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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT GUNTERMANINS CH 6-7
EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: connection between a service and a patient's condition or illness
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code linkage
Question 2: using a lower level code that will result in a lower payment
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downcoding
Question 3: diagnoses not coded at the highest level of specificity
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truncated coding
Question 4: to deduct an amount from a patient's account
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write off
Question 5: setting fees based on relative skill and time required to provide similar services
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resource-based fee structure Question 6: provide additional information about services, supplies, and procedures
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Level II modifiers
Question 7: CCI is a program of
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Medicare
Question 8: The usual fee for excluded services are
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collected at the time of service Question 9: HCPCS Level II codes available for use but not part of the standard code set
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temporary national codes Question 10: both services represented by MEC codes that could not have been done during one encounter
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CCI mutually exclusive code edit
Question 11: MUE stands for
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medically unlikely edits
Question 12: providing free services to other physicians and their familes
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professional courtesy
Question 13: computerized system that identifies improper or incorrect codes
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edits
Question 14: internal augit of claims conducted before transmission
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prospective audit
Question 15: normal fee charged by the provider
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usual fee Question 16: Who is ultimately responsible for proper documantation and correct coding
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Physician Question 17: factor assigned to a medical service based on teh relative skill and required time
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RVU Question 18: HCPCS level II codes that are available for all government and private payers to use. No changes can be make unless all panel members agree.
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permanent national codes Question 19: information about Medicare-qualified clinical trials, treatments, therapeutic interventions, diagnostic testing, durable medical equipment, therapies, and services
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Coverage Issues Manual Question 20: known as a cheat seet, it is a list of a practice's frequently reported procedure and diagnosis codes
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job reference aid
Question 21: system of assigning unit values to medical services based on their required skill and time
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RVS
Question 22: HCPCS stands for
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Healthcare common preocedure coding sytem Question 23: If a participating provider's usual fee is $400, and the allowed amount is $350, and the balance billing is permitted, what is written off?
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$50
Question 24: relative value scale used for establishing Medicare charges
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RBRVS
Question 25: Level I codes in HCPCS are
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CPT codes
Question 26: self conducted by a staff member or consultant hired by the office
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internal audit
Question 27: PDAC contractor stands for
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Pricing, Coding Analysis and Coding contractor Question 28: amount used to multiply a relative value unit to arrive at a charge
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conversion factor