Certified Billing & Coding Specialist
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What are Medical Ethics? - ✔✔Standards of conduct based on moral principle. they are generally
accepted a
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Certified Billing & Coding Specialist
Exam Review – COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
394 Questions with 100% Correct Answers
What are Medical Ethics? - ✔✔Standards of conduct based on moral principle. they are generally
accepted as a guide for behavior towards pt's, dr's, coworkers, the gov, and ins co's
What does acting within ethical behavior boundaries mean? - ✔✔Carrying out one's responsibilities with
integrity, dignity, respect, honesty, competence, fairness, and trust
Compliance regulations - ✔✔Most billing-related cases are based on HIPAA and False Claims Act
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ✔✔Enacted in 1996, created by the Health
Care Fraud & Abuse Control Program- enacted to check for fraud and abuse in the Medicare/ Medicaid
Programs and private payers
What are 2 provisions of HIPAA? - ✔✔Title 1: Insurance Reform
Title 2: Administrative Simplification
What is Title 1 of HIPAA? - ✔✔Insurance Reform-primary purpose is to provide continuous coverage for
workers & their dependents when they change or lose jobs. Also Limits the use of pre-existing
conditions exclusions
Prohibits discrimination from past or present poor health
Guarantees certain employees/ individual the right to purchase new health insurance coverage after
losing job
Allows renewal of health insurance coverage regardless of an individuals health condition that is
covered under the particular policy
What is Title 2 of HIPAA? - ✔✔Administrative Simplification- goal is to focus on the health care practice
setting to reduce administrative cost & burdens.
Has 2 parts1) development and implementation of standardized health related financial & administrative activities
electronically
2) implementation of privacy & security procedures to prevent the misuse of health info by ensuring
confidentiality
What is the False Claims Act (FCA)? - ✔✔Federal law that prohibits submitting a fraudulent claim or
making a false statement or representation in connection with a claim. Also protects & rewards whistleblowers
What is the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)? - ✔✔Developed by CMS to promote the national
correct coding methodologies & to control improper coding that lead to inappropriate payment of Part
B health insurance claims
How many edits does NCCI include? - ✔✔2:
1.Column 1/ Column 2 (previously called Comprehensive/ Component) Edits
2.Mutually Exclusive Edits
Column 1/ Column 2 edits (NCCI) - ✔✔Identifies code pairs that should not be billed together because 1
code (Column 1) includes all the services described by another code (Column 2)
Mutually Exclusive Edits (NCCI) - ✔✔ID's code pairs that, for clinical reasons, are unlikely to be
preformed on the same patient on the same day
What are the possible consequences of inaccurate coding and incorrect billing? - ✔✔delayed processing
& payment of claims, reduced payments, denied claims fine and or imprisonment, exclusion from
payer's programs, loss of Dr.'s license to practice medicine
Who has the task of investigate and prosecuting health care fraud & abuse? - ✔✔The Office of Inspector
General (OIG)
Fraud - ✔✔knowingly & intentionally deceiving or misrepresenting info that may result in unauthorized
benefits. it is a felony and can result in fines and or prison
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