NCCT Medical Billing and Coding
Certification Review 2025/2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations Given
A hyphenated last name, such as "Lewis-Davidson," may be filed in
multiple locations. The actual chart would be filed under "Lewis-Davidson,"
but additional file that was indexed under "Davidson: is an example
of______________
A. an appendix
B. cross-referencing
C. mixed filing
D. back filing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔...B. cross-referencing
What is a suffix meaning "surgical removal of a botomydy part"?
A. -otomy
B. -iasis
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,C. - ostomy
D. -ectomy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. -ectomy
Computerized records of one physician's encounters with patient over time
are collectively called and ____
A. EHR
B. PHR
C. EMR
D. AC - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔...A. EHR
What is the second step of medical history taking, a concise statement
describing the reason a patient came into the office, hospital or clinic?
A. chief complaint
B. Sysptom
C. problem
D. diagnosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔. chief complaint
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,Appendix A in the ICD-9 concerns itself with the _____
A. Morphology of Neoplasms
B. Classification of Drugs
C. Classification of Industrial Accidents
D. Glossary of Metal Disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Morphology of
Neoplasms
The maximum dollar amount set for reimbursement to provider by an
insurance company and an associated network of healthcare providers is
called the _____
A. allowable charge
B. allowed amount
C. approved charge
D. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. all of the above
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, When coding from the ICD-9, if the same condition is described as both
acute and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the alphabetic index at
the same indentation level, code both and sequence the ___ code first
A. acute
B. chronic
C. it does not make a difference
D. further information is needed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. acute
According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, a patient must be informed of the
name and ____ of the doctor who will be in charge of the patient's care in
the hospital.
A. primary language
B. position
C. education
D. specialty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. specialty
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Certification Review 2025/2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations Given
A hyphenated last name, such as "Lewis-Davidson," may be filed in
multiple locations. The actual chart would be filed under "Lewis-Davidson,"
but additional file that was indexed under "Davidson: is an example
of______________
A. an appendix
B. cross-referencing
C. mixed filing
D. back filing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔...B. cross-referencing
What is a suffix meaning "surgical removal of a botomydy part"?
A. -otomy
B. -iasis
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,C. - ostomy
D. -ectomy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. -ectomy
Computerized records of one physician's encounters with patient over time
are collectively called and ____
A. EHR
B. PHR
C. EMR
D. AC - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔...A. EHR
What is the second step of medical history taking, a concise statement
describing the reason a patient came into the office, hospital or clinic?
A. chief complaint
B. Sysptom
C. problem
D. diagnosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔. chief complaint
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,Appendix A in the ICD-9 concerns itself with the _____
A. Morphology of Neoplasms
B. Classification of Drugs
C. Classification of Industrial Accidents
D. Glossary of Metal Disorders - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Morphology of
Neoplasms
The maximum dollar amount set for reimbursement to provider by an
insurance company and an associated network of healthcare providers is
called the _____
A. allowable charge
B. allowed amount
C. approved charge
D. all of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. all of the above
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, When coding from the ICD-9, if the same condition is described as both
acute and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the alphabetic index at
the same indentation level, code both and sequence the ___ code first
A. acute
B. chronic
C. it does not make a difference
D. further information is needed - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. acute
According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, a patient must be informed of the
name and ____ of the doctor who will be in charge of the patient's care in
the hospital.
A. primary language
B. position
C. education
D. specialty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. specialty
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