CERTIFIED CODING ASSOCIATE (CCA)
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
per ncpt nguidelines na nseperate nprocedure nis n- ncorrect nanswers n-considered nto nan
nintegral npart nof nanother, nlarger nservice
the ncodes nin nthe nmusculoskeletal nsection nof ncpt nmay nbe nused nby n- ncorrect
nanswers n-any nphysician
observastion ne/m ncodes n99218-99220 nare nused nin nphysician nbilling nwhen n-
ncorrect nanswers n-a npatient nis nreferred nto na ndesignated nobservation nstatus
documentation nin nthe nhistory nof nuse nof ndrugs, nalcohol nand nor ntacacco nis
nconsidered npart nof nthe n- ncorrect nanswers n-social nhistory
tissue ntransplanted nfrom none nindividual nto nanother nof nthe nsame nspecies nbut
ndifferent ngenotype nis ncalled n- ncorrect nanswers n-c
, mohs nmicrographic nsurgery ninvloves nthe nsurgeon nacting nas n- ncorrect nanswers n-
surgeon nand npathologist
if nan northopedic nsurgeon nattempted nto nreduce na nfracture nbut nwas nunsuccessful
nin nobtaining nacceptable nalignment, nwhat ntype nof ncode nshould nbe nassigned nfor
nthe nprocedure n- ncorrect nanswers n-a n'with nmanipulation' ncode
in ncoding narterial ncatheteriztions, nwhen nthe ntip nof nthe ncatheter nis nmanipulated
nfrom nthe ninsertion ninto nthe naorta nand nthen nout ninto nanother nartery, nthis nis
ncalled n- ncorrect nanswers n-selective ncatheterization
when ncoding na nselective ncatheterization nin ncpt, nhow nare ncodes nassigned n-
ncorrect nanswers n-one ncode, nfor nthe nfinal nvessel nentered
Which nof nthe nfollowing nprovides norganizations nwith nthe nability nto naccess ndata
nfrom nmultiple ndatabases nand nto ncombine nthe nresults ninto na nsingle nquestions-
and-reporting ninterface? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Data nWarehouse
What nis nthe nmaximum nnumber nof nprocedure ncodes nthat ncan nappear non na nUB-
04 npaper nclaim nform nfor na nhospital ninpatient? n- ncorrect nanswers n-six n(6)
What nwas nthe ngoal nof nthe nnew nMS-DRG nsystem? n- ncorrect nanswers n-To
nimprove nMedicare's ncapability nto nrecognize nseverity nof nillness nin nits ninpatient
nhospital npayments. nThe nnew nsystem nis nprojected nto nincrease npayments nto
nhospitals nfor nservices nprovided nto nsicker npatients nand ndecrease npayments nfor
ntreating nless nseverely nill npatients
Today, nJanet nKim nvisited nher nnew ndentist nfor nan nappointment. nShe nwas nnot
npresented nwith na nNotice nof nPrivacy nPractices. nIs nthis nacceptable? n- ncorrect
nanswers n-No; nit nis na nviolation nof nthe nHIPAA nPrivacy nRule
How ndoes nMedicare nor nother nthird-party npayers ndetermine nwhether nthe npatient
nhas nmedical nnecessity nfor nthe ntests, nprocedures, nor ntreatment nbilled non na nclaim
nform? n- ncorrect nanswers n-By nreviewing nal nthe ndiagnosis ncodes nassigned nto
nexplain nthe nreasons nthe nservices nwere nprovided
Documentation nin nthe nhistory nof nuse nof ndrugs, nalcohol, nand/or ntobacco nis
nconsidered npart nof nthe: n- ncorrect nanswers n-Social nhistory
Which nof nthe nfollowing nethical nprinciples nis nbeing nfollowed nwhen nan nHIT
nprofessional nensures nthtat npatient ninformation nis nonly nreleased nto nthose nwho
nhave na nlegl nright nto naccess nit? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Beneficence
Dr. nJones nhas nsigned na nstatement nthat nall nof nher ndictated nreports nshould nbe
nautomatically nconsidered napproved nand nsigned nunless nshe nmakes ncorrection
