CCA MOCK EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS 2024 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Ensuring that data have been modified or accessed only by individuals who are
authorized to do so is a function of data
a. Accuracy
b. Validity
c. integrity
d. quality - Correct Answer - c. integrity
Which of the following statements is true?
a. A surgical procedure may include one or more surgical operations.
b. The terms surgical operation and surgical procedure are synonymous.
c. A surgical operation may include one or more surgical procedures.
d. The term surgical procedure is an incorrect term and should not be used. - Correct
Answer - c. A surgical operation may include one or more surgical procedures.
Security devices that form barriers between routers of a public network and a private
network to protect access by unauthorized users are called
a. data translators
b. passwords
c. data manipulation engines
d. firewalls - Correct Answer - d. firewalls
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,Your organization is sending confidential patient information across the Internet using
technology that will transform the original data into unintelligible code that can be re-
created by authorized users. This technique is called
a. firewall
c. a call-back process
b. validity processing
d. data encryption - Correct Answer - d. data encryption
As part of a concurrent record review, you need to locate the initial plan of action based
on the attending physician's initial assessment of the patient. You can expect to find this
documentation either within the body of the history and physical or in the
a. doctor's admitting progress note
b. nurse's admit note
c. review of systems
d. discharge summary - Correct Answer - a. doctor's admitting progress note
Employing the SOAP style of progress notes, choose the "assessment" statement from
the following:
a. Patient states low back pain with sciatica is as severe as it was on admission
b. Patient moving about very cautiously and appears to be in pain
c. Adjust pain medication; begin physical therapy tomorrow
d. Sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy - Correct Answer - d. Sciatica unimproved
with hot pack therapy
You have been hired to work with a computer-assisted coding initiative. The technology
that you will be working with is
a. electronic data interchange
b. intraoperability
c. message standards
d. natural language processing - Correct Answer - d. natural language processing
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,Which of these conditions are always considered "present on admission" (POA)?
a. congenital conditions
b. E codes
c. acute conditions
d. possible, probable, or suspected conditions - Correct Answer - a. congenital
conditions
When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT,
a. only the most complex repair is reported
b. only the least complex repair is reported
c. up to nine individual repair codes may be reported
d. all wound repairs are coded with the most complex reported first - Correct Answer - d.
all wound repairs are coded with the most complex reported first
Which of the following is vital for determining why the reimbursement from an insurance
company is less than that which was expected?
a. a CPT codebook
b. the remittance advice
c. talking to the patient
d. knowledge of the individual insurance company's policies - Correct Answer - b. the
remittance advice
The diagnosis is as follows: "Carcinoma of axillary lymph nodes and lungs, metastatic
from breast." Given this which are the primary cancer site(s)?
a. axillary lymph nodes
b. lungs
c. breast
d. both A and B - Correct Answer - c. breast
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, Robert Thompson was seen in the outpatient department with a chronic cough and the
record states "rule out lung cancer." What should be coded as the patient's diagnosis?
a. chronic cough
b. observation and evaluation without need for further medical care
c. diagnosis of unknown etiology
d. lung cancer - Correct Answer - a. chronic cough
A patient who is taking the drug Antivert may have a diagnosis of
a. dizziness
b. urinary tract infection
c. arthritis
d. congestive heart failure - Correct Answer - a. dizziness
The use of radioactive sources placed into a tumor-bearing area to generate high-
intensitty radiation is termed
a. stereotactic radiation treatment
b. proton beam treatment
c. brachytherapy
d. external beam radiation - Correct Answer - c. brachytherapy
Four people were seen in your Emergency Department yesterday. Which one will be
coded as a poisoning?
