1.Many coding professionals go on to find work as:
• Accountable
• Consultant (correct answer, your response)
• Medical Assistants
• Financial Planning
Feedback: The coding profession has evolved significantly over the past several decades
into a career path with unlimited possibilities. Many professionals who have learned coding have also gone on to roles as consultants, educators, or medical auditors. There are endless possibilities in an ever changing field.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 2.Which type of information is NOT maintained in a medical record?
• Observations
• Medical or Surgical Interventions
• Treatment Outcomes
• Financial Records (correct answer, your response)
Feedback: Every time a patient receives health care, a record is maintained of the observations, medical or surgical interventions, and treatment outcomes.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 3.Professionals who specialize in coding are called:
• Coding Specialists (correct answer, your response)
• Information Technologists
• Medical Assistants
• LPN’s
Feedback: Professionals who specialize in coding are called medical coders or coding specialists.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 2022. AAPC CPC Chapter 1 Exam - 50 Questions and Answers 4.EHR stands for:
• Electronic Medical Records
• Electronic Health Maintenance
• Electronic Health Record (correct answer, your response)
• Established Health Records
Feedback: Rationale: EHR stands for electronic health record
Points earned: 3 out of 3 5.What type of provider goes through approximately 26 ½ months of education, after completion of a Bachelor’s degree, and is licensed to practice medicine with the oversight of a physician?
• Nurse Practitioner (NP)
• Physician Assistant (PA) (correct answer, your response)
• Fellow
• Intern
Feedback: Physician Assistants are licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. A PA program takes approximately 26 1/2 months to complete.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 6.The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part covers provider fees without the use of a private insurer?
• Part A
• Part B (correct answer, your response)
• Part C
• Part D
Feedback: Medicare Part B helps to cover medically necessary provider services, outpatient care and other medical services (including some preventive services) not covered under Medicare Part A. Medicare Part B is an optional benefit for which the patient pays a monthly premium, an annual deductible, and generally has a 20% co-
insurance except for preventive services covered under the healthcare law.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 7.The Medicare program is made up of several parts. Which part is affected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - hierarchical condition categories (CMS-HCC)?
• Part A
• Part B
• Part C (correct answer, your response)
• Part D
Feedback: Accurate and thorough diagnosis coding is important for Medicare Advantage (Part C) claims because reimbursement is impacted by the patient’s health status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-hierarchical condition category (CMS-HCC) risk adjustment model provides adjusted payments based on a patient’s diseases and demographic factors. If a coder does not include all pertinent diagnoses and co-morbidities, the provider may lose out on additional reimbursement for which he is entitled.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 8.What does CMS-HCC stand for?
• County Mandated Services – Hightened Control Center
• Country Mandated Services – Hospital Correct Coding Initiative
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Hierarchal Condition Category (correct
answer, your response)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Hospital Correct Coding Initiative
Feedback: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Hierarchal Condition Category.
Points earned: 3 out of 3 9.When coding an operative report, what action would NOT be recommended?
• Starting with the procedure listed.
• Reading the body of the report.
• Coding from the header without reading the body of the report. (correct answer, your response)
• Highlighting unfamiliar words.
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