingle
AcomprehensiveAcode.
AbuseA-AcorrectAanswersPracticesAleadingAtoAunnecessaryAcostsAforAMedicare.
BusinessAAssociateA(BA)A-
AcorrectAanswersIndividualsAorAorganizationsAoutsideAaAcoveredAentity'sAworkforceAperformin
gAfunctionsAforAtheAentity.
MainARoleAofAtheAOfficeAofAtheAInspectorAGeneralA(OIG)A-
AcorrectAanswersProtectingAMedicareAandAHHSAprogramsAfromAfraudAandAabuseAthroughAaudit
s,Ainvestigations,AandAinspections.
CODING SPECIALIST (CBCS) STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhatAdoesAtheAsymbolA'O'AinAtheACurrentAProceduralATerminologyAreferenceAindicate?A-
AcorrectAanswersReinstatedAorArecycledAcode
WhatAareAconsideredAqualifyingAcircumstancesAinAtheAanesthesiaAsectionAofAtheACPTAmanual?A
-AcorrectAanswersAdd-onAcodes
AsAofAAprilA1,A2014,AwhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAofAdiagnosesAthatAcanAbeAreportedAonAtheA
CMS-1500AclaimAformAbeforeAaAfurtherAclaimAisArequired?A-AcorrectAanswers12
WhatAisAconsideredAproperAsupportiveAdocumentationAforAreportingACPTAandAICDAcodesAforAsu
rgicalAprocedures?A-AcorrectAanswersOperativeAreport
WhatAisAtheAfirstAactionAtoAtakeAwhenAreviewingAaAdelinquentAclaim?A-
AcorrectAanswersVerifyAtheAageAofAtheAaccount
ForAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAreasonsAcanAaAclaimAbeAdeniedAorArejected?A-
AcorrectAanswersBlockA24DAcontainsAtheAdiagnosisAcode
WhatAexaminationsAareAcomprisedAinAaAcoroner'sAautopsy?A-
AcorrectAanswersGrossAExamination
WhoAoffersAMedigapAcoverageAtoAMedicareAbeneficiaries?A-AcorrectAanswersPrivateAthird-
partyApayers
WhichApartAofAMedicareAcoversAprescriptions?A-AcorrectAanswersPartAD
WhichAplaneAdividesAtheAbodyAintoAleftAandAright?A-AcorrectAanswersSagittal
WhereAareAunlistedAcodesAlocatedAinAtheACPTAmanual?A-
AcorrectAanswersGuidelinesApriorAtoAeachAsection
WhatAformAdoAambulatoryAsurgeryAcenters,AhomeAhealthAcare,AandAhospiceAorganizationsAuse
AtoAsubmitAclaims?A-AcorrectAanswersUB-04AClaimAForm
WhatAcolorAformatAisAacceptedAonAtheACMS-1500AclaimAform?A-AcorrectAanswersRed
WhoAisAresponsibleAforApayingAtheAdeductible?A-AcorrectAanswersPatient
WhatAisAtheApatient'sAhealthAplanAreferredAtoAasAtheA'payerAofAlastAresort'?A-
AcorrectAanswersMedicaid
, Definition:AInformedAConsentA-
AcorrectAanswersProvidersAexplainAmedicalAprocedures,AsurgicalAinterventions,Abenefits,AandAr
isksAtoApatientsAbeforeAintervention.
Definition:AImpliedAConsentA-
AcorrectAanswersPatient'sAactionsAimplyAconsentAforAtreatment,Ae.g.,AextendingAanAarmAforAve
nipuncture.
WhatAisAtheAroleAofAaAClearinghouseAinAmedicalAbilling?A-
AcorrectAanswersConvertsAclaimsAtoAelectronicAformat,AchecksAforAerrors,AandAensuresAcomplia
nceAwithAHIPAAAandAinsuranceAstandards.
WhatAdoesA'IndividuallyAIdentifiable'AmeanAinAhealthcareAdocumentation?A-
AcorrectAanswersInformation AthatAcanAidentifyAaApersonAorAprovideAenoughAdetailsAforAidentifi
cation.
WhatAisA'De-identifiedAInformation'AinAhealthcare?A-
AcorrectAanswersInformation AwithApersonalAcharacteristicsAremoved,AmakingAitAunableAtoAiden
tifyAanAindividual.
ConsentA-AcorrectAanswersAApatient'sApermissionAevidencedAbyAsignature.
AuthorizationsA-
AcorrectAanswersPermissionAgrantedAbyAtheApatientAorAtheApatient'sArepresentativeAforApurpos
esAotherAthanAtreatment,Apayment,AorAhealthAcareAoperations.
ReimbursementA-AcorrectAanswersPaymentAforAservicesAprovidedAbyAaAthird-partyApayer.
AuditingA-AcorrectAanswersReviewingAclaimsAforAaccuracyAandAcompleteness.
FraudA-AcorrectAanswersMakingAfalseAstatementsAtoAobtainAundeservedAbenefitsAorApayments.
UpcodingA-AcorrectAanswersAssigningAaAhigher-
levelAcodeAthanAsupportedAbyAdocumentation,AlikeAcodingAbronchitisAasApneumonia.
UnbundlingA-
AcorrectAanswersUsingAmultipleAcodesAforAseparateAtreatmentAcomponentsAinsteadAofAaAsingle
AcomprehensiveAcode.
AbuseA-AcorrectAanswersPracticesAleadingAtoAunnecessaryAcostsAforAMedicare.
BusinessAAssociateA(BA)A-
AcorrectAanswersIndividualsAorAorganizationsAoutsideAaAcoveredAentity'sAworkforceAperformin
gAfunctionsAforAtheAentity.
MainARoleAofAtheAOfficeAofAtheAInspectorAGeneralA(OIG)A-
AcorrectAanswersProtectingAMedicareAandAHHSAprogramsAfromAfraudAandAabuseAthroughAaudit
s,Ainvestigations,AandAinspections.