Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Questions &
Answers.
1. per cpt guidelines a seperate procedure is considered to an
integral
part of another, larger
ser- vice
2. the codes in the musculoskeletal section of cpt may be any
physician
used by
3. observastion e/m codes 99218-99220 are a patient is referred to
used in physician billing when a designated
observation status
4. documentation in the history of use of social history
drugs, alcohol and or tacacco is considered
part of the
c
5. tissue transplanted from one individual to
another of the same species but different
genotype is called surgeon and
pathologist
6. mohs micrographic surgery invloves the
surgeon act- ing as
a 'with manipulation'
7. if an orthopedic surgeon attempted to code
reduce a frac- ture but was unsuccessful in
obtaining acceptable alignment, what type of
code should be assigned for the procedure
8. in coding arterial catheteriztions, when the selective catheterization
tip of the catheter is manipulated from the
insertion into the aorta and then out into
another artery, this is called
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, Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Questions &
Answers.
9. when coding a selective catheterization in cpt, how are one code, for
the final ves-
codes assigned sel entered
10. Which of the following provides organizations with the Data
Warehouse
ability to access data from multiple databases and to
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, Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Questions &
Answers.
combine the results into a single questions-
and-re- porting interface?
11. What is the maximum number of procedure codes
that six (6) can appear on a UB-04 paper claim form
for a hospital inpatient?
12. What was the goal of the new MS-DRG system? To improve Medicare's
ca-
pability to recognize
sever- ity of illness in
its in- patient hospital
payments. The new
system is project- ed to
increase payments to
hospitals for services
provided to sicker
patients and decrease
payments for treating
less severely ill patients
13. Today, Janet Kim visited her new dentist for an appoint- No; it is a
violation of the
ment. She was not presented with a Notice of HIPAA Privacy Rule
Privacy Practices. Is this acceptable?
14. How does Medicare or other third-party payersreviewing al the diag-
deter-
mine whether the patient has medical necessity for the nosis codes
assigned to
tests, procedures, or treatment billed on a claim form? explain the
reasons the
services were provided
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Answers.
1. per cpt guidelines a seperate procedure is considered to an
integral
part of another, larger
ser- vice
2. the codes in the musculoskeletal section of cpt may be any
physician
used by
3. observastion e/m codes 99218-99220 are a patient is referred to
used in physician billing when a designated
observation status
4. documentation in the history of use of social history
drugs, alcohol and or tacacco is considered
part of the
c
5. tissue transplanted from one individual to
another of the same species but different
genotype is called surgeon and
pathologist
6. mohs micrographic surgery invloves the
surgeon act- ing as
a 'with manipulation'
7. if an orthopedic surgeon attempted to code
reduce a frac- ture but was unsuccessful in
obtaining acceptable alignment, what type of
code should be assigned for the procedure
8. in coding arterial catheteriztions, when the selective catheterization
tip of the catheter is manipulated from the
insertion into the aorta and then out into
another artery, this is called
1/
27
, Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Questions &
Answers.
9. when coding a selective catheterization in cpt, how are one code, for
the final ves-
codes assigned sel entered
10. Which of the following provides organizations with the Data
Warehouse
ability to access data from multiple databases and to
2/
27
, Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam Questions &
Answers.
combine the results into a single questions-
and-re- porting interface?
11. What is the maximum number of procedure codes
that six (6) can appear on a UB-04 paper claim form
for a hospital inpatient?
12. What was the goal of the new MS-DRG system? To improve Medicare's
ca-
pability to recognize
sever- ity of illness in
its in- patient hospital
payments. The new
system is project- ed to
increase payments to
hospitals for services
provided to sicker
patients and decrease
payments for treating
less severely ill patients
13. Today, Janet Kim visited her new dentist for an appoint- No; it is a
violation of the
ment. She was not presented with a Notice of HIPAA Privacy Rule
Privacy Practices. Is this acceptable?
14. How does Medicare or other third-party payersreviewing al the diag-
deter-
mine whether the patient has medical necessity for the nosis codes
assigned to
tests, procedures, or treatment billed on a claim form? explain the
reasons the
services were provided
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