Nht Practice Exam

Front 1

Which of the following is the basis for medicare's allowed amounts?

Back 1

RBRVS

Front 2

Medicare Part D is also known as?

Back 2

Medicare Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs

Front 3

An establishe patient is one who has received professional services from he physcian or another physician of the same speciaty in the same group withing the past how many years?

Back 3

3 years

Front 4

The portion of a diagnostic statement used when finding a code in the Alphabetic Index (volume 2) of the ICD-9CM is called?

Back 4

Main Term

Front 5

Which of the following circumstances would require appending Modifier -50 to a Code?

Back 5

Procedure performed on a mirror image part of the body

Front 6

There are many reasons for documentation. Which of the following is Not a reason for documentation?

Back 6

Documentation, even though fictitious, would allow for higher coding and Billing.

Front 7

A private medical Insurance Policy would cover expenses for all of the following except

Back 7

Workmans Compensation

Front 8

A medicare beneficiary's number is 123456789A. The Suffix A means the holder of this card is:

Back 8

The qualified wage earner

Front 9

Which of the following is incorrect in regard to add-on Codes?

Back 9

They are stand alone codes

Front 10

The suffix meaning surgical repair is

Back 10

plasty

Front 11

A patient diagnosed with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the liver from the pancreas, the liver would be coed as

Back 11

secondary malignant

Front 12

Paper claims sent to Medicare

Back 12

Will take longer to process then electronic claims

Front 13

A triangle placed in fron of a code in the CPT manual means:

Back 13

The descrption for the code has changed

Front 14

In which section of the CPT manual would you find codes for x-ray procedures?

Back 14

Radiology

Front 15

In which section of the CPT manual would you find codes for Xray procedures?

Back 15

Radiology