CCS EXAM RANDOM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Alteration - Correct Answers -Is used for ICD-10-PCS, for modifying the natural
anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part.
Risk Manager - Correct Answers -Is responsible for being proactive as well as reactive
to prevent episodes and to minimize the damages from an occurrence.
Laboratory Information System - Correct Answers -Is a clinical information system.
Poor Quality of Documentation - Correct Answers -A barrier to widespread use of
automated code assignments is
Noncompliance agreement - Correct Answers -Health care providers and payers should
never agree to break the law.
Fraud Prevention Memorandum of Understanding - Correct Answers -is used by the
Immigrant and Employee Right section of the Department of Justice.
Assignment Billing - Correct Answers -Is when a provider accepts assignment (i.e.,
allowed amount).
Incident to billing - Correct Answers -Is a claim for services provided by a nonphysician
professional while under the supervision of a physician.
Scrubber - Correct Answers -Is software that reviews claim forms to identify any errors,
so they can be corrected prior to submission.
Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) - Correct Answers -Is a contract between the
federal government and health care providers as part of a settlement of federal health
care program regulations.
Quality Measure Reporting - Correct Answers -MPIs is a reporting system established
by the federal government for physician practices that participate in Medicare for
Is required to follow HIPAA - Correct Answers -If the health care facility uses a business
associate offshore the business associate
, Unlisted Procedure - Correct Answers -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. (Listed at the back of every section/ very last codes.) **Doc MUST supply a
special report explaining everything that he did, why there is no code, etc.
Outcome Measures - Correct Answers -Patient mortality, infection and complication
rates, adherence to living will requirements, adequate pain control, and other
documentation that describe end results of care or a measurable change in the patient's
health are examples of
Percutaneous Endoscopic - Correct Answers -Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of
instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers
necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
percutaneous - Correct Answers -Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of
instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers
necessary to reach the site of the procedure
Open - Correct Answers -Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other
body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
External - Correct Answers -Procedures performed within an orifice on structures that
are visible without the aid of any instrumentation.
The overall quality of documentation - Correct Answers -The performance of qualitative
analysis is an important tool in ensuring data quality. These reviews evaluate
ICD-10-CM code - Correct Answers -Has three alphanumeric characters, up to as many
as seven alphanumeric characters.
HCPCS Level II codes - Correct Answers -Has five characters: one letter followed by
four numbers.
CPT code - Correct Answers -Has 5 digit numbers.
Revenue Code - Correct Answers -A four-digit code that describes a classification of a
product or service provided to a patient is a
Cost Accounting - Correct Answers -This accounting method attributes a dollar figure to
every input required to provide a service. Is the method of calculations of products
based on out-of-pocket expenses.
Bar code placement - Correct Answers -Used by most facilities to ensure proper
indexing into the imaging system. Follow principles of forms design for continuity in item
placement for visual identity. Consistency is important for a visual identity and style that
you maintain throughout your form (and the rest of the forms you create in the future).
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Alteration - Correct Answers -Is used for ICD-10-PCS, for modifying the natural
anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part.
Risk Manager - Correct Answers -Is responsible for being proactive as well as reactive
to prevent episodes and to minimize the damages from an occurrence.
Laboratory Information System - Correct Answers -Is a clinical information system.
Poor Quality of Documentation - Correct Answers -A barrier to widespread use of
automated code assignments is
Noncompliance agreement - Correct Answers -Health care providers and payers should
never agree to break the law.
Fraud Prevention Memorandum of Understanding - Correct Answers -is used by the
Immigrant and Employee Right section of the Department of Justice.
Assignment Billing - Correct Answers -Is when a provider accepts assignment (i.e.,
allowed amount).
Incident to billing - Correct Answers -Is a claim for services provided by a nonphysician
professional while under the supervision of a physician.
Scrubber - Correct Answers -Is software that reviews claim forms to identify any errors,
so they can be corrected prior to submission.
Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA) - Correct Answers -Is a contract between the
federal government and health care providers as part of a settlement of federal health
care program regulations.
Quality Measure Reporting - Correct Answers -MPIs is a reporting system established
by the federal government for physician practices that participate in Medicare for
Is required to follow HIPAA - Correct Answers -If the health care facility uses a business
associate offshore the business associate
, Unlisted Procedure - Correct Answers -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. (Listed at the back of every section/ very last codes.) **Doc MUST supply a
special report explaining everything that he did, why there is no code, etc.
Outcome Measures - Correct Answers -Patient mortality, infection and complication
rates, adherence to living will requirements, adequate pain control, and other
documentation that describe end results of care or a measurable change in the patient's
health are examples of
Percutaneous Endoscopic - Correct Answers -Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of
instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers
necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
percutaneous - Correct Answers -Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of
instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers
necessary to reach the site of the procedure
Open - Correct Answers -Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other
body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure
External - Correct Answers -Procedures performed within an orifice on structures that
are visible without the aid of any instrumentation.
The overall quality of documentation - Correct Answers -The performance of qualitative
analysis is an important tool in ensuring data quality. These reviews evaluate
ICD-10-CM code - Correct Answers -Has three alphanumeric characters, up to as many
as seven alphanumeric characters.
HCPCS Level II codes - Correct Answers -Has five characters: one letter followed by
four numbers.
CPT code - Correct Answers -Has 5 digit numbers.
Revenue Code - Correct Answers -A four-digit code that describes a classification of a
product or service provided to a patient is a
Cost Accounting - Correct Answers -This accounting method attributes a dollar figure to
every input required to provide a service. Is the method of calculations of products
based on out-of-pocket expenses.
Bar code placement - Correct Answers -Used by most facilities to ensure proper
indexing into the imaging system. Follow principles of forms design for continuity in item
placement for visual identity. Consistency is important for a visual identity and style that
you maintain throughout your form (and the rest of the forms you create in the future).
