AAPC Certifications
The year AAPC was founded
What is 1988
Two types of coding
What are Inpatient (IP) and Outpatient (OP)
What you'll do: Greet and assist patients at the front desk, checking patients in and out, verifying insurance and demographics, scheduling appointments, collecting copays and balances, and processing paperwork.
What is a Medical Receptionist
What does AAPC stand for
What is the American Academy of Professional Coders
What does CPT stand for
What is Current Procedural Terminology
What you'll do: Verify insurance Follow up on denials Working with insurance companies to make sure payments are received
What is a billing specialist
The amount of specialty credentials available
what is 18
Officer Elections occur this month
What is October
This system is used by physicians to classify and code all diagnoses and symptoms for claims processing.
What is ICD-10
What you'll do: Abstracts clinical information from a variety of medical records, charts and documents and assigns appropriate, ICD-10 and/or CPT codes to patient records according to established procedures.
What is a Coder
True or False it is free to be an AAPC member
What is false
True or False you don't really need to know payer guidelines for denial management
What is false
Provides quality assurance and accuracy reviews of the work of other medical coding professionals. They often serve as both a safety net for reducing coding and an escalation point for complex documentation and coding issues.
What is a Coding Auditor
Quantity of core credentials
What is 4
AAPC states this credential is the most popular
What is CPC
It takes this many processes for an audit process
What is 5
Help to make sure that their hospital, clinic, or other agency is complying with federal and state laws that are relevant to healthcare.
What is a Compliance Officer