Understanding Medical Insurance Fraud

Ava noticed that her medical insurance was charged for services she never received. What is this act of deception called?

• Fraud

• Upcoding

• Double billing

• Code linkage

Which of the following actions constitutes fraud?

• A) A healthcare provider charges for non-existent treatments

• B) A patient schedules an appointment

• C) A nurse records patient vitals accurately

• D) An insurance company denies a claim

When Sophia submits a health-care claim, code linkage is the connection between the diagnostic and ________ information on her claim.

• procedural

• financial

• personal

• legal

Grace is a medical coder who is tasked with ensuring that insurance claims are processed correctly. What does 'Coding for coverage' involve in her work?

• Changing a code to match insurance payment

• Submitting two claims for one encounter

• Using a higher level of service code

• Preventing overpayment for procedures.

During a medical billing class, Charlotte learned that upcoding involves using a code on a claim form that indicates a ________ level of service than what was actually performed.

• lower

• higher

• equal

• unknown

During a visit to the clinic, Evelyn noticed that two separate claims were submitted for the same medical service she received. What is this practice called?

• Upcoding

• Double billing

• Fraud

• Code linkage

Olivia is working on a project related to healthcare billing and needs to understand how the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) helps Medicare prevent ________ for procedures.

• underpayment

• overpayment

• accurate payment

• delayed payment

Isla is filling out a claim form for a medical procedure. What are mutually exclusive codes in this context?

• Codes that can be used together

• Codes not permitted on the same claim form

• Codes for different procedures

• Codes for the same procedure.

Match the following terms with their descriptions:

• Submitting claims for more expensive services than those provided

• Accurate coding

• Correctly representing the services provided

• Double billing

• Altering codes to ensure insurance payment

• Coding for coverage

• Charging more than once for the same service

• Upcoding

Abigail is filling out a medical claim form and needs to ensure that mutually exclusive codes are not used together. These codes are identified in the coding book as not permitted to be used on the same claim form with other ________ codes.

• specified

• general

• unknown

• random