Which of the following Medicare policies determines if a particular item or service is covered by
Medicare? Correct Answer: National Coverage Determination (NCD)
A patient's employer has not submitted a premium pay
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Which of the following Medicare policies determines if a particular item or service is covered by
Medicare? Correct Answer: National Coverage Determination (NCD)
A patient's employer has not submitted a premium payment. Which of the following claim statuses
should the provider receive from the third-party payer? Correct Answer: Denied
A billing and coding specialist should routinely analyze which of the following to determine the number
of outstanding claims? Correct Answer: Aging report
Which of the following should a billing and coding specialist use to submit a claim with supporting
documents? Correct Answer: Claims attachment
Which of the following terms is used to communicate why a claim line item was denied or paid
differently than it was billing? Correct Answer: Claim adjustment codes
On a CMS-1500 claim form, which of the following information should the billing and coding specialist
enter into Block 32? Correct Answer: Service facility location information
A provider's office receives a subpoena requesting medical documentation from a patient's medical
record. After confirming the correct authorization, which of the following actions should the billing and
coding specialist take? Correct Answer: Send the medical information pertaining to the dates of service
requested
Which of the following is the deadline for Medicare claim submission? Correct Answer: 12 months from
the date of service
Which of the following forms does a third-party payer require for physician services? Correct Answer:
CMS-1500
A patient who is an active member of the military recently returned from overseas and is in need of
specialty care. The patient does not have anyone designed with power of attorney. Which of the
following is considered a HIPAA violation? Correct Answer: The billing and coding specialist sends the
patient's records to the patient's partner.
Which of the following terms refers to the difference between the billing and allowed amounts? Correct
Answer: Adjustment
Which of the following HMO managed care services requires a referral? Correct Answer: Durable
medical equipment
Which of the following explains why Medicare will deny a particular service or procedure? Correct
Answer: Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
Which of the following types of claims is 120 days old? Correct Answer: Delinquent
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