Question

dirty claims cannot be resubmitted. true false when completing the cms - 1500 form, which section contains information about the patient and the insured? a. section 1 b. section 2 c. section 3 d. section 4 the medical assistant should ________ the front and back of the patients insurance card. a. annotate b. highlight c. copy d. none are correct if the icd - 10 - cm codes and the cpt/hcpcs codes do not match the claim will not show ________. a. eligibility b. precertification c. medical necessity d. capitation

Explanation:

1. In medical billing, dirty claims (claims with errors or missing information) generally cannot be resubmitted until corrected, so the statement "Dirty claims cannot be resubmitted" is True.
2. On the CMS - 1500 form, Section 1 contains information about the patient and the insured.
3. A medical assistant should copy the front and back of the patient's insurance card for record - keeping purposes.
4. If ICD - 10 - CM (diagnosis codes) and CPT/HCPCS (procedure codes) do not match, the claim will not show medical necessity as the codes should support why a procedure was done for a particular diagnosis.

Answer:

1. True
2. a. Section 1
3. c. copy
4. c. medical necessity