CBCS Certification Billing and Coding
Specialist Exam Self Practice Review
Questions with Complete Solutions
When reviewing a delinquent claim, the first thing you want to look into is:
a. the age of the account
b. the claim amount
c. the reason of past due
d. the current health status of the claimant - ANS: a. the age of the account (generally a claim that is
more than 120 days overdue is considered delinquent)
Which CPT symbol identifies codes that have been re-sequenced and are not placed numerically?
a. !
b. %
c. $
d. #
e. @ - ANS: d. #
On a CMS claim form requiring codes to be filled in, block ___ shows the DATES OF SERVICE which is
required.
a. 21
b. 22
c. 23
d. 24A
e. 24B - ANS: d. 24A
The main goal of ______ is to facilitate the transfer between these two ICD code sets.
a. abstracting
b. crosswalking
