
Medical Administrative Certification Practice
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- Q1You work in a family practice office. A patient comes in with an insurance card that reads: $75 Emergency Room $25 PCP Office Visit $45 Specialist Office Visit $1500 Deductible According to the card, how much would the patient owe you for today’s visit?$25the cost of the office visit as set by the practice (until the $1500 deductible has been met)$45030s
- Q2Michelle had a baby, and the total cost was $10,000. If she has a deductible of $1,000, and a co-insurance of 10% thereafter, how much would she owe?$1600$2000$1900$100030s
- Q3Which of these best describes the concept of coordination of benefits?Coordination of benefits happens when a patient pays for her healthcare via multiple financial sources―insurance, health savings accounts (HSAs), cash, credit card, etc.Coordination of benefits happens when a patient has two different health insurance plans. One plan is the primary plan that pays claims first. The secondary plan pays the remaining costs.Coordination of benefits happens when a healthcare facility coordinates directly with insurance companies and suppliers to lower costs at their facility.Coordination of benefits happens when a patient must pay his deductible before his insurance company will pay for any of his healthcare costs.30s
- Q4A doctor asks you to bill for a procedure that would pay out at a higher rate than the one he actually performed. This would be an example of which type of fraudulent claim?split billingupcodingunbundlingphantom billing30s
- Q5Which of the following is false regarding the relationship between medical practices and collection agencies?Larger medical practices typically have their own collection agencies.Collection agencies attempt to collect money from a patient after they have repeatedly failed to pay a medical practice.A collection agency typically takes 50% of the amount collected.A medical practice should no longer try and collect for a bill when it has been turned over to a collection agency.30s
- Q6A medical office has a monthly income and expenses as follows: Income: $300,000 Expenses: $100,000 Given this information, what would be the net income for the month?$400,000$100,000$200,000$300,00030s
- Q7A check signed with the words “Pay to the order of” is an example of which type of endorsement:registered endorsementrestrictive endorsementopen endorsementblank endorsement30s
- Q8Which of the following is a newborn care CPT code?99461O30.003K21.0B01.230s
- Q9Which definition properly describes Relative Value Units (RVUs)?money owed to a medical practice for services that have been rendered and billedany outstanding money owed by a practice to supplierspayments received by a practice, typically from patients or insurance companiespart of the Medicare system’s assessment of the worth of services rendered30s
- Q10Who would request preauthorization from an insurance company for a specific treatment?the patient’s employera specialty physicianthe patientthe treating physician/medical practice30s
- Q11Which document is prepared by the insurance company and provided to the patient after treatment is given and includes coverage details?Form 941Explanation of Benefits (EOB)preauthorizationCMS150030s
- Q12When is an unpaid account typically considered overdue?after 30 daysafter 45 daysafter 1 yearafter 90 days30s
- Q13Which of the following describes a Point-of-Service (POS) plan?an HMO that allows individuals to choose a provider from a list of physicians that have preapproved a discounted payment rategroups of providers and facilities that volunteer to provide high-quality treatment for those patients covered by Medicarea group of hospitals and physicians contract with an insurance company at a discounted ratean integration of physical and mental health by focusing on collaboration between all providers of the patient30s
- Q14Which of these insurance companies is a commercial business?CHAMPVATricareMedicaidBlue Cross Blue Shield30s
- Q15What coding system was used by healthcare providers to report diagnoses and procedures on claim forms prior to October 1, 2015?ICD-9-CMHCPCS Level I (CPT)ICD-10-CMICD-10-CM30s