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CCA (CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE) MOCK EXAM A, B,
C & PRACTICE TESTS COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
CCA (CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE) MOCK EXAM A,
You are conducting an educational session on benchmarking. You tell your audience that the
key to benchmarking is to use the comparison to
implement your QI process.
improve your department's processes.
compare your department with another.
make recommendations for improvement to the other department or organization
B
Benchmarking involves comparing your department to other departments or organizations
known to be excellent in one or more areas. The success of benchmarking involves finding out
how the other department functions and then incorporating their ideas into your department.
A physician has come to the HIM department because he wants a new smartphone to be able
to access patient records. This way he can enter orders when he is outside of the hospital.
You need to direct the IT department to
limit the physician's access to the hospital's network.
explain that this would be a HIPAA violation.
send the physician to computer classes.
encrypt the phone so access is protected.
D
encrypt the phone so access is protected.
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The APC payment system is based on what coding system(s)?
AMA's CPT codes
CPT/HCPCS codes
ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes
CPT and ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes
B
The APC payment system is based on CPT/HCPCS codes.
The Joint Commission requires that all medical records be completed within ___________
following patient discharge.
7 days
90 days
14 days
30 days
D
The Joint Commission requires that all medical records be completed within 30 days following
patient discharge.
Patient has breast carcinoma and is now undergoing complete axillary lymphadenectomy.
38740
38525
38562
38745
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Assign code 38745 for the complete axillary lymphadenectomy. In this case, it's important to
select the code that indicates a complete axillary lumphadenectomy as opposed to a superficial
axillary lymphadenectomy. No mention of staging of biopsy in this case.
You have been hired to work with a computer-assisted coding (CAC) initiative. The technology
that you will be working with is
intraoperability.
electronic data interchange.
message standards.
natural language processing.
D
Natural language processing is a form of artificial intelligence that allows a computer to
analyze and understand human (natural) language and enables the computer to determine
accurate codes.
External audits may be conducted by several organizations in the federal government as well
as the private sector, including
OIG.
RAC.
any of these.
Humana Fraud Department.
C
any of these
External audits are also known as fraud investigations and can be conducted by any third-party
payer to whom the facility submits a claim.
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Patient has a year history of mitral valve regurgitation and now presents for a mitral valve
replacement with bypass.
33430
35231
33425
33460
A
Assign code 33430 for replacement of the mitral valve with cardiopulmonary bypass. In this
case, it's important to select the code for the correct procedure performed (mitral valve
replacement as opposed to valvuloplasty, valvectomy, or repair of blood vessel).
Patient undergoes a posterior L1-L5 spinal fusion for scoliosis with placement of a Harrington
rod. Code using CPT.
22800, 22840
22800, 22846
22612, 22800, 22841
22800, 22842
D
22800, 22842
Assign code 22800 for the posterior arthrodesis due to scoliosis. Assign an additional code of
22840 for the Harrington rod.
D&C for missed abortion, first trimester.
59855
59840
CCA (CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE) MOCK EXAM A, B,
C & PRACTICE TESTS COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
CCA (CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE) MOCK EXAM A,
You are conducting an educational session on benchmarking. You tell your audience that the
key to benchmarking is to use the comparison to
implement your QI process.
improve your department's processes.
compare your department with another.
make recommendations for improvement to the other department or organization
B
Benchmarking involves comparing your department to other departments or organizations
known to be excellent in one or more areas. The success of benchmarking involves finding out
how the other department functions and then incorporating their ideas into your department.
A physician has come to the HIM department because he wants a new smartphone to be able
to access patient records. This way he can enter orders when he is outside of the hospital.
You need to direct the IT department to
limit the physician's access to the hospital's network.
explain that this would be a HIPAA violation.
send the physician to computer classes.
encrypt the phone so access is protected.
D
encrypt the phone so access is protected.
, Page 2 of 359
The APC payment system is based on what coding system(s)?
AMA's CPT codes
CPT/HCPCS codes
ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes
CPT and ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes
B
The APC payment system is based on CPT/HCPCS codes.
The Joint Commission requires that all medical records be completed within ___________
following patient discharge.
7 days
90 days
14 days
30 days
D
The Joint Commission requires that all medical records be completed within 30 days following
patient discharge.
Patient has breast carcinoma and is now undergoing complete axillary lymphadenectomy.
38740
38525
38562
38745
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Assign code 38745 for the complete axillary lymphadenectomy. In this case, it's important to
select the code that indicates a complete axillary lumphadenectomy as opposed to a superficial
axillary lymphadenectomy. No mention of staging of biopsy in this case.
You have been hired to work with a computer-assisted coding (CAC) initiative. The technology
that you will be working with is
intraoperability.
electronic data interchange.
message standards.
natural language processing.
D
Natural language processing is a form of artificial intelligence that allows a computer to
analyze and understand human (natural) language and enables the computer to determine
accurate codes.
External audits may be conducted by several organizations in the federal government as well
as the private sector, including
OIG.
RAC.
any of these.
Humana Fraud Department.
C
any of these
External audits are also known as fraud investigations and can be conducted by any third-party
payer to whom the facility submits a claim.
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Patient has a year history of mitral valve regurgitation and now presents for a mitral valve
replacement with bypass.
33430
35231
33425
33460
A
Assign code 33430 for replacement of the mitral valve with cardiopulmonary bypass. In this
case, it's important to select the code for the correct procedure performed (mitral valve
replacement as opposed to valvuloplasty, valvectomy, or repair of blood vessel).
Patient undergoes a posterior L1-L5 spinal fusion for scoliosis with placement of a Harrington
rod. Code using CPT.
22800, 22840
22800, 22846
22612, 22800, 22841
22800, 22842
D
22800, 22842
Assign code 22800 for the posterior arthrodesis due to scoliosis. Assign an additional code of
22840 for the Harrington rod.
D&C for missed abortion, first trimester.
59855
59840
