Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam

Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam which volume of icd9 contains the tabular and alphabetic indexes of procedures. - Answer-volume 2 which of the following icd9 codes are always alphanumeric - Answer-v codes which of the following organizations is responsible for updatitng the procedure classification of icd9 - Answer-centers of medicare and medicaid services. at which level of the classification system are the most specific icd9cm codes found. - Answersubclassification level what are five-digit icd9cm diagnosis codes referred to as - Answer-subclassification codes what are four digit icd9cm diagnosis codes referred to as - Answer-subcategory codes which of the following icd9cm codes classify enviromental events and cirvumstances as the cause of an injury, poisoning, or other adverse effect - Answer-e codes which of the following is a standard terminology used to code medical procedures and services - Answercpt if a patient has a excision of a malignant lesion of the skin, the cpt code is determined by the area from which the excision occurs and which of the following. - Answer-diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins required to adequately excise the lesion described in the operative report according to cpt, a repair of a laceration that includes retention sutures would be considered what type of closure - Answer-complex a patient is admitted with spotting. she had been treated two weeks previously for a miscarriage with sepsis. the sepsis had resolved and she is afebrile at this time. she treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage. products of cnception are found. which of the following should be the principal dx - Answermiscarriage according to the uhdds whick of the following is the definition of other diagnosis - Answer-receives clinical evaluation or therapeutic treatment or diagnostic procedures or extends the length of stay or increases nursing care and or monitoring which of the following statements does not apply to icd9cm - Answer-it can be used to collect data about nursing care. which of the following is not one of the purpose of icd9cm - Answer-identification of the supplies, products and services provided to patients which volume of icd9cm contains the numerical listing of codes that represent diseases and injuries - Answer-volume 1 the two digit modifier that may be reported to indicate a physician preformed the postoperative management of a patient, but another physician performed the surgical procedure - Answer-55 an encoder that takes a coder through a series of questions and choices is called - Answer-logic based encoder category II codes cover all but one of the following topics. which is not addressed by category II codes. - Answer-new technology per cpt guidelines a seperate procedure is - Answer-considered to an integral part of another, larger service cpt was developed and is maintained by - Answer-ama the codes in the musculoskeletal section of cpt may be used by - Answer-any physician observastion e/m codes are used in physician billing when - Answer-a patient is referred to a designated observation status documentation in the history of use of drugs, alcohol and or tacacco is considered part of the - Answersocial history tissue transplanted from one individual to another of the same species but different genotype is called - Answer-allograft or allogeneic graft mohs micrographic surgery invloves the surgeon acting as - Answer-surgeon and pathologist if an orthopedic surgeon attempted to reduce a fracture but was unsuccessful in obtaining acceptable alignment, what type of code should be assigned for the procedure - Answer-a 'with manipulation' code in coding arterial catheteriztions, when the tip of the catheter is manipulated from the insertion into the aorta and then out into another artery, this is called - Answer-selective catheterization when coding a selective catheterization in cpt, how are codes assigned - Answer-one code, for the final vessel entered Which of the following provides organizations with the ability to access data from multiple databases and to combine the results into a single questions-and-reporting interface? - Answer-Data Warehouse What is the maximum number of procedure codes that can appear on a UB-04 paper claim form for a hospital inpatient? - Answer-six (6) What was the goal of the new MS-DRG system? - Answer-To improve Medicare's capability to recognize severity of illness in its inpatient hospital payments. The new system is projected to increase payments to hospitals for services provided to sicker patients and decrease payments for treating less severely ill patients Today, Janet Kim visited her new dentist for an appointment. She was not presented with a Notice of Privacy Practices. Is this acceptable?...