MEDICAL BILLING AND CODING EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION
1. Q: What does the prefix "hyper-" mean? ANSWER Above, excessive, or
beyond normal
2. Q: What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean? ANSWER Surgical removal of
3. Q: What does "cardio-" refer to? ANSWER Heart
4. Q: What is the meaning of "-itis"? ANSWER Inflammation
5. Q: What does "gastro-" mean? ANSWER Stomach
6. Q: What does the suffix "-ology" mean? ANSWER Study of
7. Q: What does "hepat-" refer to? ANSWER Liver
8. Q: What does "-pathy" mean? ANSWER Disease or disorder
9. Q: What does "nephr-" relate to? ANSWER Kidney
10. Q: What does the prefix "brady-" mean? ANSWER Slow
11. Q: What does "dermat-" refer to? ANSWER Skin
12. Q: What does "-plasty" mean? ANSWER Surgical repair
13. Q: What does "oste-" mean? ANSWER Bone
14. Q: What does the suffix "-algia" indicate? ANSWER Pain
15. Q: What does "hem-" or "hemat-" refer to? ANSWER Blood
16. Q: What does "-scopy" mean? ANSWER Visual examination
17. Q: What does "pneum-" relate to? ANSWER Lung or air
18. Q: What does the prefix "tachy-" mean? ANSWER Fast or rapid
19. Q: What does "crani-" refer to? ANSWER Skull
20. Q: What does "-centesis" mean? ANSWER Surgical puncture to remove
fluid
21. Q: What does "arthr-" mean? ANSWER Joint
,22. Q: What does the suffix "-penia" indicate? ANSWER Deficiency or
decrease
23. Q: What does "neur-" refer to? ANSWER Nerve
24. Q: What does "-rrhea" mean? ANSWER Flow or discharge
25. Q: What does "cyst-" relate to? ANSWER Bladder or sac
26. Q: What does the prefix "dys-" mean? ANSWER Difficult, painful, or
abnormal
27. Q: What does "thorac-" refer to? ANSWER Chest
28. Q: What does "-stomy" mean? ANSWER Creation of an artificial
opening
29. Q: What does "col-" or "colo-" mean? ANSWER Colon
30. Q: What does the suffix "-megaly" indicate? ANSWER Enlargement
31. Q: What does "encephal-" refer to? ANSWER Brain
32. Q: What does "-lysis" mean? ANSWER Breakdown or destruction
33. Q: What does "ot-" relate to? ANSWER Ear
34. Q: What does the prefix "poly-" mean? ANSWER Many or multiple
35. Q: What does "ophthalm-" refer to? ANSWER Eye
36. Q: What does "-gram" mean? ANSWER Record or picture
37. Q: What does "enter-" relate to? ANSWER Intestine
38. Q: What does the suffix "-osis" indicate? ANSWER Abnormal
condition or disease
39. Q: What does "my-" or "myo-" mean? ANSWER Muscle
40. Q: What does "-tomy" mean? ANSWER Incision or cutting into
41. Q: What does "rhin-" refer to? ANSWER Nose
42. Q: What does the prefix "a-" or "an-" mean? ANSWER Without or
absence of
43. Q: What does "thromb-" relate to? ANSWER Clot
44. Q: What does "-rrhage" or "-rrhagia" mean? ANSWER Excessive
bleeding or hemorrhage
, 45. Q: What does "laryng-" refer to? ANSWER Larynx or voice box
46. Q: What does the suffix "-pnea" indicate? ANSWER Breathing
47. Q: What does "gluc-" or "glyc-" mean? ANSWER Sugar or glucose
48. Q: What does "-pexy" mean? ANSWER Surgical fixation
49. Q: What does "mamm-" or "mast-" refer to? ANSWER Breast
50. Q: What does the prefix "hypo-" mean? ANSWER Below, under, or
deficient
Section 2: ICD-10-CM Coding (51-100)
51. Q: What does ICD stand for? ANSWER International Classification of
Diseases
52. Q: What is the current version of ICD used in the United States?
ANSWER ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification)
