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AHIMA CCA EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
1.
The patient, a 47-year-old male with adenoma of the prostate, is
being treated in the outpatient surgery suite. The urologist
inserts an endoscope in the penile urethra and dilates the
structure to allow instrument passage. After endoscope
placement, a radiofrequency stylet is inserted, and the diseased
prostate is excised with radiant energy. Bleeding is controlled
with electrocoagulation. Following instrument removal, a
catheter is inserted and left in place. Which of the following
code sets will be reported for this service?
a. 600.20, 53852
b. 600.20, 52601
c. 600.00, 53852
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d. 222.2, 53850 - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: A
Rationale; When thermotherapy is used code 53852 is reported.
Code 52601 is reported for electrosurgical resection; 53850 is
reported for radiofrequency. Adenoma of the prostate is reported
with 600.20 (AHIMA 2012a, 697).
2.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requirement that covered entities must
limit use, access, and disclosure of PHI to the least amount
necessary to accomplish the intended purpose. What concept is
this an example of?
a. Minimum necessary
b. Notice of Privacy Practice
c. Consent
d. Authorization - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: A
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Rationale; The Privacy Rule introduced the standard of
minimum necessary, a "need to know" filter that is applied to
limit access to a patient's protected health information (PHI) and
to limit the amount of PHI used, disclosed, and requested
(Brodnik et al. 2009, 176).
3.
An infant is born by cesarean section at 27 weeks' gestation. The
baby weights 945 g. The baby's lungs are immature, and the
baby develops respiratory distress syndrome, requiring a 25-day
hospital stay in the NICU. Discharge diagnosis: Extreme
immaturity, with 27-week gestation, with respiratory distress
syndrome, delivered by cesarean section. Which of the
following diagnosis ICD-9-CM codes would be correct?
a. V30.01, 765.03, 765.24
b. 765.03, 769
c. V30.01, 765.03, 765.24, 769
d. V30.01, 769 - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: C
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Rationale; The codes for prematurity 765.03 and code 765.24
for weeks of gestation meet reporting guidelines as additional
diagnoses. A birth code of V30.01 is reported as the principal
diagnosis (CMS 2010c, Section I, C, 15b; AHA 2006, 190). See
instructional note under 765.0x to "Use Additional Code" for
weeks of gestation. A code is also needed for the respiratory
distress syndrome, 769 (AHIMA 2012a, 676)
4.
Which of the following statements about Category III CPT
codes is false?
a. They are temporary codes.
b. They are updated more frequently than the rest of the CPT
codes.
c. They are intended to allow for the coding of new
technologies, services, and procedures.
d. They are tracking codes that can be used for performance
measurement. - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: D
AHIMA CCA EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
1.
The patient, a 47-year-old male with adenoma of the prostate, is
being treated in the outpatient surgery suite. The urologist
inserts an endoscope in the penile urethra and dilates the
structure to allow instrument passage. After endoscope
placement, a radiofrequency stylet is inserted, and the diseased
prostate is excised with radiant energy. Bleeding is controlled
with electrocoagulation. Following instrument removal, a
catheter is inserted and left in place. Which of the following
code sets will be reported for this service?
a. 600.20, 53852
b. 600.20, 52601
c. 600.00, 53852
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d. 222.2, 53850 - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: A
Rationale; When thermotherapy is used code 53852 is reported.
Code 52601 is reported for electrosurgical resection; 53850 is
reported for radiofrequency. Adenoma of the prostate is reported
with 600.20 (AHIMA 2012a, 697).
2.
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requirement that covered entities must
limit use, access, and disclosure of PHI to the least amount
necessary to accomplish the intended purpose. What concept is
this an example of?
a. Minimum necessary
b. Notice of Privacy Practice
c. Consent
d. Authorization - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: A
,3|Page
Rationale; The Privacy Rule introduced the standard of
minimum necessary, a "need to know" filter that is applied to
limit access to a patient's protected health information (PHI) and
to limit the amount of PHI used, disclosed, and requested
(Brodnik et al. 2009, 176).
3.
An infant is born by cesarean section at 27 weeks' gestation. The
baby weights 945 g. The baby's lungs are immature, and the
baby develops respiratory distress syndrome, requiring a 25-day
hospital stay in the NICU. Discharge diagnosis: Extreme
immaturity, with 27-week gestation, with respiratory distress
syndrome, delivered by cesarean section. Which of the
following diagnosis ICD-9-CM codes would be correct?
a. V30.01, 765.03, 765.24
b. 765.03, 769
c. V30.01, 765.03, 765.24, 769
d. V30.01, 769 - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: C
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Rationale; The codes for prematurity 765.03 and code 765.24
for weeks of gestation meet reporting guidelines as additional
diagnoses. A birth code of V30.01 is reported as the principal
diagnosis (CMS 2010c, Section I, C, 15b; AHA 2006, 190). See
instructional note under 765.0x to "Use Additional Code" for
weeks of gestation. A code is also needed for the respiratory
distress syndrome, 769 (AHIMA 2012a, 676)
4.
Which of the following statements about Category III CPT
codes is false?
a. They are temporary codes.
b. They are updated more frequently than the rest of the CPT
codes.
c. They are intended to allow for the coding of new
technologies, services, and procedures.
d. They are tracking codes that can be used for performance
measurement. - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct Answer: D
