CPC Exam Questions And Answers.
medicare part A -
\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 -
\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) -
\combines benefits of part A and B, sometimes D.
Medicare—Part D -
\Prescription drug coverage
medical coding -
\The process of translating this written or dictated medical record into a series of
numeric and alpha numeric codes
2 primary types of insurers -
\commercial insurance plans and government insurance plans
Medicare -
\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 -
\a health insurance assistance program for low income people
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) -
\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 -
\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 -
\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? -
\1988
can a word have more than one root? -
\yes
blephar/o -
\eyelid
bucc/o -
\cheek
cholecyst/o -
\gallbladder
colp/o -
\vagina
cyst/o -
\A fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
derm/o -
\skin
encephal/o -
\brain
enter/o -
\intestine
hem/o, hemat/o -
\blood
my/o -
\muscle
myel/o -
\spinal cord, bone marrow
onych/o -
medicare part A -
\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 -
\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) -
\combines benefits of part A and B, sometimes D.
Medicare—Part D -
\Prescription drug coverage
medical coding -
\The process of translating this written or dictated medical record into a series of
numeric and alpha numeric codes
2 primary types of insurers -
\commercial insurance plans and government insurance plans
Medicare -
\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 -
\a health insurance assistance program for low income people
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) -
\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 -
\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 -
\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? -
\1988
can a word have more than one root? -
\yes
blephar/o -
\eyelid
bucc/o -
\cheek
cholecyst/o -
\gallbladder
colp/o -
\vagina
cyst/o -
\A fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
derm/o -
\skin
encephal/o -
\brain
enter/o -
\intestine
hem/o, hemat/o -
\blood
my/o -
\muscle
myel/o -
\spinal cord, bone marrow
onych/o -
