week 3 practice exam

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Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) often do not require participants to pay deductibles.

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recommended methods for folding and inserting letters into envelopes so the contents can remain__ and be easily removed.

The medical assistant may answer patients' questions about the meaning of codes.

Medical office letters are usually typed on letterhead stationary bearing the name of the physician or practice.

When coding a patient's diagnosis, medical assistants should use the version of ICD-10-CM that ________.

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Which of is NOT usually seen as a Main Term?

Database management applications are electronic

Which type of backup allows the system to be restored exactly as it existed on the original computer?

When editing medical reports, you cannot change the ________ of the report or alter the meaning in any way.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of medical decision-making (MDM)?

The ICD-10-CM coding manual contains over ________ codes.

The American Medical Association recommends keeping medical records for five years.

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If you make an error on a medical record, be sure to erase, or totally obliterate, the original error.

Cross-referencing refers to alerting the health worker that a file may be found under another name.

Which is NOT found on an encounter form?

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When coding, medical assistants must first search for a code in the ________.

In diagnostic coding, Main Terms usually do not include anatomic sites.

A ________ file is used to remind the medical assistant of an event or action that will take place at a future date.

Most states require that all patient records be retained for ________ years after the last treatment.

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Subterms are words indented under the boldfaced Main Term that further describe variations of the condition.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three commonly used systems for filing?

If you must write your password down, keep it in a(n) ________ place and do NOT identify it as a system password.

To be absolutely safe, ideally, all medical records should be retained ________

________ is a contract between an insurance carrier and the insured person.

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________ records relate to patients who have been seen in the past few years and are currently being treated.

Coinsurance is a fixed percentage of charges that patients pay.

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As with any office policy, a medical record destruction policy should follow a(n) ________ procedure.

The passage of ________ in 1996 required that uniform standards be established for electronic transactions.

Only accepted ________ abbreviations can be used in medical reports and other medical office documentation.

Medical records are confidential and can never be released without a patient's consent.

Test results received from another health provider should be stamped ________ and routed to the appropriate physician

Most insurance carriers accept claims up to ________ from the date of service.

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Which of the following is NOT a recognized way to classify the complexity of an examination?

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CPT codes must be used on the CMS-1500 claim form and its electronic equivalent, the 837P.

Each new patient in a medical office should complete a registration form that is verified at each visit and updated ____

Medical records are ________ documents.

Which should NOT be used by a medical assistant for outpatient coding?

The ________ is a numerical listing of all CPT codes, divided into Category I, Category II, and Category III.

are generally written using a shortened format and used for interoffice communication.

Which words would NOT be used to indicate a qualified diagnosis?

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Billing for services never documented is an example of fraud.

All documentation should be ________, NOT subjective.

Gender- ________ terms are preferred when writing business correspondence.

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When sorting through incoming mail, the medical assistant typically gives consultation reports to the ________.

A list of drugs approved for coverage is known as (a)

Etiology is another word for ________.

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________ filing method is the simplest of all numerical filing systems.

________ codes are the most frequently used codes in most medical offices.

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CPT Main Terms are always ________, with each word beginning with a capital letter.

Which is NOT considered an out-of-pocket expense?

________ application allow the user to manipulate data by rows and columns.

_______ software allows users to create things such as spreadsheets, documents, or presentations.

A ________ letter is useful when the same letter is sent to several different people.

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________ coding refers to reporting several codes to fully describe a condition.

CPT codes do NOT have decimal point and the description is found ________.

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual lists over ________ procedure codes.

ICD-10-CM codes are updated ________.

"Update" would be an appropriate subject line when sending a business letter using email.