CCS EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

CCS EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS A patient is admitted to an acute-care facility with chest pain. The patient was awakened from sleep by the pain. This was the patient's first experience with chest pain. The patient was given two nitroglycerin tablets in the emergency department. The chest pain was not relieved, resulting in the diagnosis of new onset unstable angina. Serial creatine phosphokinase was normal. Following a left cardiac catheterization with fluoroscopic angiogram of multiple coronary arteries with low osmolar contrast, the patient is found to have arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease. - Answer-I25.110, 4A023N7, B2111ZZ Normal twin delivery at 30 weeks. Both babies were delivered vaginally and were liveborn. What conditions should have codes assigned? - Answer-O60.14X1, O60.14X2, O30.003, Z3A.30, Z37.2 A patient is admitted with metastatic carcinoma from breast to liver with previous bilateral mastectomy and no reoccurrence at the primary site. In the progress note of day three, the physician indicates that patient now has pneumonia and begins treatment with an antibiotic that will be continued on discharge. What is the proper coding and sequencing of this admission? - Answer-C78.7, J18.9, Z85.3, Z90.13 Patient admitted with syncope due to taking Valium in combination with an over-the-counter antihistamine, taken as directed on the package but without consulting a healthcare provider. What are the correct codes and sequencing for this admission? - Answer-T42.4X1A, T45.0X1A, R55 A 50-year-old woman with a diagnosis of metastatic ovarian cancer to the pleura has an outpatient thoracoscopic pleurodesis performed. What is the correct coding and sequencing? - Answer-C78.2, C56.9, 32650 A patient with acute respiratory failure, hypertension, and congestive heart failure is admitted for intubation and ventilation. The patient's heart failure is stable on current medications. What are the correct diagnosis codes and sequencing? - Answer-J96.00, I11.0, I50.9