NCCT Certified Insurance & Coding Test Part 1 - Medical Insurance & Billing Procedures| Questions with Verified Answers |100% Correct| Latest 2026/2027 Update.

NCCT Certified Insurance & Coding Test Part 1 -
Medical Insurance & Billing Procedures|
Questions with Verified Answers |100% Correct|
Latest 2026/2027 Update.


Question:

Which of the following is NOT typical knowledge expected of an insurance
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billing specialist?
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a. How to prevent fraudulent claims
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b. What constitutes abuse when processing insurance claims
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c. How to respond to a subpoena of records
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d. How to repair a fax machine?
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Answer:

d




Question:

A legally enforceable document composed by an insurance company
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describing an agreement is a(n) _______. i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




a. application
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b. policy
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c. health plan
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,d. eligibility verification form?
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Answer:

b




Question:

The patient-physician contract begins when the _______.
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a. physician schedule permits
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b. patient receives a physical exam
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c. physician completes the medical record
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d. physician agrees to treat the patient?
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Answer:

d




Question:

Scanners for directly reading claims into a computer's memory are called
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_______.

a. direct scanning devices
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b. bar codes
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c. electronic readers
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d. OCR devices?
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Answer:

, d




Question:

When a fax is used to transmit medical records, the patient must sign a
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_______.

a. release
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b. contract
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c. letter
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d. record?
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Answer:

a



Question:

In order to work competently as a medical claims specialist in a
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physician's office, one needs ________. i,- i,- i,- i,-




a. to learn medical transcription
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b. to know procedural and diagnostic coding
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c. to take the Hippocratic oath
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d. certification as a medical assistant?
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Answer:

b