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MEDICAL BILLING & CODING STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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MEDICAL BILLING & CODING STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
As a medical coder, it is your responsibility to ensure that the data reported are as accurated as possible,
not only for classification and study purposes but also to obtain appropriate __________. - ANSWER
reimbursement
The largest third-party payer in the US is? - ANSWER Medicare
The Medicare program consists of Part A, Hospital Insurance, and Part B, Supplemental Medical
Insurance. T/F - ANSWER True
HIPAA stands for? - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act.
HIPAA has privacy requirements that govern the disclosure of patient __________ placed in the medical
record by physicians, nurses, and other health care providers. - ANSWER protected health information
(PHI)
To accurately code, it's necessary for you to have in-depth knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy
and physiology, disease conditions, and pharmacology, along with an understanding of the coding
guidelines format, and conventions. - ANSWER ICD-9-CM
There are four groups whose functions it is to deal with in-depth coding principles and practices:
________ , National Center for Health Statistics, American Health Information Management Association,
and American Hospital Association. - ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The ICD-9-CM manual is published in three volumes. Volume 1 is the Tabular List of Diseases, Volume 2 is
the Alphabetic Index of Diseases, and Volume 3 is Procedures - both Tabular List and Alphabetic Index.
T/F - ANSWER True
It is an acceptable practice for coders to both reference and code directly from the index. T/F - ANSWER
False
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