NCCT MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING
CERTIFICATION REVIEW ROSITA
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The rule whereby the health insurance plan of the parent whose birthday occurs first
in the calendar years is designated as primary is called the ____ rule.
A. parental
B. spousal
C. children's
D. Birthday - Answer-...D. Birthday
Coverage through an employer or other entity that covers all individuals in the group
is called ____ health insurance
A. company
B. corporate
C. group
D. combination - Answer-...C. group
Latin for "let the master answer" is
A. respondeat superior
B. res gestae
C. ad litem
D. in loco parentis - Answer-...A. respondeat superior
Nephro(o) is a combining form that means ____
A. liver
B. stomach
C. kidney
D. gallbladder - Answer-...C. kidney
A fracture not indicated as closed or open should be coded as ____
A. it does not matter
B. closed
C. whichever is listed first
D. open - Answer-...B. closed
Codes for the integumentary system in the CPT would be found in the ____ section
A. surgery
B. medicine
,C. radiology
D. pathology & laboratory - Answer-...A. surgery
Counseling, coordination of care, and time may be consideration when determining
_____ codes
A. radiology
B. surgery
C. anesthesia
D. E & M - Answer-...D. E & M
A facility may require separate records to be kept for the same patient if the patient
has received major injuries due to a _____
A. car accident
B. job-related incident
C. both A & B
D. none of the above - Answer-...B. job-related incident
A patient or his/her doctor must contact the insurer to obtain approval prior to
receiving care, or else the insurer may not cover it. This is called ____
A. preapproval
B. preacceptance
C. prior qualification
D. preagreement - Answer-A. preapproval
The combining form or (o) means ______
A. esophagus
B. throat
C. tongue
D. mouth - Answer-...D. mouth
President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package, which became law in
February 2009, calls for every American to have an EHR by_____
A. 2015
B. 2020
C. 2012
D. 2014 - Answer-...A. 2015
Typically, a physician may spend _____ time with a new patient versus an
established patient
A. less
B. quality
C. more
D. the same amount of - Answer-...C. more
, In an insurance policy, the ____ is the amount of expenses that must be paid out of
pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses.
A. coinsurance
B. deductible
C. premium
D. copayment - Answer-... deductible
A participating physician's agreement to accept the allowed charge as payment in full
is called
A. accept assignment
B. consent to fee
C. financial assignment
D. fee schedule - Answer-...A. accept assignment
A flat fee due at the time of a visit to the physician's office for covered services
compensated by an insurance company is called a _____
A. benefit
B. premium
C. copayment
D. fee - Answer-C. copayment
Which federal agency regulated collections calls?
A. Department of Labor
B. Office of Compliance
C. The Federal Trade Commission
D. Department of Health and Human Services - Answer-...C. The Federal Trade
Commission
The POS Code on the CMS-1500 for emergency room is _____
A. 23
B. 22
C. 12
D. 11 - Answer-...A. 23
One difference between ICD-10-CM and ICD-9-CM is ____
A. ICD-10-CM uses only letters from the alphabet, and no numbers. ICD-9-CM uses
only numbers
B. ICD-9-CM uses three to five characters,
ICD-10-CM requires six characters
C. ICD-10-CM has an eighth character that identifies an initial or secondary
encounter, or sequela, ICD-9-CM does not
CERTIFICATION REVIEW ROSITA
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The rule whereby the health insurance plan of the parent whose birthday occurs first
in the calendar years is designated as primary is called the ____ rule.
A. parental
B. spousal
C. children's
D. Birthday - Answer-...D. Birthday
Coverage through an employer or other entity that covers all individuals in the group
is called ____ health insurance
A. company
B. corporate
C. group
D. combination - Answer-...C. group
Latin for "let the master answer" is
A. respondeat superior
B. res gestae
C. ad litem
D. in loco parentis - Answer-...A. respondeat superior
Nephro(o) is a combining form that means ____
A. liver
B. stomach
C. kidney
D. gallbladder - Answer-...C. kidney
A fracture not indicated as closed or open should be coded as ____
A. it does not matter
B. closed
C. whichever is listed first
D. open - Answer-...B. closed
Codes for the integumentary system in the CPT would be found in the ____ section
A. surgery
B. medicine
,C. radiology
D. pathology & laboratory - Answer-...A. surgery
Counseling, coordination of care, and time may be consideration when determining
_____ codes
A. radiology
B. surgery
C. anesthesia
D. E & M - Answer-...D. E & M
A facility may require separate records to be kept for the same patient if the patient
has received major injuries due to a _____
A. car accident
B. job-related incident
C. both A & B
D. none of the above - Answer-...B. job-related incident
A patient or his/her doctor must contact the insurer to obtain approval prior to
receiving care, or else the insurer may not cover it. This is called ____
A. preapproval
B. preacceptance
C. prior qualification
D. preagreement - Answer-A. preapproval
The combining form or (o) means ______
A. esophagus
B. throat
C. tongue
D. mouth - Answer-...D. mouth
President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package, which became law in
February 2009, calls for every American to have an EHR by_____
A. 2015
B. 2020
C. 2012
D. 2014 - Answer-...A. 2015
Typically, a physician may spend _____ time with a new patient versus an
established patient
A. less
B. quality
C. more
D. the same amount of - Answer-...C. more
, In an insurance policy, the ____ is the amount of expenses that must be paid out of
pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses.
A. coinsurance
B. deductible
C. premium
D. copayment - Answer-... deductible
A participating physician's agreement to accept the allowed charge as payment in full
is called
A. accept assignment
B. consent to fee
C. financial assignment
D. fee schedule - Answer-...A. accept assignment
A flat fee due at the time of a visit to the physician's office for covered services
compensated by an insurance company is called a _____
A. benefit
B. premium
C. copayment
D. fee - Answer-C. copayment
Which federal agency regulated collections calls?
A. Department of Labor
B. Office of Compliance
C. The Federal Trade Commission
D. Department of Health and Human Services - Answer-...C. The Federal Trade
Commission
The POS Code on the CMS-1500 for emergency room is _____
A. 23
B. 22
C. 12
D. 11 - Answer-...A. 23
One difference between ICD-10-CM and ICD-9-CM is ____
A. ICD-10-CM uses only letters from the alphabet, and no numbers. ICD-9-CM uses
only numbers
B. ICD-9-CM uses three to five characters,
ICD-10-CM requires six characters
C. ICD-10-CM has an eighth character that identifies an initial or secondary
encounter, or sequela, ICD-9-CM does not
