CD Questions Flashcards
A model that shows the chain of command is called the:
A) corporate plan
B) practice ownership
C) staff assignments
D) organizational chart
D) organizational chart
CMS (formerly HCFA) developed additional codes for use when specific services, materials, drugs, & procedures are not listed in the CPT codebook. These are known as:
A) HCPCS
B) subcodes
C) E codes
D) HIPAA
A) HCPCS
Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System
The instrument used to explore body cavities for measurement of depth and presence of masses or foreign bodies is a/an:
A) hemostat
B) Adison forceps
C) tenaculum
D) sound
D) sound
Sounds are long slender probing instruments
After barium enema, it is important to instruct the patient to:
A) use a cleansing enema after arriving home
B) notify the office if the next bowel movement contains a white substance
C) notify the office if no bowel movement within 24 hours
D) drink only clear liquids the remainder of the day
C) notify the office if no bowel movement within 24 hours
If a manager lets everyone make decisions and function independently with no oversight, this management style is referred to as:
A) diplomatic
B) laissez-faire
C) autocratic
D) democratic
B) laissez-faire
This management style allows individuals to make their own decisions and function independently without any structure or guidance
The nephrons of the kidney contain clusters called:
A) glomeruli
B) renal cortex
C) loop of Henule
D) renal pelvis
A) glomeruli
The prevailing fee is determined by the
A) size of the medical field
B) geographic area
C) number of employees in the practice
D) age of patients
B) Geographic area
Which of the following is the title for the organization formerly called the Health Care Finance Administration?
A) National Institutes for Health
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
C) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
D) Department of Health and Human Services
C) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Medical facilities usually keep cash on hand for incidental purchases. This money is referred to as:
A) purchase order
B) spending money
C) ancillary money
D) petty cash
D) petty cash
Petty cash is a small sum of money that is kept on hand for minor or unexpected expenses.
A tenaculum is used to:
A) hold a needle for suturing
B) remove foreign bodies
C) retract tissue during surgery
D) grasp tissue during surgery
D) grasp tissue during surgery
The patient has the right to all the following except to:
A) euthanasia
B) participate or not participate in research
C) refuse treatment
D) receive continuity of care
A) euthanasia
Another term for a roentgenogram is a(n):
A) MRI
B) x-ray
C) ultrasound
D) angiogram
B) x-ray
X-rays were discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen
The assignment of benefits means that the:
A) patient will not be covered for certain services provided
B) provider will accept the remittance as full payment
C) provider will receive the full fee for service
D) patient will pay a lower copayment
B) provider will accept the remittance as full payment
Patient has given written authorization for reimbursement to the physician for billed charges
When managing multiple incoming calls, all of the following are appropriate except:
A) provide options if the hold will be longer
B) obtain permission of the first caller to be placed on hold
C) automatically place the second caller on hold
D) attempt to respond to callers within 30 seconds
C) automatically placed the second caller on hold
The word root blephar/o means:
A) Spinal cord
B) Retina
C) Eyelid
D) Eardrum
C) eyelid
The medical term for the upper job bone is the:
A) maxilla
B) ethmoid
C) mandible
D) hyoid
A) maxilla
When a patient has a condition that his or her health insurance policy will not provide benefits for, it is called a(n):
A) review
B) waiting period
C) exclusion
D) deduction
C) exclusion
The chart used to measure visual acuity is the:
A) Snellen
B) Sims’
C) Ishihara
D) Korotkoff
A) Snellen
When releasing medical records, the rule to remember is:
A) there is no need to obtain the patients signature on an Authorization for Release of Medical Record form as long the patient has given verbal authorization
B) limit the amount of medical information you release over the telephone when you are not talking directly to the patient
C) release the original medical record when the patient asks for it
D) release a copy of the medical record not the original
D) release a copy of the medical record not the original
The instrument that uses fiberoptic technology that allows lighting and video transmission is a/an:
A) laser
B) cryogenetic machine
C) endoscope
D) dilator
C) endoscope
The most common position for patient’s experiencing shortness of breath is:
A) Fowler’s
B) dorsal
C) Sims’
D) supine
A) Fowler’s
The normal adult pulse pressure is:
A) 20
B) 80
C) 40
D) 60
C) 40
The normal adult pulse pressure is 20 which is the difference of the systolic and diastolic readings
Lawful mandatory reporting situations or subpoenas:
A) do not require a signed consent form
B) require that the patient provide a signed release form
C) provide for the release of patient information for the most recent visit only
D) mandate that the physician’s signature is on the file
A) do not require a signed consent form
The male endocrine gland is the:
A) prostate
B) scrotum
C) testes
D) penis
C) testes
Which of the following is not considered when calculating the RVU?
