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CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE (CCA) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. A patient with known COPD and hypertension under treatment
was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of a lower
abdominal pain. He undergoes a laparoscopic appendectomy
and develops a fever. The patient was subsequently
discharged from the hospital with a principal diagnosis of acute
appendicitis and secondary diagnoses of post-operative
infection, COPD, and hypertension. Which of the following
diagnoses should not be tagged as POA? -correct answer -
**A. Postoperative infection
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B. Appendicitis
C. COPD
D. Hypertension
2. Which of the following specialized patient assessment tools
must be used to Medicare-certified home care providers? -
correct answer - Outcomes and Assessment Information Set
3. What are possible "add-on" payments that a hospital could
receive in addition to the basic Medicare DRG payment? -
correct answer - Additional payments may be made to
disproportionate share hospitals, for indirect medical education,
for new technologies, and for cost outlier cases.
4. When coding a selective catheterization in CPT, how are codes
assigned? -correct answer - One code for the final vessel
entered
5. ICD-9-CM defines the "newborn period" as birth through the
___________ day following birth. -correct answer - 28th
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6. In hospitals, automated systems for registering patients and
tracking their encounters are commonly known as _________
systems. -correct answer - ADT
7. If an orthopedic surgeon attempted to reduce a fracture but
was unsuccessful in obtaining acceptable alignment, what type
of code should be assigned for the procedure? -correct answer
- A "with manipulation" code
8. What penalties can be enforced against a person or entity that
willfully and knowingly violates the HIPAA Privacy Rule with the
intent to sell, transfer, or use PHI for commercial advantage,
personal gain, or malicious harm? -correct answer - A fine of
not more than $250,000, not more than 10 years in jail, or both
9. What is the name of the organization that develops the billing
form that hospitals are required to use? -correct answer -
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
10. What is the maximum number of diagnosis codes that can
appear on the UB-04 paper claim form locator 67 for a hospital
inpatient principle and secondary diagnoses? -correct answer -
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CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE (CCA) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. A patient with known COPD and hypertension under treatment
was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of a lower
abdominal pain. He undergoes a laparoscopic appendectomy
and develops a fever. The patient was subsequently
discharged from the hospital with a principal diagnosis of acute
appendicitis and secondary diagnoses of post-operative
infection, COPD, and hypertension. Which of the following
diagnoses should not be tagged as POA? -correct answer -
**A. Postoperative infection
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B. Appendicitis
C. COPD
D. Hypertension
2. Which of the following specialized patient assessment tools
must be used to Medicare-certified home care providers? -
correct answer - Outcomes and Assessment Information Set
3. What are possible "add-on" payments that a hospital could
receive in addition to the basic Medicare DRG payment? -
correct answer - Additional payments may be made to
disproportionate share hospitals, for indirect medical education,
for new technologies, and for cost outlier cases.
4. When coding a selective catheterization in CPT, how are codes
assigned? -correct answer - One code for the final vessel
entered
5. ICD-9-CM defines the "newborn period" as birth through the
___________ day following birth. -correct answer - 28th
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6. In hospitals, automated systems for registering patients and
tracking their encounters are commonly known as _________
systems. -correct answer - ADT
7. If an orthopedic surgeon attempted to reduce a fracture but
was unsuccessful in obtaining acceptable alignment, what type
of code should be assigned for the procedure? -correct answer
- A "with manipulation" code
8. What penalties can be enforced against a person or entity that
willfully and knowingly violates the HIPAA Privacy Rule with the
intent to sell, transfer, or use PHI for commercial advantage,
personal gain, or malicious harm? -correct answer - A fine of
not more than $250,000, not more than 10 years in jail, or both
9. What is the name of the organization that develops the billing
form that hospitals are required to use? -correct answer -
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
10. What is the maximum number of diagnosis codes that can
appear on the UB-04 paper claim form locator 67 for a hospital
inpatient principle and secondary diagnoses? -correct answer -
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