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CCA EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| CCA EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEW!!
Name the 4 Cooperating Parties for ICD-9-CM .....ANSWER..... 1)
AHIMA, 2) AHA-American Hospital Association, 3) CMS-Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid, and 4) NCHS-National Center for
Health Statistics
What is a POA Indicator? .....ANSWER..... The POA-Present on
Admission Indicator is used to differentiate between conditions
present at the time of admission and conditions that develop
during an inpatient admission. The POA Indicator applies to
diagnosis codes for claims involving inpatient admissions to acute
care hospitals and other facilities. POA - developed by the
Cooperating Parties.
What organization is responsible for updating the diagnosis
classification (Volumes 1 & 2) for ICD-9-CM? .....ANSWER.....
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Volumes 1 & 2 of the ICD-9-CM are updated by NCHS-National
Center for Health Statistics.
What organization is responsible for updating the procedure
classification (Volume 3) for ICD-9-CM? .....ANSWER..... Volume 3
of the ICD-9-CM is updated by CMS-Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare.
Which classification level of ICD-9-CM codes is the most specific?
.....ANSWER..... The "sub-classification" level is the most specific
level of coding in ICD-9-CM (5-digit codes).
What are the levels of ICD-9-CM codes called? .....ANSWER.....
Category>Subcategory (4-digit)>Sub-classification (5-digit)
How many digits are in the Subcategory Level of ICD-9-CM
codes? .....ANSWER..... There are 4 digits at the Subcategory
Level of ICD-9-CM codes.
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Please describe E Codes. .....ANSWER..... E Codes classify
environmental events and circumstances as the cause of an injury,
poisoning, or other adverse effect.
Please describe V Codes. .....ANSWER..... V Codes are diagnosis
codes that indicate a REASON for the healthcare encounter.
Please give brief description of Volume I of the ICD-9-CM
Volumes. .....ANSWER..... Volume I of the ICD-9-CM contains the
TABULAR INDEX - a numerical listing of codes that represent
diseases and injuries.
Please give a brief description of Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM
Volumes. .....ANSWER..... Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM contains the
ALPHABETIC INDEX to Diseases and Injuries (You should always
trust this index).
Please give a brief description of Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM
Volumes. .....ANSWER..... Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM contains the
TABULAR and ALPHABETIC INDEX to Procedures.
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Which item is not a purpose of the ICD-9-CM: A)-used in the
evaluation of medical care planning for healthcare delivery
systems, B)-used in the collection of data about nursing care, C)-
used to facilitate data storage and retrieval, or D)-used as the
basis of epidemiological research .....ANSWER..... Collection of
data about nursing care is not a purpose of the ICD-9-CM.
Which item is not one of the purposes of ICD-9-CM: A)-reporting
of diagnoses by physicians, B)-classification of mortality for
statistical purposes, C)-the identification of supplies, products &
services provided to patients, or D)-classification of morbidity for
statistical purposes .....ANSWER..... The identification of supplies,
products & services provided to patients is NOT on of the
purposes of ICD-9-CM.
Please define "complication". .....ANSWER..... A complication is a
secondary condition that arises during hospitalization and is
CCA EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| CCA EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEW!!
Name the 4 Cooperating Parties for ICD-9-CM .....ANSWER..... 1)
AHIMA, 2) AHA-American Hospital Association, 3) CMS-Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid, and 4) NCHS-National Center for
Health Statistics
What is a POA Indicator? .....ANSWER..... The POA-Present on
Admission Indicator is used to differentiate between conditions
present at the time of admission and conditions that develop
during an inpatient admission. The POA Indicator applies to
diagnosis codes for claims involving inpatient admissions to acute
care hospitals and other facilities. POA - developed by the
Cooperating Parties.
What organization is responsible for updating the diagnosis
classification (Volumes 1 & 2) for ICD-9-CM? .....ANSWER.....
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Volumes 1 & 2 of the ICD-9-CM are updated by NCHS-National
Center for Health Statistics.
What organization is responsible for updating the procedure
classification (Volume 3) for ICD-9-CM? .....ANSWER..... Volume 3
of the ICD-9-CM is updated by CMS-Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare.
Which classification level of ICD-9-CM codes is the most specific?
.....ANSWER..... The "sub-classification" level is the most specific
level of coding in ICD-9-CM (5-digit codes).
What are the levels of ICD-9-CM codes called? .....ANSWER.....
Category>Subcategory (4-digit)>Sub-classification (5-digit)
How many digits are in the Subcategory Level of ICD-9-CM
codes? .....ANSWER..... There are 4 digits at the Subcategory
Level of ICD-9-CM codes.
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Please describe E Codes. .....ANSWER..... E Codes classify
environmental events and circumstances as the cause of an injury,
poisoning, or other adverse effect.
Please describe V Codes. .....ANSWER..... V Codes are diagnosis
codes that indicate a REASON for the healthcare encounter.
Please give brief description of Volume I of the ICD-9-CM
Volumes. .....ANSWER..... Volume I of the ICD-9-CM contains the
TABULAR INDEX - a numerical listing of codes that represent
diseases and injuries.
Please give a brief description of Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM
Volumes. .....ANSWER..... Volume 2 of the ICD-9-CM contains the
ALPHABETIC INDEX to Diseases and Injuries (You should always
trust this index).
Please give a brief description of Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM
Volumes. .....ANSWER..... Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM contains the
TABULAR and ALPHABETIC INDEX to Procedures.
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Which item is not a purpose of the ICD-9-CM: A)-used in the
evaluation of medical care planning for healthcare delivery
systems, B)-used in the collection of data about nursing care, C)-
used to facilitate data storage and retrieval, or D)-used as the
basis of epidemiological research .....ANSWER..... Collection of
data about nursing care is not a purpose of the ICD-9-CM.
Which item is not one of the purposes of ICD-9-CM: A)-reporting
of diagnoses by physicians, B)-classification of mortality for
statistical purposes, C)-the identification of supplies, products &
services provided to patients, or D)-classification of morbidity for
statistical purposes .....ANSWER..... The identification of supplies,
products & services provided to patients is NOT on of the
purposes of ICD-9-CM.
Please define "complication". .....ANSWER..... A complication is a
secondary condition that arises during hospitalization and is
