NCCT Insurance & Coding Test questions with verified
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A patient has called to schedule an appointment for an office visit to see the doctor
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tomorrow for an earache. It is discovered during the scheduling process that the
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insurance policy on file has been cancelled. Which of the following should the
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insurance and coding specialist do next? - ✔✔Advise the patient to bring current
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insurance information to the appointment.
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An established patient is being seen by the physician today. The patient owes $25.00
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for the visit. The amount collected for the office visit is called the - ✔✔copayment
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A patient was seen in the office. Charges were recorded and submitted to the patient's
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insurance, and an EOB was received by the office with a payment of $70.89. These
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transactions should be recorded in the - ✔✔patient ledger. || || || || || || || ||
A new HIM director was recently hired at a hospital. She was advised her health
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insurance benefits become available in 90 days. Which of the following is correct
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regarding her health insurance? - ✔✔She will be able to keep her current medical
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insurance from her previous job through COBRA.
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A claim submitted with all the necessary and accurate information so that it can be
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processed and paid is called a - ✔✔clean claim.
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A patient has two health insurance policies-a group insurance plan through her full-
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time employer and another group insurance plan through her husband's employer.
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Which of the following policies should be billed as primary? - ✔✔her policy.
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A patient has called to schedule an appointment for an office visit to see the doctor
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tomorrow for an earache. It is discovered during the scheduling process that the
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insurance policy on file has been cancelled. Which of the following should the
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insurance and coding specialist do next? - ✔✔Advise the patient to bring current
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insurance information to the appointment.
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An established patient is being seen by the physician today. The patient owes $25.00
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for the visit. The amount collected for the office visit is called the - ✔✔copayment
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A patient was seen in the office. Charges were recorded and submitted to the patient's
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insurance, and an EOB was received by the office with a payment of $70.89. These
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transactions should be recorded in the - ✔✔patient ledger. || || || || || || || ||
A new HIM director was recently hired at a hospital. She was advised her health
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insurance benefits become available in 90 days. Which of the following is correct
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regarding her health insurance? - ✔✔She will be able to keep her current medical
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insurance from her previous job through COBRA.
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A claim submitted with all the necessary and accurate information so that it can be
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processed and paid is called a - ✔✔clean claim.
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A patient has two health insurance policies-a group insurance plan through her full-
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time employer and another group insurance plan through her husband's employer.
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Which of the following policies should be billed as primary? - ✔✔her policy.
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