Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Exam Prep
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Tumor cells that are undergoing malignant changes
Carcinoma in situ but are still confined to the point of origin without
invasion of the surrounding normal tissue
Examples of carcinoma in Intraepithelial infiltrating
situ
The patient was admitted b
from the emergency The CPK elevation with MB enzymes elevated and the
department because of EKG ST changes denote a possible Ml (Leon-Chisen
chest pain. Following 2013, 386-387).
blood work, it was
determined that the
patient had elevated CPKs
and MB enzymes. The EKG
shows nonspecific ST
changes.
What type of diagnosis
might this indicate?
a. Unstable angina
b. Myocardial infarction
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Mitral valve stenosis
,A patient is admitted and d
diagnosed with fever and Symptoms are not coded when a definitive diagnosis
urinary burning. The is present on discharge. The patient discharge
discharge diagnosis· is diagnosis of urinary tract infection. The organism (E.
Escherichia coli, urinary coli) is coded with a seco diagnosis code (B96.20)
tract infection. which is to be added as an additional code to identify
the bacterial agent (HHS 2014, Section II.A., 98).
Which of the following
represents the correct
diagnoses and
appropriate sequence of
those conditions?
a. Fever, urinary burning,
urosepsis
b. Fever, urinary burning,
sepsis
c. Escherichia coli, urinary
tract infection
d. Urinary tract infection,
Escherichia coli
, A patient was admitted a
with heart failure within
one week of a heart When the documentation is not clear regarding a
transplant. Due to the potential complication, it is appropriate query the
timing, the coder thought physician (HHS 2014, Section I.B.16, 16; Leon-Chisen
that it may represent a 2013, 43-44).
postoperative transplant
rejection following heart
transplant.
What action(s) should the
coding staff take?
a. Query the physician.
b. Assign the codes for the
postoperative transplant
rejection.
c. Assign only the code for
the transplant rejection.
d. Assign only the code
for heart failure.
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Terms in this set (49)
Tumor cells that are undergoing malignant changes
Carcinoma in situ but are still confined to the point of origin without
invasion of the surrounding normal tissue
Examples of carcinoma in Intraepithelial infiltrating
situ
The patient was admitted b
from the emergency The CPK elevation with MB enzymes elevated and the
department because of EKG ST changes denote a possible Ml (Leon-Chisen
chest pain. Following 2013, 386-387).
blood work, it was
determined that the
patient had elevated CPKs
and MB enzymes. The EKG
shows nonspecific ST
changes.
What type of diagnosis
might this indicate?
a. Unstable angina
b. Myocardial infarction
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Mitral valve stenosis
,A patient is admitted and d
diagnosed with fever and Symptoms are not coded when a definitive diagnosis
urinary burning. The is present on discharge. The patient discharge
discharge diagnosis· is diagnosis of urinary tract infection. The organism (E.
Escherichia coli, urinary coli) is coded with a seco diagnosis code (B96.20)
tract infection. which is to be added as an additional code to identify
the bacterial agent (HHS 2014, Section II.A., 98).
Which of the following
represents the correct
diagnoses and
appropriate sequence of
those conditions?
a. Fever, urinary burning,
urosepsis
b. Fever, urinary burning,
sepsis
c. Escherichia coli, urinary
tract infection
d. Urinary tract infection,
Escherichia coli
, A patient was admitted a
with heart failure within
one week of a heart When the documentation is not clear regarding a
transplant. Due to the potential complication, it is appropriate query the
timing, the coder thought physician (HHS 2014, Section I.B.16, 16; Leon-Chisen
that it may represent a 2013, 43-44).
postoperative transplant
rejection following heart
transplant.
What action(s) should the
coding staff take?
a. Query the physician.
b. Assign the codes for the
postoperative transplant
rejection.
c. Assign only the code for
the transplant rejection.
d. Assign only the code
for heart failure.
