NCCT BILLING AND CODING EXAM 2024
NEWEST EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Medical Billing Specialist should have expertise in ALL BUT WHICH ONE of these?
a. CPT and ICD-9-CM coding
b. Medical insurance
c. Clinical psychology
d. Medical terminology - ✔✔c
Medical etiquette has to do with ______.
a. showing consideration for others
b. customs in the medical profession
c. conduct, courtesy, and manners
d. All answers are correct - ✔✔d
From a legal standpoint, faxing patient information raises critical issues with ______?
a. increasing costs of health care
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,b. patient confidentiality
c. saving time in diagnosis
d. patient epidemiology - ✔✔b
The CPT code for endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm involving coverage of the
left subclavian artery origin, initial endoprosthesis plus descending thoracic aortic extension(s) if required
to the level of celiac artery origin is _____ _____.
a. 33880
b. 33881
c. 33883
d. 33886 - ✔✔a
ALL BUT WHICH ONE of the following is important patient information for office records?
a. Insurance policy numbers
b. Date of birth
c. Social Security number
d. Religious preference - ✔✔d
The code for chronic tonsillitis is _____.
a. 463.00
b. 474.00
c. 474.02
d. 476.00 - ✔✔b
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,For which one of the following should coding and billing be delayed until the pathology report been
received?
a. Third degree burns
b. Repair of lacerations
c. Excision of lesions
d. Removal of an organ - ✔✔c
Patient conditions should always do documented and coded _______.
a. to the highest degree of certainty
b. by the physician
c. according to staff consensus
d. by the office manager - ✔✔a
In the Medicare program, a "clean" claim means that _____.
a. the claim has no deficiencies
b. the carrier does not need to further investigate
c. the claim passes all electronic edits
d. All answers are correct - ✔✔d
The Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500 is _______.
a. outdated and should never be used
b. accepted by nearly all insurance carriers
c. required by the AMA
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, d. mandated by HIPAA - ✔✔d
The medical term for water on the brain is ______.
a. cephalocele
b. cephalohydrosis
c. hydrocephalus
d. hydrocele - ✔✔c
Which of the following is NOT associated with computers?
a. EPO
b. ROM
c. RAM
d. CPU - ✔✔a
State insurance commissioners or department will do ALL BUT WHICH ONE of the following?
a. Handle illegal cancellations of policies
b. Assure that agents comply with insurance laws
c. File insurance forms on behalf of people who cannot
d. Assure that brokers comply with insurance laws - ✔✔c
Under the original Medicare Plan, a patient who wants to protest payment that was not made should be
told to _____.
a. file an appeal
b. hire a lawyer
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NEWEST EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Medical Billing Specialist should have expertise in ALL BUT WHICH ONE of these?
a. CPT and ICD-9-CM coding
b. Medical insurance
c. Clinical psychology
d. Medical terminology - ✔✔c
Medical etiquette has to do with ______.
a. showing consideration for others
b. customs in the medical profession
c. conduct, courtesy, and manners
d. All answers are correct - ✔✔d
From a legal standpoint, faxing patient information raises critical issues with ______?
a. increasing costs of health care
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,b. patient confidentiality
c. saving time in diagnosis
d. patient epidemiology - ✔✔b
The CPT code for endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm involving coverage of the
left subclavian artery origin, initial endoprosthesis plus descending thoracic aortic extension(s) if required
to the level of celiac artery origin is _____ _____.
a. 33880
b. 33881
c. 33883
d. 33886 - ✔✔a
ALL BUT WHICH ONE of the following is important patient information for office records?
a. Insurance policy numbers
b. Date of birth
c. Social Security number
d. Religious preference - ✔✔d
The code for chronic tonsillitis is _____.
a. 463.00
b. 474.00
c. 474.02
d. 476.00 - ✔✔b
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,For which one of the following should coding and billing be delayed until the pathology report been
received?
a. Third degree burns
b. Repair of lacerations
c. Excision of lesions
d. Removal of an organ - ✔✔c
Patient conditions should always do documented and coded _______.
a. to the highest degree of certainty
b. by the physician
c. according to staff consensus
d. by the office manager - ✔✔a
In the Medicare program, a "clean" claim means that _____.
a. the claim has no deficiencies
b. the carrier does not need to further investigate
c. the claim passes all electronic edits
d. All answers are correct - ✔✔d
The Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500 is _______.
a. outdated and should never be used
b. accepted by nearly all insurance carriers
c. required by the AMA
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, d. mandated by HIPAA - ✔✔d
The medical term for water on the brain is ______.
a. cephalocele
b. cephalohydrosis
c. hydrocephalus
d. hydrocele - ✔✔c
Which of the following is NOT associated with computers?
a. EPO
b. ROM
c. RAM
d. CPU - ✔✔a
State insurance commissioners or department will do ALL BUT WHICH ONE of the following?
a. Handle illegal cancellations of policies
b. Assure that agents comply with insurance laws
c. File insurance forms on behalf of people who cannot
d. Assure that brokers comply with insurance laws - ✔✔c
Under the original Medicare Plan, a patient who wants to protest payment that was not made should be
told to _____.
a. file an appeal
b. hire a lawyer
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