NCCT Insurance & Coding Practice Test
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
A patient has called to schedule an appointment for an office
visit to see the doctor tomorrow for an earache. It is
discovered during the scheduling process that the insurance
policy on file has been cancelled. Which of the following
should the insurance and coding specialist do next? - Correct
Answers ✅Advise the patient to bring current insurance
information to the appointment.
An established patient is being seen by the physician today.
The patient owes $25.00 for the visit. The amount collected
for the office visit is called the - Correct Answers
✅copayment
A patient was seen in the office. Charges were recorded and
submitted to the patient's insurance, and an EOB was
received by the office with a payment of $70.89. These
transactions should be recorded in the - Correct Answers
✅patient ledger.
A new HIM director was recently hired at a hospital. She was
advised her health insurance benefits become available in 90
days. Which of the following is correct regarding her health
insurance? - Correct Answers ✅She will be able to keep her
current medical insurance from her previous job through
COBRA.
, NCCT Insurance & Coding Practice Test
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
A claim submitted with all the necessary and accurate
information so that it can be processed and paid is called a -
Correct Answers ✅clean claim.
A patient has two health insurance policies-a group insurance
plan through her full-time employer and another group
insurance plan through her husband's employer. Which of the
following policies should be billed as primary? - Correct
Answers ✅her policy.
A Medicare patient has an 80/20 plan. The charged amount
was $300.00. The amount allowed was $100.00. Which is the
patient's coinsurance? - Correct Answers ✅20%
A Medicare patient presents to an outpatient hospital facility
for a scheduled hysterectomy. To which Medicare plan should
the facility submit the claim? - Correct Answers ✅Part B
Claims are often rejected because a provider needs to obtain
- Correct Answers ✅pre-authorizations.
How often should the encounter form/superbill CPT codes be
updated? - Correct Answers ✅annually
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
A patient has called to schedule an appointment for an office
visit to see the doctor tomorrow for an earache. It is
discovered during the scheduling process that the insurance
policy on file has been cancelled. Which of the following
should the insurance and coding specialist do next? - Correct
Answers ✅Advise the patient to bring current insurance
information to the appointment.
An established patient is being seen by the physician today.
The patient owes $25.00 for the visit. The amount collected
for the office visit is called the - Correct Answers
✅copayment
A patient was seen in the office. Charges were recorded and
submitted to the patient's insurance, and an EOB was
received by the office with a payment of $70.89. These
transactions should be recorded in the - Correct Answers
✅patient ledger.
A new HIM director was recently hired at a hospital. She was
advised her health insurance benefits become available in 90
days. Which of the following is correct regarding her health
insurance? - Correct Answers ✅She will be able to keep her
current medical insurance from her previous job through
COBRA.
, NCCT Insurance & Coding Practice Test
Exam Questions + Verified Answers
100% correct, Update 2026
A claim submitted with all the necessary and accurate
information so that it can be processed and paid is called a -
Correct Answers ✅clean claim.
A patient has two health insurance policies-a group insurance
plan through her full-time employer and another group
insurance plan through her husband's employer. Which of the
following policies should be billed as primary? - Correct
Answers ✅her policy.
A Medicare patient has an 80/20 plan. The charged amount
was $300.00. The amount allowed was $100.00. Which is the
patient's coinsurance? - Correct Answers ✅20%
A Medicare patient presents to an outpatient hospital facility
for a scheduled hysterectomy. To which Medicare plan should
the facility submit the claim? - Correct Answers ✅Part B
Claims are often rejected because a provider needs to obtain
- Correct Answers ✅pre-authorizations.
How often should the encounter form/superbill CPT codes be
updated? - Correct Answers ✅annually