A) Type of service rendered by the physician
B) Cost of malpractice insurance
C) Number of patients the physician sees
D) Cost of rent for the medical facility
C) Number of patients the physician sees
RVU is a component that is multiplied by a monetary conversion factor to establish physician payments
The process to determine the period between when the service is rendered in the bill is paid is referred to as a(n):
A) age analysis
B) remittance advice
C) reconciliation
D) receivable account
A) age analysis
The buffy coat is the:
A) bottom layer of the blood specimen after centrifugation
B) red opaque portion of the blood and composes 44% of whole blood
C) light grayish liquid portion of blood containing white blood cells and composes 1% of whole blood
D) clear yellow liquid portion of the blood and composes 55% of whole blood
C) light grayish liquid portion of blood containing white blood cells and composes 1% of whole blood
Which code would you use on an insurance claim for a patient who received an external injury in order to explain the mechanism of the injury?
A) V code
B) CPT code
C) E code
D) UCR code
C) E code
E codes are used to identify the external causes of injuries and poisonings
The estimated energy requirement is the:
A) unit of energy that produces heat
B) actual daily required intake of minerals
C) approximate number of daily calories required by a person
D) estimated amount of energy to convert HDL to LDL
C) approximate number of daily calories required by a person
The medical term meaning surgical repair of the renal pelvis is:
A) Renoplasty
B) Nephroplasty
C) ureteroplasty
D) Pyeloplasty
D) Pyeloplasty
The atria in the ventricles of the heart are separated by the:
A) Xiphoid
B) mediastinum
C) sternum
D) septum
D) septum
The term stomatitis means:
A) Plus formation of the gums
B) discharge from the mouth
C) inflammation of the gums
D) inflammation of the mouth
D) inflammation of the mouth
At the time of service for medical care, the amount of money paid to the provider by the insured is the:
A) copayment
B) exclusion
C) capitation
D) fee-for-service
A) copayment
When using heating pads it is necessary to:
A) ensure the pad is covered with fabric before placing on the skin
B) apply a special gel substance to improve the heat conductivity
C) ask the patient if they have a pacemaker
D) use mineral oil on the skin before applying heat pad
A) ensure the pad is covered with fabric before placing on the skin
The term dermatosis means:
A) biopsy of the skin
B) A disease of the skin
C) surgical reconstruction of the skin
D) incision into the skin
B) disease of the skin
An oral thermometer registers 98.6°F which equates to:
A) 97.6°F rectally
B) 99.6°F axillary
C) 97.6°F otic
D) 99.6°F rectally
D) 99.6°F rectally
The male hormones are primarily produced in the:
A) prostate
B) glans penis
C) vas deferens
D) testes
D) testes
The term bradyphagia means:
A) slow healing of a wound
B) slow formation
C) painful swallowing
D) eating very slowly
D) eating very slowly
If the patient does not speak English, you should try to communicate by:
A) using negative body language
B) only communicating with the patient is accompanied by someone who speaks fluent English
C) raising your voice to increase understanding
D) using gestures to demonstrate information
D) using gestures to demonstrate information
The fraudulent practice of deliberately using an incorrect code to bill at a higher rate is called:
A) phantom billing
B) ping ponging
C) yo-yoing
D) upcoding
D) upcoding
A value subtracted from or owed by an account is called:
A) asset
B) adjustment
C) credit
D) debit
D) debit
The term tympanogram means:
A) field of medicine that studies the ear drum
B) measurement instrument used to examine the ear drum
C) record of the function of the ear drum
D) relating to the ear drum
C) record of the function of the ear drum
Immediately following knee surgery, a patient will probably:
A) use hot packs
B) use a passive motion device
C) use electrical stimulation
D) perform fill range of motion exercises
B) use a passive motion device
The bones of the skull, spine and chest make up the:
A) axial skeleton
B) xiphoid process
C) styloid process
D) appendicular skeleton
A) axial skeleton
If a manager includes others in the decision making process, this management style is referred to as:
A) bureaucratic
B) diplomatic
C) democratic
D) autocratic
C) democratic
Failure to act when duty indicates, resulting in or causing harm is referred to as:
A) malfeasance
B) nonfeasance
C) standard of care
D) misfeasance
B) nonfeasance
Malfeasance is performing an improper act that causes harm
Misfeasance us an improper performance of an act that causes harm
Which of the following is NOT an example of a use of the medical record?
