CCA Exam Preparation Domains 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 Practice Test Questions with Correct Answer

1. 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 is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage and products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principal diagnosis? a. Miscarriage b. Complications of spontaneous abortion with sepsis c. Sepsis d. Spontaneous abortion with sepsis - ANSWERa. Miscarriage 2. If a patient has an excision of a malignant lesion of the skin, the CPT code is determined by the body area from which the excision occurs and which of the following? a. Length of the lesion as described in the pathology report b. Dimension of the specimen submitted as described in the pathology report c. Width times the length of the lesion as described in the operative report d. Diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins required to adequately excise the lesion described in the operative report - ANSWERd. Diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins required to adequately excise the lesion described in the operative report 3. A patient is admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath and congestive heart failure. The patient subsequently develops respiratory failure. The patient undergoes intubation with ventilator management. Which of the following would be the correct sequencing and coding of this case? a. Congestive heart failure, respiratory failure, ventilator management b. Respiratory failure, intubation, ventilator management c. Respiratory failure, congestive heart failure, intubation, ventilator management d. Shortness of breath, congestive heart failure, respiratory failure, ventilator management - ANSWERa. Congestive heart failure, respiratory failure, ventilator management 4. Which of the following is a standard terminology used to code medical procedures and services? a. CPT b. H