Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide
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Michelle A. Green
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Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement 2025 (20 Edition)
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Chapter 1 Health Insurance Specialist Career
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Chapter 2 Introduction to Health Insurance and Managed Care
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Chapter 3 Introduction to Revenue Management
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Chapter 4 Revenue Management: Insurance Claims, Denied Claims and Appeals, and Credit and
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Legal Aspects of Health Insurance and Reimbursement
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Chapter 6 ICD-10-CM Coding
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Chapter 7 CPT Coding
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Chapter 8 HCPCS Level II Coding
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Chapter 9 CMS Reimbursement Methodologies
Chapter 10 CMS-1500 and UB-04 Claims
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Chapter 11 Commercial Insurance
Chapter 12 BlueCross BlueShield
Chapter 13 Medicare
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Chapter 14 Medicaid
Chapter 15 TRICARE
Chapter 16 Workers’ Compensation
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Chapter 01 - Health Insurance Specialist Career
1. If the insurance plan has a hold harmless clause, it means that the patient
a. is charged for fees by the health care provider, per the EOB.
b. automatically has lower out-of-pocket health care expenses.
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c. is not responsible for paying what the insurance plan denies.
d. is required to pay any amounts that the insurance plan denies.
ANSWER: c
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHI_GREEN_26_1.1 - Briefly summarize health insurance claims processing and
the parties involved.
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2. The process of reporting diagnoses and procedures/services as numeric and alphanumeric characters on the insurance
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claim is called .
a. transcribing
b. coding
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c. reporting
d. auditing
ANSWER: b
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHI_GREEN_26_1.1 - Briefly summarize health insurance claims processing and
the parties involved.
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3. A claims examiner reviews health-related claims to determine whether the charges are reasonable, in addition to
a. assigning ICD-10-CM and CPT codes.
b. billing patients for copayments and coinsurance.
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c. determining the medical necessity of services/procedures.
d. resubmitting denied claims to health care providers.
ANSWER: c
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHI_GREEN_26_1.1 - Briefly summarize health insurance claims processing and
the parties involved.
UHI_GREEN_26_1.2 - Identify career opportunities available for health insurance
specialists.
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Chapter 01 - Health Insurance Specialist Career
4. Which is another name for a health insurance specialist?
a. Billing specialist
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b. Coding specialist
c. Health information specialist
d. Reimbursement specialist
ANSWER: d
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHI_GREEN_26_1.2 - Identify career opportunities available for health insurance
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specialists.
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5. A claims examiner is employed by a
a. facility to submit claims.
b. governmental agency to process claims.
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c. physician’s office to submit claims.
d. third-party payer to review claims.
ANSWER: d
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHI_GREEN_26_1.2 - Identify career opportunities available for health insurance
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6. Which involves linking every procedure or service code reported on the claim to a condition code that justifies the
reason for performing that procedure or service?
a. Claims adjudication
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b. Diagnosis coding
c. Medical necessity
d. Reimbursement processing
ANSWER: c
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POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: UHI_GREEN_26_1.1 - Briefly summarize health insurance claims processing and
the parties involved.
DATE CREATED: 1/10/2025 12:46 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 1/10/2025 12:46 AM