A) it provides legal protection for the health care provider
B) it provides resource for education
C) it provides a back up to an electronic file
D) it facilitates research
C) it provides back up to an electronic file
A gross measurement for hearing and conduction:
A) tuning fork
B) audiometer
C) otoscope
D) tympanometer
A) tuning fork
The disease causing thickened rigid skin is:
A) pediculosis
B) psoriasis
C) scleroderma
D) vitiligo
C) scleroderma
The medical term meaning enlargement of the liver:
A) Hemiplegia
B) Spenomegaly
C) Encephalorrhexis
D) Hepatomegaly
D) Hepatomegaly
Hepat/o = liver
The over stretching of a ligament:
A) fulcrum
B) sprain
C) strain
D) fracture
B) sprain
When pressure is needed to be applied over an injured area, the bandage material used is:
A) triangular bandage
B) elastic bandage
C) 4 x 4 gauze
D) roller gauze
B) elastic bandage
Rolled and tubular gauze is used to prevent items and debris from getting into a wound or a break in the skin.
Elastic bandages are used to apply pressure to bleeding and help decrease swelling
Changes made to the amount of money owed for reasons other than additional services or payments is a(n):
A) reconciliation
B) adjustment
C) posting
D) balance
B) adjustment
The term meaning arthrocentesis means:
A) surgical reconstruction of a joint
B) discharge from a joint
C) creation of a new opening into a joint
D) puncture into a joint to aspirate fluid
D) puncture into a joint to aspirate fluid
Bacteria that is able to form a resistant capsule around them is called:
A) spore forming
B) aerobic
C) anaerobic
D) non-pathogenic
A) spore-forming
Filing medical claims through a secure electronic database exchange is an example of:
A) CMS 1500
B) HIPAA compliance
C) using a browser
D) using a local network
B) HIPAA compliance
The suffix -iasis means:
A) treatment of
B) destruction of
C) abnormal condition
D) abnormal decrease
C) abnormal condition
If an oral temperature reading is 99.4°F, then which of the following is true?
A) taken in the ear it would be 100.4°F
B) an axiliary reading would be 98.4°F
C) rectally it would be 101.4°F
D) rectally it would be 99.4°F
B) an axillary reading would be 98.4°F
The anterior transparent cover of the sclera is the:
A) lens
B) iris
C) conjunctiva
D) retina
C) conjunctiva
Which of the following is not an indexing rule when filing alphabetically?
A) disregard apostrophes
B) file abbreviated names as if they were spelled out
C) treat hyphenated names as two units
D) file records according to last name, first name, and middle initial
C) treat hyphenated names as two units
Which organ is involved in the production of prothrombin and fibrinogen?
A) spleen
B) liver
C) gall bladder
D) pancreas
B) liver
The statement issued to the provider and to the patient that details a payment made by the insurance plan is the:
A) CPT
B) RVU
C) COB
D) EOB
D) EOB
after payment has been made by the insurance company to the physician, or if a claim is being denied, both the physician and the patient receive an explanation of benefits (EOB) form
The proper angle of the needle to the skin when administering an intradermal injection is:
A) 60°
B) 45°
C) 30°
D) 15°
D) 15°
No radiation is emitted when performing a(n):
A) Ultrasound
B) PET scan
C) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
D) Computerized tomography
A) Ultrasound
The type of artifact that night be produced by a cell phone is:
A) AC interference
B) wandering baseline
C) somatic tremors
D) DC interference
A) AC interference
AC interference occurs when the electrocardiograph picks up electrical interference given off by another piece of electrical equipment
The amount of money paid by an individual for a health benefits policy is the:
A) deductible
B) coinsurance
C) premium
D) copayment
C) premium