CPMA Practice Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
Which of the following forms gives permission for the payer to send payment to the provider? -
answer✔Assignment of Benefits
Which is a TRUE statement for radiology orders in a medical record? - answer✔It is not
necessary for the orders to be maintained in the patient's file, but they must be maintained by the
facility
Which type of signature is NOT allowed according to the Medicare Program Integrity Manual? -
answer✔Stamped signatures
Which E/M derive does not require a chief complaint? - answer✔Preventive Medicine Services
Under HIPPA, what would be a policy requirement for "Minimum Necessary"? - answer✔Only
individuals whose jobs requires it may have access to protected health information
Which option requires a provider to certify it will continue to operate existing compliance
programs and report to the OIG - answer✔Certificate of Compliance Agreement (CCA)
What is the goal of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program? - answer✔To identify and
correct improper payments made on claim of healthcare services provider to Medicare
beneficiaries
Which is NOT a fundamental compliance element based on the OIG compliance guidance
documents? - answer✔An effective computer program that provides a quality improvement
process
A dermatologist reports an excision of a benign 2cm lesion on the left arm and also performs a
shave biopsy on the face on a suspicious lesion. The provider reports both codes by appending
modifier 59 to the biopsy code. According to the NCCI edits, these two codes are given a CCM
indicator of 1. - answer✔Proper coding and billing practice
A person in violation with FCA will be liable for the costs of the civil action brought to recover
any such penalty as well as how many times for the damages the federal government sustains
because of the false claim? - answer✔Three