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NHA CCMA Practice Test Questions and Answers (100% Pass) Request payment at the point of service during the patient's next visit.A medical assistant is reviewing a Medicare claim denial. The assistant determines that there are charges that exceed the usual, customary, and reasonable fees. Which ...

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NHA CCMA Practice Test Questions and Answers (100% Pass)


Request payment at the point of service during the patient's next visit.A medical

assistant is reviewing a Medicare claim denial. The assistant determines that there are

charges that exceed the usual, customary, and reasonable fees. Which of the following

actions should the assistant take?


Leave the unpaid balance on the record until the end of the revenue cycle.


Wait until an overpayment of the approximate amount balances the deficit.


Request payment at the point of service during the patient's next visit. - ✔️✔️Adjust the

patient's account to reflect no unpaid charges and write off the balance.


According to Medicare guidelines, the fee schedule must follow the usual, customary,

and reasonable requirements for repayment. The charges on the patient's account

should be written off.


The medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for

a procedure. He picks up the instrument and places it back on the sterile field. A few

days after the procedure, the patient calls the office, concerned that the area

surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant

committed?


Abandonment.




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Negligence.


Battery.


Defamation. - ✔️✔️Negligence.


Medical negligence, also known as malpractice, is a tort in which a medical professional

did not perform an essential action or performed an improper one, resulting in harm to a

patient. The assistant's failure to maintain a sterile field was a negligent act, resulting in

the patient's infection.


Which of the following should a medical assistant identify as the purpose of a Category

II code in procedural coding?


Indicates special circumstances.


Works as a temporary code.


Tracks provider performance measures.


Identifies preventive measures. - ✔️✔️Tracks provider performance measures.


A Category Il code is used to track provider performance measures, such as preventive

care for cancer disorders and substance use treatment plans.


A medical assistant is preparing to assist a provider with suturing a wound. Which of the

following items should be in the sterile field for this procedure?


Bandages.



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Skin retractor.


Scalpel.


Hemostat. - ✔️✔️Hemostat.


A hemostat would be used in a suturing procedure and must be located in the sterile

field.


A medical assistant is reviewing the list of medications a patient reports currently taking.

The assistant should recognize that which of the following medications is available in a

sublingual form?


Propranolol.


Nitroglycerin.


Metoprolol.


Atorvastatin. - ✔️✔️Nitroglycerin.


Nitroglycerin is a vasodilator that is used to treat angina or chest pain. It is available in a

sublingual tablet and sublingual spray.


A medical assistant is caring for a child who has varicella zoster virus. The assistant

should recognize that varicella is transferred through which 01 the following modes of

transmission?


Airborne.



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Bloodborne.


Vector-borne.


Foodborne. - ✔️✔️Airborne.


Varicella zoster virus, also known as chickenpox, is spread by airborne and contact

transmission Contaminated particles can be inhaled through tiny droplets that are

exhaled by the infected person.


A medical assistant is using a scale with a height bar to measure a patient's height.

Which of the following actions should the assistant take?


Raise the height bar when the patient is standing on the scale.


Have the patient face the weight indicators on the scale.


Have the patient stand up straight and look to one side.


Lower the horizontal bar gently so that it rests on the top of the patient's head. -

✔️✔️Lower the horizontal bar gently so that it rests on the top of the patient's head.


This position will show an accurate measurement of the patient's height on the vertical

extension bar.


The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how many digits?


Two digits.




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