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Many coding professionals go on to find work as: - ANSWER-Consultant A medical record contains information on all but what areas? - ANSWER-Financial records Technicians who specialize in coding are called: - ANSWER-Coding specialists EHR stands for: - ANSWER-Electronic health record What...

When coding in operative report what action would NOT be recommended? - ANSWER-Coding from the header with out reading the body of the report If an NCD doesn't exist for a particular service/procedure performed on a Medicare patient who determines coverage? - ANSWER-Medicare administrative contr...

Which of the following actions is considered under the False Claim Act? - ANSWER-Upcoding or unbundling services A health plan sends a request for medical records in order to adjudicate a claim. Does the office have to notify the patient or have them sign a release to send the information? - ANSW...

What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? - ANSWER-Physician Assistant (PA) The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or technologies are considered m...

What form is provided to a patient to indicate a service may not be covered by medicare and the patient may be responsible for the charges? - answer-ABN Under HIPAA what would be a policy requirement for "minimum necessary"? - answer-Only individuals whos job requires it may have access to ...

What is the meaning of provider in the ICD-10-CM guidelines? - answer-The physican The terms malignant, benign, in situ, and uncertain behavior are all terms used when coding what? - answer-Neoplasms What is an example of an eponym? - answer-Paget's disease Who are the parties responsibl...

What type of profession, other than coding, might skilled coders enter? - answer-Consultants, educators, medical auditors What is the difference between outpatient and inpatient coding? - answer-Outpatient coding focuses on physician services. Outpatient coders focus on assigning CPT, HCPCS Level...

Which type of information is not maintained in a medical record? a. observations b. medical or surgical interventions c. Treatment outcomes d. Financial records - answer-d. Financial records EHR stands for: a. Extended health record b. Electronic health response c. Electronic health record...

The combining form meaning "joint" is: a. aden/o b.-itis c.-algia d. arthr/o - answerd. arthr/o A suffix meaning "inflammation" is a. -itis b. -osis c. -ac d.-al - answera. -itis Tumor of a gland a. arthrosis b. arthroscope c. adenoma d. sarcoma - answerc. adenoma Re...

In what year was HITECH enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? - answer-2009; The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to p...

What type of health insurance provides coverage for low-income families? - answer-Medicaid Rationale: Medicaid is a health insurance assistance program for some low-income people (especially children and pregnant women) sponsored by federal and state governments. The minimum necessary rule app...

Medical coding - answer-process of translating a healthcare provider's documentation of a patient encounter into a series of numeric or alphanumeric codes Health information coders, medical record coders, coder/abstractors, coding specialists - answer-coders who specialize in coding inpatient ...

In ICD-10-CM what condition is reported as the default code when the provider documents urosepsis? - answer-The provider must be queried before an ICD-10-CM code can be applied. According to the ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is bilateral glaucoma of the same type and stage reported? - answer-A bilate...

The provider documents CKD stage 5 and ESRD. What ICD-10-CM code(s) is/are reported? - answer-N18.6 What does the abbreviation CKD stand for? - answer-Chronic Kidney Disease What would be considered an adverse effect? - answer-Rash developing when taking penicillin. What does the 7th charac...