H to the I to the P to the A to the A
Billing Tips
Accounts Receivable
Medical Insurance Basics
General
100

This is when a patient's chart is accessed for personal use.

What is a Breach?

100

This is where Health Insurance claims are processed.

What is a Clearinghouse?

100

The code used for billing patient services that fall under FQHC.

What is T1015?

100

The amount of time you have to file a claim to the insurance.

What is timely filing?

100

The 2 insurance companies that accept FQHC coding. 

HINT: (one primarily serves adults >65, the other serves low-income of any age)

What is Medicare and Medicaid?

200

This information can only be accessed for business purposes.

What is a chart with Personal Health Information (PHI)?

200

The CPT codes 99201 - 99215 are payment for office or other what...

What are Evaluation and Management (E & M) codes?

200

FQHC providers use this form to bill Medicare Services.

What is UB-04?

200

The patient's out of pocket cost at the time of the visit.

What is a co-payment?

200

The behavioral health assessment code.

What is H0031?

300

When someone calls for billing information you must have what signed.

What is have a waiver/ROI signed?

300

The order of billing.

What is primary commercial insurance goes first and Medicaid goes second?

300

This is what you do when the system does not show processed or paid claims/encounter.

What is research unpaid claims?

300

Medical procedures that are not included in plan's benefits.

What are noncovered services?

300

When you do not understand the denial rejection.

What is call the insurance company?

400

If both parents work and have insurance coverage, the Birthday that comes first is the primary insurance holder. 

What is the Birthday Rule?

400

The steps to lead to timely payment for patients' medical services.

What is the medical billing cycle?

400

This is what you call balance of money owed.

What is accounts receivable?

400

This timeframe jeopardizes timely filing limits. 

What is your aging timeframes [90-180]?

400

A CLIA waived procedure code modifier.

What is a QW?

500

HIPAA stands for.

What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

500

A two-digit alpha/numeric codes used to distinguish separate procedure codes.

What is a Modifier?

500
This is what you are doing when you run reports on an outstanding AR. 

What is Follow up payments and collections?

500

This is a payment arrangement for services which we receive as a set amount regardless of the number of visits.


What is Capitation?

500

Used to add information to a CPT code to improve accuracy and specificity.

What is a modifier?