53. Q: How many characters can an ICD-10-CM code have? ANSWER 3
to 7 characters
54. Q: What does the first character of an ICD-10-CM code represent?
ANSWER The category or chapter of the disease or condition
55. Q: Can the first character of an ICD-10-CM code be a number?
ANSWER Yes, except for the letter U which is reserved for future use
56. Q: What is a placeholder "X" used for in ICD-10-CM? ANSWER To
fill empty positions when a 7th character is required
57. Q: What does the 7th character in ICD-10-CM often indicate?
ANSWER Episode of care (initial, subsequent, sequela) or fetus identification
58. Q: What are the three types of encounters indicated by 7th characters?
ANSWER A (initial), D (subsequent), S (sequela)
59. Q: Where do you find the alphabetic index in ICD-10-CM? ANSWER
Volume 2 of the coding manual
60. Q: Where is the tabular list located in ICD-10-CM? ANSWER Volume
1 of the coding manual
61. Q: Should you code directly from the alphabetic index? ANSWER No,
always verify codes in the tabular list
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION
1. Q: What does the prefix "hyper-" mean? ANSWER Above, excessive, or
beyond normal
2. Q: What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean? ANSWER Surgical removal of
3. Q: What does "cardio-" refer to? ANSWER Heart
4. Q: What is the meaning of "-itis"? ANSWER Inflammation
5. Q: What does "gastro-" mean? ANSWER Stomach
6. Q: What does the suffix "-ology" mean? ANSWER Study of
7. Q: What does "hepat-" refer to? ANSWER Liver
8. Q: What does "-pathy" mean? ANSWER Disease or disorder
9. Q: What does "nephr-" relate to? ANSWER Kidney
10. Q: What does the prefix "brady-" mean? ANSWER Slow
11. Q: What does "dermat-" refer to? ANSWER Skin
12. Q: What does "-plasty" mean? ANSWER Surgical repair
13. Q: What does "oste-" mean? ANSWER Bone
14. Q: What does the suffix "-algia" indicate? ANSWER Pain
15. Q: What does "hem-" or "hemat-" refer to? ANSWER Blood
16. Q: What does "-scopy" mean? ANSWER Visual examination
17. Q: What does "pneum-" relate to? ANSWER Lung or air
18. Q: What does the prefix "tachy-" mean? ANSWER Fast or rapid
19. Q: What does "crani-" refer to? ANSWER Skull
20. Q: What does "-centesis" mean? ANSWER Surgical puncture to remove
fluid
21. Q: What does "arthr-" mean? ANSWER Joint
,22. Q: What does the suffix "-penia" indicate? ANSWER Deficiency or
decrease
23. Q: What does "neur-" refer to? ANSWER Nerve
24. Q: What does "-rrhea" mean? ANSWER Flow or discharge
25. Q: What does "cyst-" relate to? ANSWER Bladder or sac
26. Q: What does the prefix "dys-" mean? ANSWER Difficult, painful, or
abnormal
27. Q: What does "thorac-" refer to? ANSWER Chest
28. Q: What does "-stomy" mean? ANSWER Creation of an artificial
opening
29. Q: What does "col-" or "colo-" mean? ANSWER Colon
30. Q: What does the suffix "-megaly" indicate? ANSWER Enlargement
31. Q: What does "encephal-" refer to? ANSWER Brain
32. Q: What does "-lysis" mean? ANSWER Breakdown or destruction
33. Q: What does "ot-" relate to? ANSWER Ear
34. Q: What does the prefix "poly-" mean? ANSWER Many or multiple
35. Q: What does "ophthalm-" refer to? ANSWER Eye
36. Q: What does "-gram" mean? ANSWER Record or picture
37. Q: What does "enter-" relate to? ANSWER Intestine
38. Q: What does the suffix "-osis" indicate? ANSWER Abnormal
condition or disease
39. Q: What does "my-" or "myo-" mean? ANSWER Muscle
40. Q: What does "-tomy" mean? ANSWER Incision or cutting into
41. Q: What does "rhin-" refer to? ANSWER Nose
42. Q: What does the prefix "a-" or "an-" mean? ANSWER Without or
absence of
43. Q: What does "thromb-" relate to? ANSWER Clot
44. Q: What does "-rrhage" or "-rrhagia" mean? ANSWER Excessive
bleeding or hemorrhage
, 45. Q: What does "laryng-" refer to? ANSWER Larynx or voice box
46. Q: What does the suffix "-pnea" indicate? ANSWER Breathing
47. Q: What does "gluc-" or "glyc-" mean? ANSWER Sugar or glucose
48. Q: What does "-pexy" mean? ANSWER Surgical fixation
49. Q: What does "mamm-" or "mast-" refer to? ANSWER Breast
50. Q: What does the prefix "hypo-" mean? ANSWER Below, under, or
deficient
Section 2: ICD-10-CM Coding (51-100)
51. Q: What does ICD stand for? ANSWER International Classification of
Diseases
52. Q: What is the current version of ICD used in the United States?
ANSWER ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification)
53. Q: How many characters can an ICD-10-CM code have? ANSWER 3
to 7 characters
54. Q: What does the first character of an ICD-10-CM code represent?
ANSWER The category or chapter of the disease or condition
55. Q: Can the first character of an ICD-10-CM code be a number?
ANSWER Yes, except for the letter U which is reserved for future use
56. Q: What is a placeholder "X" used for in ICD-10-CM? ANSWER To
fill empty positions when a 7th character is required
57. Q: What does the 7th character in ICD-10-CM often indicate?
ANSWER Episode of care (initial, subsequent, sequela) or fetus identification
58. Q: What are the three types of encounters indicated by 7th characters?
ANSWER A (initial), D (subsequent), S (sequela)
59. Q: Where do you find the alphabetic index in ICD-10-CM? ANSWER
Volume 2 of the coding manual
60. Q: Where is the tabular list located in ICD-10-CM? ANSWER Volume
1 of the coding manual
61. Q: Should you code directly from the alphabetic index? ANSWER No,
always verify codes in the tabular list