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
per ncpt nguidelines na nseperate nprocedure nis n- ncorrect nanswers n-considered nto nan
nintegral npart nof nanother, nlarger nservice
the ncodes nin nthe nmusculoskeletal nsection nof ncpt nmay nbe nused nby n- ncorrect
nanswers n-any nphysician
observastion ne/m ncodes n99218-99220 nare nused nin nphysician nbilling nwhen n-
ncorrect nanswers n-a npatient nis nreferred nto na ndesignated nobservation nstatus
documentation nin nthe nhistory nof nuse nof ndrugs, nalcohol nand nor ntacacco nis
nconsidered npart nof nthe n- ncorrect nanswers n-social nhistory
tissue ntransplanted nfrom none nindividual nto nanother nof nthe nsame nspecies nbut
ndifferent ngenotype nis ncalled n- ncorrect nanswers n-c
, mohs nmicrographic nsurgery ninvloves nthe nsurgeon nacting nas n- ncorrect nanswers n-
surgeon nand npathologist
if nan northopedic nsurgeon nattempted nto nreduce na nfracture nbut nwas nunsuccessful
nin nobtaining nacceptable nalignment, nwhat ntype nof ncode nshould nbe nassigned nfor
nthe nprocedure n- ncorrect nanswers n-a n'with nmanipulation' ncode
in ncoding narterial ncatheteriztions, nwhen nthe ntip nof nthe ncatheter nis nmanipulated
nfrom nthe ninsertion ninto nthe naorta nand nthen nout ninto nanother nartery, nthis nis
ncalled n- ncorrect nanswers n-selective ncatheterization
when ncoding na nselective ncatheterization nin ncpt, nhow nare ncodes nassigned n-
ncorrect nanswers n-one ncode, nfor nthe nfinal nvessel nentered
Which nof nthe nfollowing nprovides norganizations nwith nthe nability nto naccess ndata
nfrom nmultiple ndatabases nand nto ncombine nthe nresults ninto na nsingle nquestions-
and-reporting ninterface? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Data nWarehouse
What nis nthe nmaximum nnumber nof nprocedure ncodes nthat ncan nappear non na nUB-
04 npaper nclaim nform nfor na nhospital ninpatient? n- ncorrect nanswers n-six n(6)
What nwas nthe ngoal nof nthe nnew nMS-DRG nsystem? n- ncorrect nanswers n-To
nimprove nMedicare's ncapability nto nrecognize nseverity nof nillness nin nits ninpatient
nhospital npayments. nThe nnew nsystem nis nprojected nto nincrease npayments nto
nhospitals nfor nservices nprovided nto nsicker npatients nand ndecrease npayments nfor
ntreating nless nseverely nill npatients
Today, nJanet nKim nvisited nher nnew ndentist nfor nan nappointment. nShe nwas nnot
npresented nwith na nNotice nof nPrivacy nPractices. nIs nthis nacceptable? n- ncorrect
nanswers n-No; nit nis na nviolation nof nthe nHIPAA nPrivacy nRule
How ndoes nMedicare nor nother nthird-party npayers ndetermine nwhether nthe npatient
nhas nmedical nnecessity nfor nthe ntests, nprocedures, nor ntreatment nbilled non na nclaim
nform? n- ncorrect nanswers n-By nreviewing nal nthe ndiagnosis ncodes nassigned nto
nexplain nthe nreasons nthe nservices nwere nprovided
Documentation nin nthe nhistory nof nuse nof ndrugs, nalcohol, nand/or ntobacco nis
nconsidered npart nof nthe: n- ncorrect nanswers n-Social nhistory
Which nof nthe nfollowing nethical nprinciples nis nbeing nfollowed nwhen nan nHIT
nprofessional nensures nthtat npatient ninformation nis nonly nreleased nto nthose nwho
nhave na nlegl nright nto naccess nit? n- ncorrect nanswers n-Beneficence
Dr. nJones nhas nsigned na nstatement nthat nall nof nher ndictated nreports nshould nbe
nautomatically nconsidered napproved nand nsigned nunless nshe nmakes ncorrection
