CCS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
DOMAIN 6: DATA QUALITY AND
MANAGEMENT
d. Code only the largest tumor - Correct Answers -A patient presents for
cystourethroscopy with removal of two lesions of separate locations in the bladder. One
of these is a 1.5-cm bladder tumor in the anterior wall and one is measured as 0.75- m
in the lateral wall. What coding rule applies?
a. Two CPT codes should be used with a modifier, -59
b. Two CPT codes should be used
c. Code only the CPT code for cystourethroscopy
d. Code only the largest tumor
d. Prospective payment systems - Correct Answers -Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs)
and ambulatory patient classifications (APCs) are similar in that they are both:
c. 1.5 - Correct Answers -The case-mix index for the information provided above is:
a. 0.679
b. 0.89
c. 1.5
d. 0.75
a. The payment is higher for patients with DRG 191 - Correct Answers -The information
provided shows that:
a. The payment is higher for patients with DRG 191
DOMAIN 6: DATA QUALITY AND
MANAGEMENT
d. Code only the largest tumor - Correct Answers -A patient presents for
cystourethroscopy with removal of two lesions of separate locations in the bladder. One
of these is a 1.5-cm bladder tumor in the anterior wall and one is measured as 0.75- m
in the lateral wall. What coding rule applies?
a. Two CPT codes should be used with a modifier, -59
b. Two CPT codes should be used
c. Code only the CPT code for cystourethroscopy
d. Code only the largest tumor
d. Prospective payment systems - Correct Answers -Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs)
and ambulatory patient classifications (APCs) are similar in that they are both:
c. 1.5 - Correct Answers -The case-mix index for the information provided above is:
a. 0.679
b. 0.89
c. 1.5
d. 0.75
a. The payment is higher for patients with DRG 191 - Correct Answers -The information
provided shows that:
a. The payment is higher for patients with DRG 191
