CCS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
10. A coworker complained of sudden onset of chest pain and went to the emergency
room. A myocardial infarction was ruled out. You would code A. the myocardial
infarction as if it were an established condition. B. both the infarction and the chest pain
and sequence the infarction first. C. as an impending myocardial infarction. D. only the
chest pain. - Correct Answers -D
11. A(n) ____________ form is used to record the patient's diagnoses and the services
performed for a particular visit. It also includes codes (CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM)
used specifically by that physician's office. A. authorization B. ABN (Advance
Beneficiary Notice) C. superbill D. EOB (Explanation of Benefits) - Correct Answers -C
12. Your organization is sending confidential patient information across the Internet
using technology that will transform the original data into unintelligible code that can be
re-created by authorized users. This technique is called A. a firewall. C. a call-back
process. B. validity processing. D. encryption - Correct Answers -D
13. The special form that plays the central role in planning and providing care at
nursing, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facilities is the A. interdisciplinary patient care
plan. B. medical history and review of systems. C. interval summary. D. problem list. -
Correct Answers -A
14. In the CPT coding system, when there is no code to properly represent the work
performed by the provider, the coder must use this code. A. not otherwise specified B.
not elsewhere classifiable C. unlisted procedure D. miscellaneous code - Correct
Answers –C
57. Which of the following procedures can be identified as "destruction" of lesions in
CPT coding? A. removal of skin tags C. laser removal of condylomata B. shaving of skin
lesion D. paring of hyperkeratotic lesion - Correct Answers -C
58. The chargemaster relieves the coders from coding repetitive services that require
little, if any, formal documentation analysis. This is called A. grouping. C. soft coding. B.
hard coding. D. mapping. - Correct Answers -B
59. A patient has a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy. The
coder selected the following CPT codes: 58150, 58700, 58700. This type of coding is
, referred to as A. upcoding. C. maximizing. B. unbundling. D. optimization. - Correct
Answers -B
60. The APC payment system is based on what coding system(s)? A. AMA's CPT
codes B. CPT and ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes C. ICD-10-CM diagnosis
and procedure codes D. CPT/HCPCS codes - Correct Answers -D
15. The physician listed the diagnoses as congestive heart failure with acute pulmonary
edema. You will code A. the CHF only. B. the edema only. C. both the CHF and the
edema; sequence the CHF first. D. both the CHF and the edema; sequence the edema
first. - Correct Answers -A
16. When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT, A. only the most complex repair is
reported. B. only the least complex repair is reported. C. up to nine individual repair
codes may be reported. D. all wound repairs are grouped and coded, with the most
complex reported first. - Correct Answers -D
21. Which of the following is coded as a late effect in ICD-10-CM? A. tinnitus due to
allergic reaction after administration of eardrops B. mental retardation due to intracranial
abscess C. rejection of transplanted kidney D. nonfunctioning pacemaker due to
defective soldering - Correct Answers -A
29. When a patient presents with a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is
directed toward the secondary neoplasm only, A. code only the primary neoplasm as
the principal diagnosis. B. the primary neoplasm is coded as the principal diagnosis and
the secondary neoplasm as an additional diagnosis. C. the secondary neoplasm is
coded as the principal diagnosis, and the primary neoplasm as an additional diagnosis.
D. code only the secondary neoplasm as the principal diagnosis. - Correct Answers -C
36. The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: A. the sympathetic system and
the parasympathetic system. B. the sympathetic and the efferent peripheral system. C.
the parasympathetic system and the peripheral nervous system. D. the afferent
peripheral system and the somatic nervous system - Correct Answers -A
37. HPV or human papillomavirus is A. caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
B. a vaginal inflammation that is caused by a protozoan parasite. C. also known as
genital warts. D. characterized by painful urination and an abnormal discharge. - Correct
Answers -C
38. A marked loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity is A. lumbago. C.
spondylitis. B. osteoarthritis. D. osteoporosis. - Correct Answers -D
39. The blood disorder in which red blood cells lack the normal ability to produce
hemoglobin is called A. aplastic anemia. C. pernicious anemia. B. hemolytic anemia. D.
