Medical Billing & Coding Midterm
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What is the term that means medical billers and coders may only
perform certain administrative services that are consistent with
their training and experience? -
correct answer ✅Scope of practice
What is a secure, interactive website for patient-provider
communication and access to a medical office's databases? -
correct answer ✅Patient portal
What implies that an individual has met competencies in his or her
field, and can also provide a competitive edge in the marketplace? -
correct answer ✅Professional certification
The physician's diagnoses are documented in what section of a
SOAP note? -
correct answer ✅Assessment
What is the capacity of electronic heatlh records (EHRs) to
communicate and exchange information with one another -
correct answer ✅Interoperability
, Medical Billing & Coding Midterm
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What is a provider called who has agreed to accept negotiated
(often discounted) rates from a heatlh plan? -
correct answer ✅Network provider
What is a healthcare delivery system organized to manage cost,
utilization, and quality of care? -
correct answer ✅Managed care
What is the money that a medical practice has generated and is
available for use, especially to pay expenses? -
correct answer ✅Cash flow
What do health insurance specialists review in order to post
insurance payments and adjustments to a patient's account? -
correct answer ✅Remittance advice
Which federal law protects the privacy and security of a patient's
heatlh information? -
correct answer ✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What is the term that means medical billers and coders may only
perform certain administrative services that are consistent with
their training and experience? -
correct answer ✅Scope of practice
What is a secure, interactive website for patient-provider
communication and access to a medical office's databases? -
correct answer ✅Patient portal
What implies that an individual has met competencies in his or her
field, and can also provide a competitive edge in the marketplace? -
correct answer ✅Professional certification
The physician's diagnoses are documented in what section of a
SOAP note? -
correct answer ✅Assessment
What is the capacity of electronic heatlh records (EHRs) to
communicate and exchange information with one another -
correct answer ✅Interoperability
, Medical Billing & Coding Midterm
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What is a provider called who has agreed to accept negotiated
(often discounted) rates from a heatlh plan? -
correct answer ✅Network provider
What is a healthcare delivery system organized to manage cost,
utilization, and quality of care? -
correct answer ✅Managed care
What is the money that a medical practice has generated and is
available for use, especially to pay expenses? -
correct answer ✅Cash flow
What do health insurance specialists review in order to post
insurance payments and adjustments to a patient's account? -
correct answer ✅Remittance advice
Which federal law protects the privacy and security of a patient's
heatlh information? -
correct answer ✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA)
