The Use of the CMS-1500 Claim Form Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

The use of the CMS-1500 claim form is:

• A) mandatory for all physician office claims.
• B) mandatory for all Medicare claims but optional for private insurance carriers.
• C) optional for all Medicare claims but mandatory for private insurance carriers.
• D) optional for all physician office claims.

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Definitions:

Procedural Memory

Refers to a type of implicit memory that involves motor skills and behavioral habits.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it allows the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Exact Replica

A precise duplicate or copy of an object, artwork, or item, indistinguishable from the original.

Semantic Memory

A type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the use and understanding of language.