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Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Exam Prep Questions -AHIMA 6th Edition Questions and Answers

Clinical Supervision Correct Answer: provides a bridge between the classroom and the clinic Clinical Supervision Correct Answer: is a necessary in substance abuse treatment to improve client care, develop professionalism , impart & maintain ethical standards in the field. Clinical Supervision Correct Answer: A mentoring relationship characterized by evaluation and feedback and a gradual increase in autonomy and responsibility. Clinical Supervision Correct Answer: A process in which ...

Assign code(s) for the following diagnosis: Congestive heart failure due to hypertension. I10Essential (primary) hypertension I11.0Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure I50.9Heart failure, unspecified I50.23Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure a. I10, I50.9 b. I11.0 c. I50.23, I10 d. I11.0, I50.9 Correct Answer: Correct Answer: D Heart failure is assigned a combination code when a causal relationship is stated (due to hypertension) or implied (hypertensive). U...

Relational database structures Correct Answer: An entity relationship diagram was developed to depict A data map or crosswalk consists of: Correct Answer: Terms used to describe paths between classifications and vocabularies An object-oriented database contains: Correct Answer: Data and their relationships within a single structure Structured query language Correct Answer: The most common language used for both data defintion language and data manipulation language Manipulation C...

Subjective Correct Answer: Dependent on the mind or on an individual's perception for existence Objective Correct Answer: Factual or not influenced by personal feelings or opinions Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) Correct Answer: A series of definitions collected on all hospital inpatients. Examples include the principle diagnosis, principal procedure, discharge data, etc. Master Patient Index (MPI) Correct Answer: A list or database created and maintained by a healthcar...

Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs) and ambulatory patient classifications (APCs) are similar in that they are both: a. Determined by HCPCS codes b. Focused on hospital outpatients c. Focused on hospital inpatients d. Prospective payment systems Correct Answer: d. Prospective payment systems ** Both are types of prospective payment systems (Casto and Forrestal 2015, 6). A patient is treated for esophageal varices with hemorrhage due to cirrhosis. The diagnostic codes that would be assign...

What factors of the APR-DRG system allow for capturing the extent of the patient's conditions and expected loss of life while an inpatient? a. Severity of illness and risk of mortality b. Severity of diagnosis and risk of morbidity c. Complications and comorbidities d. Hospital acquired conditions and present on admission Correct Answer: a. Which of the following heart failure codes is considered an MCC? a. I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified b. I50.43 Acute on chronic combined systolic ...

As part of a concurrent record review, you need to locate the initial plan of action based on he 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? Correct Answer: doctor's admitting progress note Employing the SOAP style of progress notes, choose the "assessment" statement. Correct Answer: Sciatica unimproved with hot pack therapy You have been hired to work with a computer-...

A 12-year-old boy was seen in an ambulatory surgical center for pain in his right arm. The x-ray showed fracture of ulna. Patient underwent closed reduction of fracture right proximal ulna and an elbow-to-finger cast was applied. What diagnostic and procedure codes should be assigned? S52.101AUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture S52.101BUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture S52.001AUnspecified...

When assigning Diabetes Diagnosis remember what 2 things? Correct Answer: Review definition of 5th digits in category; Understand the difference between type 1 & 2 and the patho of each type. When coding Respiratory what things should you look for? Correct Answer: Specific type of Pneu Know criteria for recognizing gram negative and other types of pneu; review the various types of COPD and how ACUTE exacerbation of each is coded. (AHA coding Clinic); Review criteria for coding respirato...