Robert: diagnosed with digitalis intoxication
Gary: had an allergic reaction to a dye administered for a pyelogram
David: developed syncope after taking Contac pills with a double scotch
Brian: had an idiosyncratic reaction between two properly administered prescription
drugs
a. Robert
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Ensuring that data have been modified or accessed only by individuals who are
authorized to do so is a function of data
a. Accuracy
b. Validity
c. integrity
d. quality - Correct Answer - c. integrity
Which of the following statements is true?
a. A surgical procedure may include one or more surgical operations.
b. The terms surgical operation and surgical procedure are synonymous.
c. A surgical operation may include one or more surgical procedures.
d. The term surgical procedure is an incorrect term and should not be used. - Correct
Answer - c. A surgical operation may include one or more surgical procedures.
Security devices that form barriers between routers of a public network and a private
network to protect access by unauthorized users are called
a. data translators
b. passwords
c. data manipulation engines
d. firewalls - Correct Answer - d. firewalls
pg. 1
,Your organization is sending confidential patient information across the Internet using
technology that will transform the original data into unintelligible code that can be re-
created by authorized users. This technique is called
a. firewall
c. a call-back process
b. validity processing
d. data encryption - Correct Answer - d. data encryption
As part of a concurrent record review, you need to locate the initial plan of action based
on the attending physician's initial assessment of the patient. You can expect to find this
documentation either within the body of the history and physical or in the
a. doctor's admitting progress note
b. nurse's admit note
c. review of systems
d. discharge summary - Correct Answer - a. doctor's admitting progress note
Employing the SOAP style of progress notes, choose the "assessment" statement from
the following:
a. Patient states low back pain with sciatica is as severe as it was on admission
b. Patient moving about very cautiously and appears to be in pain
c. Adjust pain medication; begin physical therapy tomorrow
d. Sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy - Correct Answer - d. Sciatica unimproved
with hot pack therapy
You have been hired to work with a computer-assisted coding initiative. The technology
that you will be working with is
a. electronic data interchange
b. intraoperability
c. message standards
d. natural language processing - Correct Answer - d. natural language processing
pg. 2
,Which of these conditions are always considered "present on admission" (POA)?
a. congenital conditions
b. E codes
c. acute conditions
d. possible, probable, or suspected conditions - Correct Answer - a. congenital
conditions
When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT,
a. only the most complex repair is reported
b. only the least complex repair is reported
c. up to nine individual repair codes may be reported
d. all wound repairs are coded with the most complex reported first - Correct Answer - d.
all wound repairs are coded with the most complex reported first
Which of the following is vital for determining why the reimbursement from an insurance
company is less than that which was expected?
a. a CPT codebook
b. the remittance advice
c. talking to the patient
d. knowledge of the individual insurance company's policies - Correct Answer - b. the
remittance advice
The diagnosis is as follows: "Carcinoma of axillary lymph nodes and lungs, metastatic
from breast." Given this which are the primary cancer site(s)?
a. axillary lymph nodes
b. lungs
c. breast
d. both A and B - Correct Answer - c. breast
pg. 3
, Robert Thompson was seen in the outpatient department with a chronic cough and the
record states "rule out lung cancer." What should be coded as the patient's diagnosis?
a. chronic cough
b. observation and evaluation without need for further medical care
c. diagnosis of unknown etiology
d. lung cancer - Correct Answer - a. chronic cough
A patient who is taking the drug Antivert may have a diagnosis of
a. dizziness
b. urinary tract infection
c. arthritis
d. congestive heart failure - Correct Answer - a. dizziness
The use of radioactive sources placed into a tumor-bearing area to generate high-
intensitty radiation is termed
a. stereotactic radiation treatment
b. proton beam treatment
c. brachytherapy
d. external beam radiation - Correct Answer - c. brachytherapy
Four people were seen in your Emergency Department yesterday. Which one will be
coded as a poisoning?
Robert: diagnosed with digitalis intoxication
Gary: had an allergic reaction to a dye administered for a pyelogram
David: developed syncope after taking Contac pills with a double scotch
Brian: had an idiosyncratic reaction between two properly administered prescription
drugs
a. Robert
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