NHA CBCS FINAL EXAM, CERTIFICATION EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE (ALL IN ONE DOCUMENT) NEWEST
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
Which of the following Medicare policies determines if a particular item or service is covered by
Medicare? - correct answer National Coverage Determination (NCD)
A patient's employer has not submitted a premium payment. Which of the following claim
statuses should the provider receive from the third-party payer? - correct answer Denied
A billing and coding specialist should routinely analyze which of the following to determine the
number of outstanding claims? - correct answer Aging report
Which of the following should a billing and coding specialist use to submit a claim with
supporting documents? - correct answer Claims attachment
Which of the following terms is used to communicate why a claim line item was denied or paid
differently than it was billing? - correct answer Claim adjustment codes
On a CMS-1500 claim form, which of the following information should the billing and coding
specialist enter into Block 32? - correct answer Service facility location information
A provider's office receives a subpoena requesting medical documentation from a patient's
medical record. After confirming the correct authorization, which of the following actions
should the billing and coding specialist take? - correct answer Send the medical information
pertaining to the dates of service requested
Which of the following is the deadline for Medicare claim submission? - correct answer 12
months from the date of service
Which of the following forms does a third-party payer require for physician services? - correct
answer CMS-1500
A patient who is an active member of the military recently returned from overseas and is in
need of specialty care. The patient does not have anyone designed with power of attorney.
Which of the following is considered a HIPAA violation? - correct answer The billing and coding
specialist sends the patient's records to the patient's partner.
Which of the following terms refers to the difference between the billing and allowed
amounts? - correct answer Adjustment
Which of the following HMO managed care services requires a referral? - correct answer
Durable medical equipment
Which of the following explains why Medicare will deny a particular service or procedure? -
correct answer Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
Which of the following types of claims is 120 days old? - correct answer Delinquent
, NHA CBCS FINAL EXAM, CERTIFICATION EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE (ALL IN ONE DOCUMENT) NEWEST
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
When reviewing an established patient's insurance card, the billing and coding specialist notices
a minor change from the existing card on file. Which of the following actions should the billing
and coding specialist take? - correct answer Photocopy both sides of the new card
A husband and wife each have group insurance through their employers. The wife has an
appointment with her provider. Which insurance should be used as primary for the
appointment? - correct answer The wife's insurance
Which of the following would most likely result in a denial on a Medicare claim? - correct
answer An experimental chemotherapy medication for a patient who has stage III renal cancer
Which of the following pieces of guarantor information is required when establishing a patient's
financial record? - correct answer Phone number
A provider surgically punctures through the space between the patient's ribs using an aspirating
needle to withdraw fluid from the chest cavity. Which of the following is the name of this
procedure? - correct answer Pleurocentesis
A patient has AARP as secondary insurance. In which of the following blocks on the CMS-1500
claim form should the information be entered? - correct answer Block 9
A Medicare non-participating (non-PAR) provider's approved payment amount is $200 for a
lobectomy and the deductible has been met. Which of the following amounts is the limiting
charge for this procedure? - correct answer $230
**A non-PAR who does not accept assignment, can collect a maximum of 15% (the limiting
charge) over the non-PAR Medicare fee schedule amount.
In the anesthesia section of the CPT manual, which of the following are considered qualifying
circumstances? - correct answer Add-on codes
Threading a catheter with a balloon into a coronary artery and expanding it to repair arteries
describes which of the following procedures? - correct answer Angioplasty
Which of the following actions by a billing and coding specialist would be considered fraud? -
correct answer Billing for services not provided
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the diagnostic codes in Block 21? -
correct answer These codes must correspond to the diagnosis pointer in Block 24E
Which of the following parts of the Medicare insurance program is managed by private, third-
party insurance providers that have been approved by Medicare? - correct answer Medicare
Part C
A billing and coding specialist can ensure appropriate insurance coverage for an outpatient
procedure by first using which of the following processes? - correct answer Precertification
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
Which of the following Medicare policies determines if a particular item or service is covered by
Medicare? - correct answer National Coverage Determination (NCD)
A patient's employer has not submitted a premium payment. Which of the following claim
statuses should the provider receive from the third-party payer? - correct answer Denied
A billing and coding specialist should routinely analyze which of the following to determine the
number of outstanding claims? - correct answer Aging report
Which of the following should a billing and coding specialist use to submit a claim with
supporting documents? - correct answer Claims attachment
Which of the following terms is used to communicate why a claim line item was denied or paid
differently than it was billing? - correct answer Claim adjustment codes
On a CMS-1500 claim form, which of the following information should the billing and coding
specialist enter into Block 32? - correct answer Service facility location information
A provider's office receives a subpoena requesting medical documentation from a patient's
medical record. After confirming the correct authorization, which of the following actions
should the billing and coding specialist take? - correct answer Send the medical information
pertaining to the dates of service requested
Which of the following is the deadline for Medicare claim submission? - correct answer 12
months from the date of service
Which of the following forms does a third-party payer require for physician services? - correct
answer CMS-1500
A patient who is an active member of the military recently returned from overseas and is in
need of specialty care. The patient does not have anyone designed with power of attorney.
Which of the following is considered a HIPAA violation? - correct answer The billing and coding
specialist sends the patient's records to the patient's partner.
Which of the following terms refers to the difference between the billing and allowed
amounts? - correct answer Adjustment
Which of the following HMO managed care services requires a referral? - correct answer
Durable medical equipment
Which of the following explains why Medicare will deny a particular service or procedure? -
correct answer Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
Which of the following types of claims is 120 days old? - correct answer Delinquent
, NHA CBCS FINAL EXAM, CERTIFICATION EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE (ALL IN ONE DOCUMENT) NEWEST
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM
When reviewing an established patient's insurance card, the billing and coding specialist notices
a minor change from the existing card on file. Which of the following actions should the billing
and coding specialist take? - correct answer Photocopy both sides of the new card
A husband and wife each have group insurance through their employers. The wife has an
appointment with her provider. Which insurance should be used as primary for the
appointment? - correct answer The wife's insurance
Which of the following would most likely result in a denial on a Medicare claim? - correct
answer An experimental chemotherapy medication for a patient who has stage III renal cancer
Which of the following pieces of guarantor information is required when establishing a patient's
financial record? - correct answer Phone number
A provider surgically punctures through the space between the patient's ribs using an aspirating
needle to withdraw fluid from the chest cavity. Which of the following is the name of this
procedure? - correct answer Pleurocentesis
A patient has AARP as secondary insurance. In which of the following blocks on the CMS-1500
claim form should the information be entered? - correct answer Block 9
A Medicare non-participating (non-PAR) provider's approved payment amount is $200 for a
lobectomy and the deductible has been met. Which of the following amounts is the limiting
charge for this procedure? - correct answer $230
**A non-PAR who does not accept assignment, can collect a maximum of 15% (the limiting
charge) over the non-PAR Medicare fee schedule amount.
In the anesthesia section of the CPT manual, which of the following are considered qualifying
circumstances? - correct answer Add-on codes
Threading a catheter with a balloon into a coronary artery and expanding it to repair arteries
describes which of the following procedures? - correct answer Angioplasty
Which of the following actions by a billing and coding specialist would be considered fraud? -
correct answer Billing for services not provided
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the diagnostic codes in Block 21? -
correct answer These codes must correspond to the diagnosis pointer in Block 24E
Which of the following parts of the Medicare insurance program is managed by private, third-
party insurance providers that have been approved by Medicare? - correct answer Medicare
Part C
A billing and coding specialist can ensure appropriate insurance coverage for an outpatient
procedure by first using which of the following processes? - correct answer Precertification
