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A patient presents to the medical office with nausea and vomiting. Which of the following types of medication is likely to be prescribed? - antiemetic A medical assistant obtains the tracing shown above on a patient. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? - Remind the patient to remain as still as possible The transfer of information such as patient eligibility, payment remittances, claims, claim status, authorizations and referrals are addressed under the HIPAA A...

NCCT Medical Assistant. Interactive Review. 2022 correct 100% with Rationale Highly recommended When writing a business letter, the medical assistant should include which type of punctuation following the salutation? A. semi-colon B. hyphen C. comma D. colon {{Ans- D. colon Rationale A salutation is followed by the colon (introductory greeting) flush with the left margin in a professional letter. It is generally considered appropriate use of punctuation in business letter writing. (E...

NCCT REVIEW-COLLECTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. It is important to make the patient aware of the mailing address, interest rates, and length of agreement when setting up a A. fee schedule. B. payment arrangement. C. pre-payment plan. D. deductible fee. - Answer-payment arrangement. —-Rationale—- A payment arrangement is an agreement between the patient and medical office to make monthly payments on a balance that is the patient's responsibility. All the information will be on th...

NCCT REVIEW HCPCS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A patient came into office today after slamming his hand in a car door. Assessment: X-ray showed no broken hand; very bad sprain. A hand splint will be applied. Which of the following HCPCS codes should be assigned? A. A4590 B. A4580 C. A4565 D. A4570 - Answer-A4570 Rationale A4590 is Special casting material (e.g., fiberglass). A4580 is Cast supplies (e.g. plaster). A4565 is for Slings. A4570 is for a Splint. For this scenario, HCPCS co...

NCCT REVIEW-COLLECTIONS QUESTIONSN AND ANSWERS 1. It is important to make the patient aware of the mailing address, interest rates, and length of agreement when setting up a A. fee schedule. B. payment arrangement. C. pre-payment plan. D. deductible fee. - Answer-payment arrangement. —-Rationale—- A payment arrangement is an agreement between the patient and medical office to make monthly payments on a balance that is the patient's responsibility. All the information will be on t...

NCCT REVIEW ICD-10 Exam Questions and Answers 1. Using the ICD-10-CM code T46.1X5A, which of the following is used a placeholder? A. T B. A C. X D. . - Answer-X Rationale When doing diagnosis coding, an "X" is always used as a place holder. Some ICD-10- CM codes require 7th characters. If an ICD-10-CM code requires a 7th character but does not have 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used. A dash (-) often indicates the need for a placeholder. 2. The diagnosis is stage III pressur...

NCCT REVIEW ICD-10 Exam Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers 1. Using the ICD-10-CM code T46.1X5A, which of the following is used a placeholder? A. T B. A C. X D. . - answerX Rationale When doing diagnosis coding, an "X" is always used as a place holder. Some ICD-10-CM codes require 7th characters. If an ICD-10-CM code requires a 7th character but does not have 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used. A dash (-) often indicates the need for a placeholder. 2. The diagno...

NCCT REVIEW ICD-10 Exam Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers 1. Using the ICD-10-CM code T46.1X5A, which of the following is used a placeholder? A. T B. A C. X D. . - answerX Rationale When doing diagnosis coding, an "X" is always used as a place holder. Some ICD-10-CM codes require 7th characters. If an ICD-10-CM code requires a 7th character but does not have 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used. A dash (-) often indicates the need for a placeholder. 2. The diagno...

NCCT REVIEW-SURGICAL TECH FINAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The surgical Time Out is a federally mandated process that should take place A. after all supplies needed for the case have been added to the sterile filed. B. directly before the post-operative phase of the case begins. C. during the anesthesia induction phase. D. directly before the operative phase of the case begins. - CORRECT ANSWER B. directly before the post-operative phase of the case begins. Which of the following ...

NCCT REVIEW LAW AND ETHICS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Which of the following activities is an example of abuse rather than fraud? A. upcoding B. misrepresenting the diagnosis C. inadvertent coding errors D. billing for services not rendered - Answer-inadvertent coding errors Rationale Abuse is an unintentional mistake. Fraud is an intentional misrepresentation for gain. Upcoding, misrepresenting the diagnosis, and billing for services not rendered are examples of fraud. Inadvertent ...