Practice Quiz

CCA Medical Coding Professional Free Exam Prep

Category - CCA Medical Coding Practice Test Questions

Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day
Which of the following is always the payer of last resort?
  1. Medicare
  2. Medicaid
  3. Worker’s Compensation Insurance
  4. Commercial Insurance
Explanation
Answer: B - Medicaid is always the payer of last resort. This means that if a patient has more than one type of insurance coverage, and one of the insurances is Medicaid, then the biller must bill the other insurance first and Medicaid second. Medicaid will never pay first, if the patient has more than one type of insurance coverage.
Previous Next
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details
Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz