Certified Coding Associate (CCA) PASSED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
per cpt guidelines a seperate procedure is - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔considered to an
integral part of another, larger service
the codes in the musculoskeletal section of cpt may be used by - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔any physician
observastion e/m codes 99218-99220 are used in physician billing when - CORRECT
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 -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔social history
tissue transplanted from one individual to another of the same species but different genotype
is called - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c
mohs micrographic surgery invloves the surgeon acting as - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔selective catheterization
when coding a selective catheterization in cpt, how are codes assigned - CORRECT
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? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔six (6)
What was the goal of the new MS-DRG system? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔No; it is a
violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
How does Medicare or other third-party payers determine whether the patient has medical
necessity for the tests, procedures, or treatment billed on a claim form? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔By reviewing al the diagnosis codes assigned to explain the reasons the
services were provided
Documentation in the history of use of drugs, alcohol, and/or tobacco is considered part of
the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Social history
Which of the following ethical principles is being followed when an HIT professional ensures
thtat patient information is only released to those who have a legl right to access it? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Beneficence
Dr. Jones has signed a statement that all of her dictated reports should be automatically
considered approved and signed unless she makes correction within 72 hours of dictating.
This is called _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Autoauthentication
Both HEDIS and the Joint Commission's ORYX program are designed to collect data to be
used for __________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Performance improvement programs
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
per cpt guidelines a seperate procedure is - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔considered to an
integral part of another, larger service
the codes in the musculoskeletal section of cpt may be used by - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔any physician
observastion e/m codes 99218-99220 are used in physician billing when - CORRECT
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 -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔social history
tissue transplanted from one individual to another of the same species but different genotype
is called - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c
mohs micrographic surgery invloves the surgeon acting as - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔selective catheterization
when coding a selective catheterization in cpt, how are codes assigned - CORRECT
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? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔six (6)
What was the goal of the new MS-DRG system? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔No; it is a
violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule
How does Medicare or other third-party payers determine whether the patient has medical
necessity for the tests, procedures, or treatment billed on a claim form? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔By reviewing al the diagnosis codes assigned to explain the reasons the
services were provided
Documentation in the history of use of drugs, alcohol, and/or tobacco is considered part of
the: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Social history
Which of the following ethical principles is being followed when an HIT professional ensures
thtat patient information is only released to those who have a legl right to access it? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Beneficence
Dr. Jones has signed a statement that all of her dictated reports should be automatically
considered approved and signed unless she makes correction within 72 hours of dictating.
This is called _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Autoauthentication
Both HEDIS and the Joint Commission's ORYX program are designed to collect data to be
used for __________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Performance improvement programs
