CPC Exam With Complete Questions And Answers (2023-
2024)
medicare part A - ANSWER The part of the Medicare program that pays for hospitalization, care
in a skilled nursing facility, home health care, and hospice care.
Medicare Part B - ANSWER the part of medicare that helps cover madically necessary physician
services outpatient care and other medical services full services not covered under medicare
part a part B is an optional benefit for which the patient must pay a premium in which generally
requires a yearly deductible and co insurance
Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) - ANSWER combines benefits of part A and B,
sometimes D.
Medicare—Part D - ANSWER Prescription drug coverage
medical coding - ANSWER The process of translating this written or dictated medical record
into a series of numeric and alpha numeric codes
2 primary types of insurers - ANSWER commercial insurance plans and government insurance
plans
Medicare - ANSWER provides coverage for people over the age of 65, bling or disabled
individuals, and people with permanent kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD)
Medicaid - ANSWER a health insurance assistance program for low income people
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - ANSWER Document that informs covered patients that
Medicare may not cover a certain service and the patient will be responsible for the bill
required before billing the patient if coverage is denied
HITECH - ANSWER Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
- allows patients to request an audit trail of their disclosures of their health info made through
the electronic health record
- requires that an individual be notified if their is an unauthorized disclosure of their health info
compliance plan - ANSWER A written set of instructions outlining the process for coding and
submitting accurate claims, and what to do if mistakes are found.
The AAPC was founded in what year? - ANSWER 1988
, can a word have more than one root? - ANSWER yes
blephar/o - ANSWER eyelid
bucc/o - ANSWER cheek
cholecyst/o - ANSWER gallbladder
colp/o - ANSWER vagina
cyst/o - ANSWER A fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
derm/o - ANSWER skin
encephal/o - ANSWER brain
enter/o - ANSWER intestine
hem/o, hemat/o - ANSWER blood
my/o - ANSWER muscle
myel/o - ANSWER spinal cord, bone marrow
onych/o - ANSWER nail
oste/o - ANSWER bone
phleb/o - ANSWER vein
pulm/o, pulmon/o - ANSWER lungs
synov/i - ANSWER synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
ab- - ANSWER away from
ad- - ANSWER toward, near
ante- - ANSWER before
ec-, ecto- - ANSWER out, outside
2024)
medicare part A - ANSWER The part of the Medicare program that pays for hospitalization, care
in a skilled nursing facility, home health care, and hospice care.
Medicare Part B - ANSWER the part of medicare that helps cover madically necessary physician
services outpatient care and other medical services full services not covered under medicare
part a part B is an optional benefit for which the patient must pay a premium in which generally
requires a yearly deductible and co insurance
Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) - ANSWER combines benefits of part A and B,
sometimes D.
Medicare—Part D - ANSWER Prescription drug coverage
medical coding - ANSWER The process of translating this written or dictated medical record
into a series of numeric and alpha numeric codes
2 primary types of insurers - ANSWER commercial insurance plans and government insurance
plans
Medicare - ANSWER provides coverage for people over the age of 65, bling or disabled
individuals, and people with permanent kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD)
Medicaid - ANSWER a health insurance assistance program for low income people
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - ANSWER Document that informs covered patients that
Medicare may not cover a certain service and the patient will be responsible for the bill
required before billing the patient if coverage is denied
HITECH - ANSWER Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
- allows patients to request an audit trail of their disclosures of their health info made through
the electronic health record
- requires that an individual be notified if their is an unauthorized disclosure of their health info
compliance plan - ANSWER A written set of instructions outlining the process for coding and
submitting accurate claims, and what to do if mistakes are found.
The AAPC was founded in what year? - ANSWER 1988
, can a word have more than one root? - ANSWER yes
blephar/o - ANSWER eyelid
bucc/o - ANSWER cheek
cholecyst/o - ANSWER gallbladder
colp/o - ANSWER vagina
cyst/o - ANSWER A fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
derm/o - ANSWER skin
encephal/o - ANSWER brain
enter/o - ANSWER intestine
hem/o, hemat/o - ANSWER blood
my/o - ANSWER muscle
myel/o - ANSWER spinal cord, bone marrow
onych/o - ANSWER nail
oste/o - ANSWER bone
phleb/o - ANSWER vein
pulm/o, pulmon/o - ANSWER lungs
synov/i - ANSWER synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
ab- - ANSWER away from
ad- - ANSWER toward, near
ante- - ANSWER before
ec-, ecto- - ANSWER out, outside
