Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam
2023
which volume of icd9 contains the tabular and alphabetic indexes of procedures. -
Answer-volume 2
which of
... [Show More] the following icd9 codes are always alphanumeric - Answer-v codes
which of the following organizations is responsible for updatitng the procedure
classification of icd9 - Answer-centers of medicare and medicaid services.
at which level of the classification system are the most specific icd9cm codes found. -
Answer-subclassification level
what are five-digit icd9cm diagnosis codes referred to as - Answer-subclassification
codes
what are four digit icd9cm diagnosis codes referred to as - Answer-subcategory codes
which of the following icd9cm codes classify enviromental events and cirvumstances as
the cause of an injury, poisoning, or other adverse effect - Answer-e codes
which of the following is a standard terminology used to code medical procedures and
services - Answer-cpt
if a patient has a excision of a malignant lesion of the skin, the cpt code is determined
by the area from which the excision occurs and which of the following. - Answerdiameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins required to adequately excise
the lesion described in the operative report
according to cpt, a repair of a laceration that includes retention sutures would be
considered what type of closure - Answer-complex
a patient is admitted with spotting. she had been treated two weeks previously for a
miscarriage with sepsis. the sepsis had resolved and she is afebrile at this time. she
treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage. products of cnception are found. which
of the following should be the principal dx - Answer-miscarriage
according to the uhdds whick of the following is the definition of other diagnosis -
Answer-receives clinical evaluation or therapeutic treatment or diagnostic procedures or
extends the length of stay or increases nursing care and or monitoring
which of the following statements does not apply to icd9cm - Answer-it can be used to
collect data about nursing care.
which of the following is not one of the purpose of icd9cm - Answer-identification of the
supplies, products and services provided to patients
which volume of icd9cm contains the numerical listing of codes that represent diseases
and injuries - Answer-volume 1
the two digit modifier that may be reported to indicate a physician preformed the
postoperative management of a patient, but another physician performed the surgical
procedure - Answer-55
an encoder that takes a coder through a series of questions and choices is called -
Answer-logic based encoder
category II codes cover all but one of the following topics. which is not addressed by
category II codes. - Answer-new technology
per cpt guidelines a seperate procedure is - Answer-considered to an integral part of
another, larger service
cpt was developed and is maintained by - Answer-ama
the codes in the musculoskeletal section of cpt may be used by - Answer-any physician
observastion e/m codes 99218-99220 are used in physician billing when - Answer-a
patient is referred to a designated observation status
documentation in the history of use of drugs, alcohol and or tacacco is considered part
of the - Answer-social history
tissue transplanted from one individual to another of the same species but different
genotype is called - Answer-allograft or allogeneic graft
mohs micrographic surgery invloves the surgeon acting as - Answer-surgeon and
pathologist
if an orthopedic surgeon attempted to reduce a fracture but was unsuccessful in
obtaining acceptable alignment, what type of code should be assigned for the procedure
- Answer-a 'with manipulation' code
in coding arterial catheteriztions, when the tip of the catheter is manipulated from the
insertion into the aorta and then out into another artery, this is called - Answer-selective
catheterization
when coding a selective catheterization in cpt, how are codes assigned - Answer-one
code, for the final vessel entered
Which of the following provides organizations with the ability to access data from
multiple databases and to combine the results into a single questions-and-reporting
interface? - Answer-Data Warehouse
What is the maximum number of procedure codes that can appear on a UB-04 paper
claim form for a hospital inpatient? - Answer-six (6)
What was the goal of the new MS-DRG system? - Answer-To improve Medicare's
capability to recognize severity of illness in its inpatient hospital payments. The new
system is projected to increase payments to hospitals for services provided to sicker
patients and decrease payments for treating less severely ill patients
Today, Janet Kim visited her new dentist for an appointment. She was not presented
with a Notice of Privacy Practices. Is this acceptable? - Answer-No; it is a violation of
the HIPAA Privacy Rule
How does Medicare or other third-party payers determine whether the patient has
medical necessity for the tests, procedures, or treatment billed on a claim form? -
Answer-By reviewing al the diagnosis codes assigned to explain the reasons the
services were provided
Documentation in the history of use of drugs, alcohol, and/or tobacco is considered part
of the: - Answer-Social history
Which of the following ethical principles is being followed when an HIT professional
ensures thtat patient information is only released to those who have a legl right to
access it? - Answer-Beneficence
Which of the following would be classified to an ICD-9-CM category for bacterial
diseases? - Answer-Staphylococcus aureus
Dr. Jones has signed a statement that all of her dictated reports should be automatically
considered approved and signed unless she makes correction within 72 hours of
dictating. This is called _____________. - Answer-Autoauthentication
Both HEDIS and the Joint Commission's ORYX program are designed to collect data to
be used for __________. - Answer-Performance improvement programs
The coder notes that the physician has presribed Retrovir for the patient. The coder
might find which of the following on the patient's discharge summary? - Answer-AIDS
During a review of documentation practices, the HIM director finds that nurses are
routinely using the copy and paste function of the hospital's new EHR system for
documenting nursing notes. In some cases, nurses are copying and pasting the
objective data from the lab system and intake-output records as well as the patient's
subjective complaints and symptoms originally documented by another practitioner.
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