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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 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a.
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
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d. Diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins
required to adequately excise the lesion described in the
operative report - ..ANSWER...✓✓ d. 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 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a. 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
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b. HCPCS
c. ICD-10-PCS
d. SNOMED CT - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a. CPT
5. What is the correct CPT code assignment for hysteroscopy with
lysis of intrauterine adhesions?
a. 58555, 58559
b. 58559
c. 58559, 58740
d. 58555, 58559, 58740 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ b. 58559
6. What is the correct CPT code assignment for destruction of
internal hemorrhoids with use of infrared coagulation?
a. 46255
b. 46930
c. 46260
d. 46945 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ b. 46930
7.00Identify the diagnosis code(s) for melanoma of skin of right
shoulder.
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a. D03.61, C43.61
b. C43.61
c. C43.60
d. D03.61 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ b. C43.61
8. A female patient is admitted for stress incontinence. A urethral
suspension to reposition the urethra via open approach is
performed. Assign the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis and/or
procedure codes.
a. N39.3, 0TJB8ZZ
b. N23, 0TSD0ZZ
c. N39.3, 0TSD0ZZ
d. R32, 0TSD4ZZ - ..ANSWER...✓✓ c. N39.3, 0TSD0ZZ
9. A patient is admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. The
principal diagnosis is cholecystitis. The patient also has a history
of hypertension and diabetes. In the DRG prospective payment
system, which of the following would determine the MDC
assignment for this patient?
a. Abdominal pain
b. Cholecystitis
CCA Exam Questions And Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) Plus Rationales 2026 Q&A | Instant
Download Pdf.
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 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a.
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
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d. Diameter of the lesion as well as the most narrow margins
required to adequately excise the lesion described in the
operative report - ..ANSWER...✓✓ d. 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 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a. 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
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b. HCPCS
c. ICD-10-PCS
d. SNOMED CT - ..ANSWER...✓✓ a. CPT
5. What is the correct CPT code assignment for hysteroscopy with
lysis of intrauterine adhesions?
a. 58555, 58559
b. 58559
c. 58559, 58740
d. 58555, 58559, 58740 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ b. 58559
6. What is the correct CPT code assignment for destruction of
internal hemorrhoids with use of infrared coagulation?
a. 46255
b. 46930
c. 46260
d. 46945 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ b. 46930
7.00Identify the diagnosis code(s) for melanoma of skin of right
shoulder.
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a. D03.61, C43.61
b. C43.61
c. C43.60
d. D03.61 - ..ANSWER...✓✓ b. C43.61
8. A female patient is admitted for stress incontinence. A urethral
suspension to reposition the urethra via open approach is
performed. Assign the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis and/or
procedure codes.
a. N39.3, 0TJB8ZZ
b. N23, 0TSD0ZZ
c. N39.3, 0TSD0ZZ
d. R32, 0TSD4ZZ - ..ANSWER...✓✓ c. N39.3, 0TSD0ZZ
9. A patient is admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. The
principal diagnosis is cholecystitis. The patient also has a history
of hypertension and diabetes. In the DRG prospective payment
system, which of the following would determine the MDC
assignment for this patient?
a. Abdominal pain
b. Cholecystitis