thalassemia. - Correct Answers -D
ANSWERS
10. A coworker complained of sudden onset of chest pain and went to the emergency
room. A myocardial infarction was ruled out. You would code A. the myocardial
infarction as if it were an established condition. B. both the infarction and the chest pain
and sequence the infarction first. C. as an impending myocardial infarction. D. only the
chest pain. - Correct Answers -D
11. A(n) ____________ form is used to record the patient's diagnoses and the services
performed for a particular visit. It also includes codes (CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM)
used specifically by that physician's office. A. authorization B. ABN (Advance
Beneficiary Notice) C. superbill D. EOB (Explanation of Benefits) - Correct Answers -C
12. Your organization is sending confidential patient information across the Internet
using technology that will transform the original data into unintelligible code that can be
re-created by authorized users. This technique is called A. a firewall. C. a call-back
process. B. validity processing. D. encryption - Correct Answers -D
13. The special form that plays the central role in planning and providing care at
nursing, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facilities is the A. interdisciplinary patient care
plan. B. medical history and review of systems. C. interval summary. D. problem list. -
Correct Answers -A
14. In the CPT coding system, when there is no code to properly represent the work
performed by the provider, the coder must use this code. A. not otherwise specified B.
not elsewhere classifiable C. unlisted procedure D. miscellaneous code - Correct
Answers –C
57. Which of the following procedures can be identified as "destruction" of lesions in
CPT coding? A. removal of skin tags C. laser removal of condylomata B. shaving of skin
lesion D. paring of hyperkeratotic lesion - Correct Answers -C
58. The chargemaster relieves the coders from coding repetitive services that require
little, if any, formal documentation analysis. This is called A. grouping. C. soft coding. B.
hard coding. D. mapping. - Correct Answers -B
59. A patient has a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingectomy. The
coder selected the following CPT codes: 58150, 58700, 58700. This type of coding is
, referred to as A. upcoding. C. maximizing. B. unbundling. D. optimization. - Correct
Answers -B
60. The APC payment system is based on what coding system(s)? A. AMA's CPT
codes B. CPT and ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes C. ICD-10-CM diagnosis
and procedure codes D. CPT/HCPCS codes - Correct Answers -D
15. The physician listed the diagnoses as congestive heart failure with acute pulmonary
edema. You will code A. the CHF only. B. the edema only. C. both the CHF and the
edema; sequence the CHF first. D. both the CHF and the edema; sequence the edema
first. - Correct Answers -A
16. When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT, A. only the most complex repair is
reported. B. only the least complex repair is reported. C. up to nine individual repair
codes may be reported. D. all wound repairs are grouped and coded, with the most
complex reported first. - Correct Answers -D
21. Which of the following is coded as a late effect in ICD-10-CM? A. tinnitus due to
allergic reaction after administration of eardrops B. mental retardation due to intracranial
abscess C. rejection of transplanted kidney D. nonfunctioning pacemaker due to
defective soldering - Correct Answers -A
29. When a patient presents with a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is
directed toward the secondary neoplasm only, A. code only the primary neoplasm as
the principal diagnosis. B. the primary neoplasm is coded as the principal diagnosis and
the secondary neoplasm as an additional diagnosis. C. the secondary neoplasm is
coded as the principal diagnosis, and the primary neoplasm as an additional diagnosis.
D. code only the secondary neoplasm as the principal diagnosis. - Correct Answers -C
36. The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: A. the sympathetic system and
the parasympathetic system. B. the sympathetic and the efferent peripheral system. C.
the parasympathetic system and the peripheral nervous system. D. the afferent
peripheral system and the somatic nervous system - Correct Answers -A
37. HPV or human papillomavirus is A. caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
B. a vaginal inflammation that is caused by a protozoan parasite. C. also known as
genital warts. D. characterized by painful urination and an abnormal discharge. - Correct
Answers -C
38. A marked loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity is A. lumbago. C.
spondylitis. B. osteoarthritis. D. osteoporosis. - Correct Answers -D
39. The blood disorder in which red blood cells lack the normal ability to produce
hemoglobin is called A. aplastic anemia. C. pernicious anemia. B. hemolytic anemia. D.
thalassemia. - Correct Answers -D
