NHA MEDICAL ASSISTANT CCMA FINAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Left Hypochondriac Region. Answer: left upper region below the
rib cartilage
◉ Right lumbar Region. Answer: right middle region near the waist
◉ Left Lumbar Region. Answer:
◉ Right Iliac Region. Answer:
◉ Left Iliac Region. Answer:
◉ Chain of Infection. Answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
◉ Wheezing. Answer: Difficult breathing with a high-pitched
whistling or sighing sound during expiration
◉ Rales. Answer: Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs
,◉ Rhonchi. Answer: loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of
bronchi obstructed by sputum
◉ kg -> lbs. Answer: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer:
◉ Intradermal needle gauge. Answer: 27-28
◉ Intradermal Needle Length. Answer: 3/8 in
◉ Subcutaneous Needle Gauge. Answer: 25-26
◉ Subcutaneous Needle Length. Answer: 1/2 to 5/8 inch
◉ Intramuscular Needle gauge. Answer: 20-23
◉ Intramuscular Needle Length. Answer: 1-3 inches
◉ Smaller. Answer: the higher the needle gauge number, the ___ the
diameter
,◉ Precertification. Answer: A process required by some insurance
carriers in which the provider must prove medical necessity before
performing a procedure.
◉ EMR. Answer: electronic medical record
◉ suffix. Answer: word ending
◉ prefix. Answer: a syllable or word that comes before a root word
to change its meaning
◉ Pancreas. Answer: digestion and endocrine
◉ Thymus. Answer: endocrine and immune
◉ Upcoding. Answer: A fraudulent practice in which provider
services are billed for higher procedural codes than were actually
performed, resulting in a higher payment.
◉ Usual Fee. Answer: Fee for a service or procedure that is charged
by a provider for most patients under typical circumstances.
, ◉ Customary fee. Answer: fee typically charged for a service in a
particular geographic area
◉ Reasonable Fee. Answer: The generally accepted fee a physician
charges for an exceptionally difficult or complicated service. A
charge is considered reasonable if it is deemed acceptable after peer
review even if it does not meet the criteria for a customary fee or
prevailing charges.
◉ Capitation. Answer: System of payment used by managed care
plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a fixed, per capita
amount for each patient enrolled over a stated period regardless of
the type and number of services provided; reimbursement to the
hospital on a per-member/per-month basis to cover costs for the
members of the plan.
◉ Phantom Billing. Answer: Billing for services not performed
◉ Who do you report to for Fraud?. Answer: Office of Civil Rights
(OCR)
◉ Who do you report to for unsecured HPI?. Answer: Secretary of
Health and Human Services
2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Left Hypochondriac Region. Answer: left upper region below the
rib cartilage
◉ Right lumbar Region. Answer: right middle region near the waist
◉ Left Lumbar Region. Answer:
◉ Right Iliac Region. Answer:
◉ Left Iliac Region. Answer:
◉ Chain of Infection. Answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
◉ Wheezing. Answer: Difficult breathing with a high-pitched
whistling or sighing sound during expiration
◉ Rales. Answer: Crackles; wet crackling noise in lungs
,◉ Rhonchi. Answer: loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of
bronchi obstructed by sputum
◉ kg -> lbs. Answer: 1 kg = 2.2 lbs
◉ Trendelenburg position. Answer:
◉ Intradermal needle gauge. Answer: 27-28
◉ Intradermal Needle Length. Answer: 3/8 in
◉ Subcutaneous Needle Gauge. Answer: 25-26
◉ Subcutaneous Needle Length. Answer: 1/2 to 5/8 inch
◉ Intramuscular Needle gauge. Answer: 20-23
◉ Intramuscular Needle Length. Answer: 1-3 inches
◉ Smaller. Answer: the higher the needle gauge number, the ___ the
diameter
,◉ Precertification. Answer: A process required by some insurance
carriers in which the provider must prove medical necessity before
performing a procedure.
◉ EMR. Answer: electronic medical record
◉ suffix. Answer: word ending
◉ prefix. Answer: a syllable or word that comes before a root word
to change its meaning
◉ Pancreas. Answer: digestion and endocrine
◉ Thymus. Answer: endocrine and immune
◉ Upcoding. Answer: A fraudulent practice in which provider
services are billed for higher procedural codes than were actually
performed, resulting in a higher payment.
◉ Usual Fee. Answer: Fee for a service or procedure that is charged
by a provider for most patients under typical circumstances.
, ◉ Customary fee. Answer: fee typically charged for a service in a
particular geographic area
◉ Reasonable Fee. Answer: The generally accepted fee a physician
charges for an exceptionally difficult or complicated service. A
charge is considered reasonable if it is deemed acceptable after peer
review even if it does not meet the criteria for a customary fee or
prevailing charges.
◉ Capitation. Answer: System of payment used by managed care
plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a fixed, per capita
amount for each patient enrolled over a stated period regardless of
the type and number of services provided; reimbursement to the
hospital on a per-member/per-month basis to cover costs for the
members of the plan.
◉ Phantom Billing. Answer: Billing for services not performed
◉ Who do you report to for Fraud?. Answer: Office of Civil Rights
(OCR)
◉ Who do you report to for unsecured HPI?. Answer: Secretary of
Health and Human Services
