CCA EXAMS KEY CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Patient complains of recurrent syncope following carotid
thromboendarterectomy. Patient returns 2 weeks after initial
surgery and undergoes repeat carotid thromboendarterectomy.
35301
35201
33510
35301, 35390
Answer: 35301
◉ Accounts receivable (A/R) refers to
-The amount the hospital was paid
-Claims for which money has not yet come in.
-Denials that have been returned to the hospital.
-Claims for which money has been received.
Answer: Claims for which money has not yet come in.
,Accounts receivable are funds that have been earned and billed for,
yet not paid. Denials that have been returned to the hopsital is lost
revenue, unless the reasons for the denial is addressed. Claims for
which money has been recieved are accounts paid. The amount the
hospital was paid is also accounts paid.
◉ A patient is admitted for rectal bleeding. The laboratory results
reveal chronic blood-loss anemia. The CT and the bleeding scan
results of the abdomen revealed that the rectal bleeding is due to
Crohn's disease of the descending colon.
-K50.118, D50.0
-K50.911, D50.0
-K50.011, D62
-K50.111, D50.0
Answer: K50.111, D50.0
◉ Determine which of the following services is LEAST likely to be
provided by a facility accredited by CARF (Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)?
-Palliative Care
-Brain Injury Management
-Chronic Pain Management
,-Vocational Evaluation
Answer: Palliative Care
◉ A patient is admitted for infection of the tracheostomy stoma
secondary to cellulitis of the neck.
-J95.02, L03.221
-L03.221, J95.02
-J95.03, L03.221
-j95.09, L03.221
Answer: J95.02, L03.221
◉ The method of calculating errors in a coding audit that allows for
benchmarking with other hospitals, and permits the reviewer to
track errors by case type, is the
-Focused review method.
-Benchmarking method.
-Record-over-record method.
-Code method.
Answer: Record-over-record method.
, The record-over-record method divides the number of records
coded by the total number of records in the sample. It is less labor
intensive, widely recognized, and focused on statistics. However, it is
more subjective in that it does not have a definition of what counts
as an error and educational opportunities are not easily identified.
◉ A patient is admitted with idiopathic thrombocytopenia and
purpura.
-D69.49
-D61.810
-D69.3
-D69.3, D61.82
Answer: D69.3
◉ A risk manager needs to locate a full report of a patient's fall from
his bed, including witness reports and probable reasons for the fall.
Determine where she would most likely find this information.
-incident report.
-integrated progress notes.
-nurses' notes.
-doctors' progress notes.
Answer: Incident report.
QUESTIONS
◉ Patient complains of recurrent syncope following carotid
thromboendarterectomy. Patient returns 2 weeks after initial
surgery and undergoes repeat carotid thromboendarterectomy.
35301
35201
33510
35301, 35390
Answer: 35301
◉ Accounts receivable (A/R) refers to
-The amount the hospital was paid
-Claims for which money has not yet come in.
-Denials that have been returned to the hospital.
-Claims for which money has been received.
Answer: Claims for which money has not yet come in.
,Accounts receivable are funds that have been earned and billed for,
yet not paid. Denials that have been returned to the hopsital is lost
revenue, unless the reasons for the denial is addressed. Claims for
which money has been recieved are accounts paid. The amount the
hospital was paid is also accounts paid.
◉ A patient is admitted for rectal bleeding. The laboratory results
reveal chronic blood-loss anemia. The CT and the bleeding scan
results of the abdomen revealed that the rectal bleeding is due to
Crohn's disease of the descending colon.
-K50.118, D50.0
-K50.911, D50.0
-K50.011, D62
-K50.111, D50.0
Answer: K50.111, D50.0
◉ Determine which of the following services is LEAST likely to be
provided by a facility accredited by CARF (Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)?
-Palliative Care
-Brain Injury Management
-Chronic Pain Management
,-Vocational Evaluation
Answer: Palliative Care
◉ A patient is admitted for infection of the tracheostomy stoma
secondary to cellulitis of the neck.
-J95.02, L03.221
-L03.221, J95.02
-J95.03, L03.221
-j95.09, L03.221
Answer: J95.02, L03.221
◉ The method of calculating errors in a coding audit that allows for
benchmarking with other hospitals, and permits the reviewer to
track errors by case type, is the
-Focused review method.
-Benchmarking method.
-Record-over-record method.
-Code method.
Answer: Record-over-record method.
, The record-over-record method divides the number of records
coded by the total number of records in the sample. It is less labor
intensive, widely recognized, and focused on statistics. However, it is
more subjective in that it does not have a definition of what counts
as an error and educational opportunities are not easily identified.
◉ A patient is admitted with idiopathic thrombocytopenia and
purpura.
-D69.49
-D61.810
-D69.3
-D69.3, D61.82
Answer: D69.3
◉ A risk manager needs to locate a full report of a patient's fall from
his bed, including witness reports and probable reasons for the fall.
Determine where she would most likely find this information.
-incident report.
-integrated progress notes.
-nurses' notes.
-doctors' progress notes.
Answer: Incident report.
