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NCMA Practice Test Questions and Verified
Answers
Q: Changing an existing field, record, or file in a database is called
indexing
modification
inserting
appending
ANS: modification
Q:
IV medication is administered in which one of the following manners?
Drops per minute
Drops per hour
Drops per 24-hour period
Drops per second
ANS: Drops per minute
Q:
Which of the following is not a major objective that guided the development of ICD-10-
PCS?
These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-10-PCS.
Multiaxial
Expandability
Completeness
ANS: These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-10-PCS.
Q:
Which of the following types of coding systems is used to code medical services?
CPT
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ICD-10-CM
DRG
RBRVS
ANS: CPT
Q:
The inner protective layer of the brain and spinal cord is the
dura mater
pia mater
meninges
arachnoid
ANS: pia mater
Q:
All of the following are purposes of medical records EXCEPT
intra- and interoffice communication
chronological record of a patient's medical care
legal protection for patient
financial record of patient's account balance
ANS: financial record of patient's account balance
Q:
Which of the following commonly serves as a fiscal intermediary for the Medicare
program?
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Tricare
Medicaid
Workers' compensation
ANS: Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Q:
_____ prohibits the use of unfair employment practices regarding people over 40 years of
age.
ADEA
ADAE
FLSA
ADA
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ANS: ADEA
Q:
When reducing fees, which of the following is an example of a courtesy allowance?
Discount given to a clergy member
Discount given to an indigent patient
Discount to third-party payors
None of these answers
ANS: Discount given to a clergy member
Q:
Which type of mail is not easily traced?
Express
Fourth class
First class
Second class
ANS: First class
Q:
_____ measures the rate at which anticoagulated RBCs will fall when allowed to settle in
a thin columnar tube.
ESR
Hgb
CBC
Hct
ANS: ESR
Q:
A form prepared by the manufacturer that describes a substance's physical and chemical
properties is called
None of these answers
ERTK
OSHA 1910
SDS
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ANS: SDS
Q:
Title 19 of the Social Security Act best describes
Tricare
Medicaid
CHAMPVA
Medicare
ANS: Medicaid
Q:
A network of physicians and hospitals who contract with insurance companies is called
a(n)
HMO
PCP
EPO
PPO
ANS: PPO
Q:
_____ is a source of phosphorus.
Cauliflower
Whole-grain cereals
Green, leafy vegetables
Tomatoes
ANS: Whole-grain cereals
Q:
The legal term in Latin that means "the thing speaks for itself."
Locum tenens
Stare decisis
Res ipsa loquitur
Respondeat superior
ANS: Res ipsa loquitur
NCMA Practice Test Questions and Verified
Answers
Q: Changing an existing field, record, or file in a database is called
indexing
modification
inserting
appending
ANS: modification
Q:
IV medication is administered in which one of the following manners?
Drops per minute
Drops per hour
Drops per 24-hour period
Drops per second
ANS: Drops per minute
Q:
Which of the following is not a major objective that guided the development of ICD-10-
PCS?
These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-10-PCS.
Multiaxial
Expandability
Completeness
ANS: These are all objectives used in the development of ICD-10-PCS.
Q:
Which of the following types of coding systems is used to code medical services?
CPT
, Page | 2
ICD-10-CM
DRG
RBRVS
ANS: CPT
Q:
The inner protective layer of the brain and spinal cord is the
dura mater
pia mater
meninges
arachnoid
ANS: pia mater
Q:
All of the following are purposes of medical records EXCEPT
intra- and interoffice communication
chronological record of a patient's medical care
legal protection for patient
financial record of patient's account balance
ANS: financial record of patient's account balance
Q:
Which of the following commonly serves as a fiscal intermediary for the Medicare
program?
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Tricare
Medicaid
Workers' compensation
ANS: Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Q:
_____ prohibits the use of unfair employment practices regarding people over 40 years of
age.
ADEA
ADAE
FLSA
ADA
, Page | 3
ANS: ADEA
Q:
When reducing fees, which of the following is an example of a courtesy allowance?
Discount given to a clergy member
Discount given to an indigent patient
Discount to third-party payors
None of these answers
ANS: Discount given to a clergy member
Q:
Which type of mail is not easily traced?
Express
Fourth class
First class
Second class
ANS: First class
Q:
_____ measures the rate at which anticoagulated RBCs will fall when allowed to settle in
a thin columnar tube.
ESR
Hgb
CBC
Hct
ANS: ESR
Q:
A form prepared by the manufacturer that describes a substance's physical and chemical
properties is called
None of these answers
ERTK
OSHA 1910
SDS
, Page | 4
ANS: SDS
Q:
Title 19 of the Social Security Act best describes
Tricare
Medicaid
CHAMPVA
Medicare
ANS: Medicaid
Q:
A network of physicians and hospitals who contract with insurance companies is called
a(n)
HMO
PCP
EPO
PPO
ANS: PPO
Q:
_____ is a source of phosphorus.
Cauliflower
Whole-grain cereals
Green, leafy vegetables
Tomatoes
ANS: Whole-grain cereals
Q:
The legal term in Latin that means "the thing speaks for itself."
Locum tenens
Stare decisis
Res ipsa loquitur
Respondeat superior
ANS: Res ipsa loquitur
