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1. A hyphenated last name, such as "Lewis-Davidson," may be filed in multiple locations. The actual chart
would be filed under "Lewis-David- son," but additional file that was indexed under "Davidson: is an
example of
A. an appendix
B. cross-referencing
C. mixed filing
D. back filing: ...B. cross-referencing
2. What is a suffix meaning "surgical removal of a botomydy part"?
A. -otomy
B. -iasis
C. - ostomy
D. -ectomy: D. -ectomy
3. Computerized records of one physician's encounters with patient over time are collectively called and
A. EHR
B. PHR
C. EMR
D. AC: ...A. EHR
4. What is the second step of medical history taking, a concise statement describing the reason a patient
came into the office, hospital or clinic?
A. chief complaint
B. Sysptom
C. problem
D. diagnosis: . chief complaint
5. Appendix A in the ICD-9 concerns itself with the
A. Morphology of Neoplasms
B. Classification of Drugs
C. Classification of Industrial Accidents
D. Glossary of Metal Disorders: A. Morphology of Neoplasms
6. The maximum dollar amount set for reimbursement to provider by an insur- ance company and an associated
network of healthcare providers is called the
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A. allowable charge
B. allowed amount
C. approved charge
D. all of the above: D. all of the above
7. When coding from the ICD-9, if the same condition is described as both acute and chronic, and separate
subentries exist in the alphabetic index at the same indentation level, code both and sequence the code
first
A. acute
B. chronic
C. it does not make a difference
D. further information is needed: A. acute
8. According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, a patient must be informed of the name and of the doctor who will be
in charge of the patient's care in the hospital.
A. primary language
B. position
C. education
D. specialty: D. specialty
9. The block on the CMS-1500 claim form designated for service facility loca- tion information is
A. 33
B. 5
C. 31
D. 32: ...D. 32
10. In SOAP notes, a brief summary of the patient's symptoms that may often include a diagnosis, as well as a list
of other possible diagnoses, is a(n)
A, determination
B. evaluation
C. appraisal
D. assessment: D. assessment
11. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is the
plane.
A. sagittal
B. transverse
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C. frontal
D. midsagittal: D. midsagittal
12. In the ICD-9 NEC stands for
A. (Do) not enter code
B. Never exclude code
C. Nowhere Else code
D. Not Elsewhere Classified: D. Not Elsewhere classified
13. A record of one or more days' financial activity in the medical office is called a(n)
A. aging report
B. day sheet
C. daily spreadsheet
D. fiscal summary: B. day sheet
14. a method of determining insurance payments is
A. usual, customary, and reasonable
B. reasonable, usual and customary
C. customary, reasonable, and usual
D. acceptable, usual, and customary: ...A. usual, customary, and reasonable
15. A term that means not posing any serious threat to health, not particularly aggressive or recurrent is
A. malignant
B. benign
C. complaisant
D. copacetic: B. Benign
16. Anyone covered under another's health insurance plan (e.g. a child or spouse of the insured) is called
a(n)
A. guarantor
B. dependent
C. accessory
d. patient: B. dependent
17. POMR requires that a be assigned to each of the patients problems
A. letter
B. alphanumeric code
1. A hyphenated last name, such as "Lewis-Davidson," may be filed in multiple locations. The actual chart
would be filed under "Lewis-David- son," but additional file that was indexed under "Davidson: is an
example of
A. an appendix
B. cross-referencing
C. mixed filing
D. back filing: ...B. cross-referencing
2. What is a suffix meaning "surgical removal of a botomydy part"?
A. -otomy
B. -iasis
C. - ostomy
D. -ectomy: D. -ectomy
3. Computerized records of one physician's encounters with patient over time are collectively called and
A. EHR
B. PHR
C. EMR
D. AC: ...A. EHR
4. What is the second step of medical history taking, a concise statement describing the reason a patient
came into the office, hospital or clinic?
A. chief complaint
B. Sysptom
C. problem
D. diagnosis: . chief complaint
5. Appendix A in the ICD-9 concerns itself with the
A. Morphology of Neoplasms
B. Classification of Drugs
C. Classification of Industrial Accidents
D. Glossary of Metal Disorders: A. Morphology of Neoplasms
6. The maximum dollar amount set for reimbursement to provider by an insur- ance company and an associated
network of healthcare providers is called the
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A. allowable charge
B. allowed amount
C. approved charge
D. all of the above: D. all of the above
7. When coding from the ICD-9, if the same condition is described as both acute and chronic, and separate
subentries exist in the alphabetic index at the same indentation level, code both and sequence the code
first
A. acute
B. chronic
C. it does not make a difference
D. further information is needed: A. acute
8. According to the Patient's Bill of Rights, a patient must be informed of the name and of the doctor who will be
in charge of the patient's care in the hospital.
A. primary language
B. position
C. education
D. specialty: D. specialty
9. The block on the CMS-1500 claim form designated for service facility loca- tion information is
A. 33
B. 5
C. 31
D. 32: ...D. 32
10. In SOAP notes, a brief summary of the patient's symptoms that may often include a diagnosis, as well as a list
of other possible diagnoses, is a(n)
A, determination
B. evaluation
C. appraisal
D. assessment: D. assessment
11. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is the
plane.
A. sagittal
B. transverse
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C. frontal
D. midsagittal: D. midsagittal
12. In the ICD-9 NEC stands for
A. (Do) not enter code
B. Never exclude code
C. Nowhere Else code
D. Not Elsewhere Classified: D. Not Elsewhere classified
13. A record of one or more days' financial activity in the medical office is called a(n)
A. aging report
B. day sheet
C. daily spreadsheet
D. fiscal summary: B. day sheet
14. a method of determining insurance payments is
A. usual, customary, and reasonable
B. reasonable, usual and customary
C. customary, reasonable, and usual
D. acceptable, usual, and customary: ...A. usual, customary, and reasonable
15. A term that means not posing any serious threat to health, not particularly aggressive or recurrent is
A. malignant
B. benign
C. complaisant
D. copacetic: B. Benign
16. Anyone covered under another's health insurance plan (e.g. a child or spouse of the insured) is called
a(n)
A. guarantor
B. dependent
C. accessory
d. patient: B. dependent
17. POMR requires that a be assigned to each of the patients problems
A. letter
B. alphanumeric code
