INTERMEDIATE MEDICAL CODING
EXAM (CHPT. 1-3) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Results of testing performed on blood, tissue, and other specimens hold important
keys to the patient's condition. The results can provide you with important details
necessary for you to determine a specific, accurate code. You can locate this
information in the:
A. Physician's Notes/Operative Reports.
B. Imaging Reports.
C. Pathology and Laboratory Reports.
D. Medication Logs. - Answer-C
The first question you, as the professional coder, will need to ask is
A. does the patient have health insurance?
B. for whom are you reporting?
C. is there a preexisting condition?
D. is this encounter to treat a sequela? - Answer-B
Which of the following is an acute care facility?
A. A hospital
B. The physician's office
C. An assisted living facility
D. A nursing facility - Answer-A
Converting a meaning from one language to another is called
A. assuming.
B. querying.
C. supposing.
D. interpreting - Answer-D
What is the best way to begin abstracting clinical documentation?
A. Listen to the nurse explain the encounter.
B. Read all the way through the clinical documentation for the specific encounter.
C. Talk to the technician.
D. Read the patient's registration form. - Answer-B
An _____ is a patient who receives services for a short amount of time (less than 24
hours) in a physician's office or clinic, without being kept overnight.
A. inpatient
, B. outpatient
C. ambulatory patient
D. none of these - Answer-B
CPT stands for:
A. Current Procedural Terminology.
B. Capitation Procedures and Treatments.
C. Certified Procedures and Treatments.
D. Current Procedures and Treatments. - Answer-A
In the main section of the CPT book there are __________ sections.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8 - Answer-C
CPT codes and sections run, generally, in ______ order.
A. alphabetic
B. numeric
C. alphanumeric
D. no specific - Answer-B
Modifiers are appended to ______ codes.
A. ICD-10-CM
B. ICD-10-PCS
C. CPT
D. ICD - Answer-C
In the CPT book, radiology service codes range from:
A. 99202-99499.
B. 10021-69990.
C. 70010-79999.
D. 80047-89398, 0001U-0222U. - Answer-C
An outpatient facility includes which of the following?
A. a hospital emergency room
B. ambulatory care center
C. same-day surgery center
D. all of these - Answer-D
Codes to report procedures performed in a hospital are found in what classification
system?
A. DME
EXAM (CHPT. 1-3) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Results of testing performed on blood, tissue, and other specimens hold important
keys to the patient's condition. The results can provide you with important details
necessary for you to determine a specific, accurate code. You can locate this
information in the:
A. Physician's Notes/Operative Reports.
B. Imaging Reports.
C. Pathology and Laboratory Reports.
D. Medication Logs. - Answer-C
The first question you, as the professional coder, will need to ask is
A. does the patient have health insurance?
B. for whom are you reporting?
C. is there a preexisting condition?
D. is this encounter to treat a sequela? - Answer-B
Which of the following is an acute care facility?
A. A hospital
B. The physician's office
C. An assisted living facility
D. A nursing facility - Answer-A
Converting a meaning from one language to another is called
A. assuming.
B. querying.
C. supposing.
D. interpreting - Answer-D
What is the best way to begin abstracting clinical documentation?
A. Listen to the nurse explain the encounter.
B. Read all the way through the clinical documentation for the specific encounter.
C. Talk to the technician.
D. Read the patient's registration form. - Answer-B
An _____ is a patient who receives services for a short amount of time (less than 24
hours) in a physician's office or clinic, without being kept overnight.
A. inpatient
, B. outpatient
C. ambulatory patient
D. none of these - Answer-B
CPT stands for:
A. Current Procedural Terminology.
B. Capitation Procedures and Treatments.
C. Certified Procedures and Treatments.
D. Current Procedures and Treatments. - Answer-A
In the main section of the CPT book there are __________ sections.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8 - Answer-C
CPT codes and sections run, generally, in ______ order.
A. alphabetic
B. numeric
C. alphanumeric
D. no specific - Answer-B
Modifiers are appended to ______ codes.
A. ICD-10-CM
B. ICD-10-PCS
C. CPT
D. ICD - Answer-C
In the CPT book, radiology service codes range from:
A. 99202-99499.
B. 10021-69990.
C. 70010-79999.
D. 80047-89398, 0001U-0222U. - Answer-C
An outpatient facility includes which of the following?
A. a hospital emergency room
B. ambulatory care center
C. same-day surgery center
D. all of these - Answer-D
Codes to report procedures performed in a hospital are found in what classification
system?
A. DME
