before they are submitted is to the claims.
2. A claim that is printed and mailed to the carrier is Hard
called a copy.
3. The current Healthcare Claim Form has also been HCFA 1500,the
called: universal claim
form, CMS-1500
4. The transaction and code sets for the CMS-1500 are 837P
called the:
5. The medical assistant should do which of the follow- Collect the com-
ing when a new patient comes to the office? pleted patient in-
formation sheet,
make a copy of
the patients in-
surance card(front
and back), make
a copy of the pa-
tients driver's li-
cense
6. Verification of insurance benefits is usually done by: Calling the insur-
ance carrier
7. Block 1 of the CMS-1500 contains what information? Type of insurance
coverage
8. The insured's name is found in block 4
9. The patient's name is found in block 2
10. What is meant by "other insured" on the claim form? The insured who
covers the patient
on his or her insur-
ance plan
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