RHIA

RHIA practice questions, page 70 of 73, with answer review and explanations.

Question 346

LCDs and NCDs are review policies that describe the circumstances of coverage for various types of medical treatment. They advise physicians which services Medicare considers reasonable and necessary and may indicate the need for an advance beneficiary notice. They are developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare carriers, or fiscal intermediaries LCD and NCD are acronyms that stand for

  1. local covered determinations and non-covered determinations.
  2. local coverage determinations and national coverage determinations.
  3. list of covered decisions and non-covered decisions.
  4. local contractor’s decisions and national contractor’s decisions.

Question 347

This information is printed on the UB-04 claim form to represent the cost center (e.g, lab, radiology, cardiology, respiratory, etc.) for the department in which the item is provided. It is used for Medicare billing.

  1. modifier
  2. revenue code
  3. charge code
  4. general ledger key

Question 348

This information is used because it provides a uniform system of identifying procedures, services, or supplies. Multiple columns can be available for various financial classes.

  1. HCPCS code
  2. revenue code
  3. general ledger key
  4. charge code

Question 349

This information provides a narrative name of the services provided. This information should be presented in a clear concise manner. When possible, the narratives from the HCPCS/CPT book should be utilized.

  1. general ledger key
  2. charge code
  3. item description
  4. revenue code

Question 350

This information is the numerical identification of the service or supply. Each item has a unique number with a prefix that indicates the department number (the number assigned to a specific ancillary department) and an item number (the number assigned by the accounting department or the business officer) for a specific procedure or service represented on the chargemaster.

  1. charge code
  2. HCPCS code
  3. revenue code
  4. general ledger key