graded A+ latest update
1. Your organization is sending confidential
encryption
patient in- formation across the Internet
using technology that will transform the
original data into unintelligible code that can
be re-created by authorized users. This
technique is called
-a firewall.
-encryption.
-validity processing.
-A call-back process.
K80.10, I66.9, Z53.09
2. The patient is admitted for elective
cholecystectomy for treatment of chronic
cholecystitis with cholelithia- sis. Prior to the
administration of general anesthesia, the
patient suffers cerebral thrombosis. Surgery is
subsequently canceled. Code and sequence
the cod- ing using the following codes.
-I66.9, Z53.09
-I97.821, K80.10, 0FT40ZZ
-K80.10, I66.9, Z53.09
-I97.821, I66.9, Z53.09
3. Patient presents to the hospital for a three-view X-ray S43.004A;
73030-RT
of the right shoulder. The diagnosis is
shoulder pain and the radiology report
states the patient has a dis- located shoulder.
What would be the correct codes to report to
the insurance company?
-S43.014A; 73030-RT
,Week 8 CCS Final Exam questions well answered
graded A+ latest update
-S43.004A; 73030-RT
-S43.004A; 73060-RT
-M25.511; 73020-RT
4. 99203-32
,Week 8 CCS Final Exam questions well answered
graded A+ latest update
A patient was sent to the surgeon's office (as
request- ed by the patient), because the
insurance company requires a second opinion
regarding surgery. The pa- tient has been
complaining of lower back pain for over a year
due to a herniated disk. The patient presents
to the surgeon's office where a detailed
history and physical examination was
performed. Medical records from the primary
care physician and the physical ther- apist were
reviewed along with the tests performed in the
office. Low medical decision-making was made.
A copy of the surgeon's reports was sent to
the insur- ance company.
-99243
-99242-32
-99253-32
-99203-32
5. Excision of simple internal and external hemorrhoids. 46255
-46260
-46255
-46945
-46221
6. The purpose of the Correct Coding Initiative is -detect and
to prevent
-increase fines and penalties for bundling payment
services into comprehensive CPT codes. for
-restrict Medicare reimbursement to hospitals improperly
for an- cillary services. coded
, Week 8 CCS Final Exam questions well answered
graded A+ latest update
services. detect and prevent
-teach coders how to unbundle codes. pay- ment for
improperly cod- ed
services.