NHA CBCS

A child is brought into a facility by their mother. The child is covered under both parents' insurance policies. The child's father was born on 10/1/1980 and their mother was born on 10/2/1981. Which of the following statements is true regarding the primary policy holder for the child? - ANSWER The father is the primary policy holder because his birthday falls first in the calendar year. A billing and coding specialist is submitting a claim for a school-age child who was brought to the clinic by their maternal grandmother. The child's parents are divorced and remarried, and the child's mother has legal custody of the child. The specialist should recognize that the child's primary insurance coverage is provided through which of the following insured individuals? - ANSWER Biologic mother Which of the following is the purpose of running an insurance aging report each month? - ANSWER To determine which claims are outstanding from third-party payers A billing and coding specialist observes a colleague perform an unethical