Deck 1: Introduction to Coding and Coding Professions

Question 1

Which of the following organizations collaborates with the Curriculum Review Board of the AAMA to accredit medical assisting programs?

A) AHIMA
B) AAPC
C) CAAHEP
D) AMT

Answer 1

C

Question 2

ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS was implemented on October 1, 2015.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

CCA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Answer 3

Certified Coding Associate

Question 4

Which of the following credentials is not obtained through AHIMA?

A) RHIT
B) RHIA
C) CCS
D) CPC

Question 5

When comparing ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-CM has fewer codes for reporting diseases and injurie

Question 6

Morbidity is the rate or frequency of deaths.

Question 7

Which of the following credentials is obtained from AHIMA?

A) RMA
B) CMA
C) CPC-H
D) CHPS

Question 8

Coding plays a critical role in reimbursement of health care services

Question 9

Which of the following credentials validates a person's ability to protect health care data privacy and security?

A) CHPS
B) CPC
C) RMA
D) CMA

Question 10

By using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes, health care diagnostic and procedural information can be collected, processed, and analyzed more effectively.

Question 11

Which of the following credentials is obtained through AMT?

A) CCS-P
B) CPC
C) CMA
D) RMA

Question 12

Medical coding is the assignment of codes to indicate the reimbursement amounts for a case.

Question 13

The selection of accurate codes has an impact on determining the medical necessity of cases.

Question 14

AAPC is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 15

ICD-10-CM is the abbreviation for International Coding of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification.

Question 16

The updates to the procedural classifications of ICD-10-PCS is completed by _______.

A) AHIMA
B) CMS
C) NCHS
D) AMT

Question 17

CMS updates the ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes each quarter of the year.

Question 18

CMS funded a project in 2001 to design a procedural coding system. AHIMA was awarded the cont

Question 19

The organization that coordinates the modifications of the ICD-10-CM disease classifications is ___________.

A) AHMIA
B) AAPC
C) CMS
D) NCHS

Question 20

Which of the following credentials is obtained through AAPC?

A) CCS
B) CPC
C) CMA
D) RMA

Question 21

MAB is the abbreviation for __________________________.

Question 22

Currently, it is anticipated that the Member States of the World Health Organization will begin reporting health data using ICD-11 in January of ___________________.

Question 23

RHIT is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 24

CMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 25

AAMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 26

CPC is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 27

CMRS is the abbreviation for _______________________.

Question 28

Discuss the purpose of professional coding associations.

Question 29

CMBS-H is the abbreviation for ______________________.

Question 30

CCS is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 31

CHDA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 32

AMBA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 33

AHIMA is the abbreviation for ____________________.

Question 34

CMBS is the abbreviation for ________________________.

Question 35

The WHO published ICD-10, which is currently being used in many countries, in __________.