CCS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which is the total number of characters in an ICD-10-PCS code - Correct Answers -
Seven
In the medical and surgical section , which does the third character of the
ICD_CM_PCS code always represent - Correct Answers -Root Operation
ICD-10-PCS is the HIPAA-mandated code set for reporting which of the following? -
Correct Answers -Inpatient procedures
The second character represents - Correct Answers -Body system, general anatomic
region, and physiologic system
the root operation selected if another root operation is not performed before the
procedure is canceled. - Correct Answers –Inspection
EOC, episode of care - Correct Answers -Health plans that use ____________
reimbursement methods issue lump-sum payments to providers to compensate them for
all the health care services delivered to a patient over a specific period of time for a
particular reason.
employer-based group health insurers. - Correct Answers -The category "Commercial
payers" includes private health insurance companies and
Never events or sentinel events - Correct Answers -____ are errors in medical care that
are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients.
chargemaster - Correct Answers -In a hospital, a document that contains a computer-
generated list of procedures, services, and supplies, along with their revenue codes and
charges for each item, is known as a(n)
_____ and resection are two root operations that are closely related. - Correct Answers
-Excision
There are ______ root operations. - Correct Answers -31
,The characters have a designated meaning, called a _____, represented by a letter or
number. - Correct Answers -Value
The fourth character has more than _____ body parts in some specific body systems. -
Correct Answers -34
When coding using the root operation Detachment, the term ray is used to describe a
particular part of the hand and foot. Which does the fifth ray describe? - Correct
Answers -Little finger or little toe along with metacarpal or metatarsal
The inspection of a body part is considered integral to the procedure that is performed
and the root operation. Inspection is not coded separately when - Correct Answers -the
inspection is solely the method used to get to the operative site to perform the
procedure.
30-year-old patient has a herniorrhaphy without the use of mesh. Which is the root
operation - Correct Answers -Repair
The physician documented that the patient had a "Biopsy of a right breast lesion."
Which root operation is used? - Correct Answers -Excision
If the physician documents that the patient had a cornea transplant from a cadaver
donor, which root operation is used? - Correct Answers -Replacement
The patient was treated for a wart on the thumb of his left hand. The physician
performed cryotherapy of one wart on the thumb on the left hand. Which root operation
is used to describe this procedure? - Correct Answers -Destruction
The root operation for a free skin graft is _____, but the root operation for a pedicled
skin graft is _____. - Correct Answers -Replacement, transfer
Which root operation is used when a foreign body is removed from a body part? -
Correct Answers -Extirpation
Which root operation describes procedures performed solely for cosmetic reasons? -
Correct Answers -Alteration
Which is the root operation that can only have an external approach? - Correct Answers
-Change
The root operation "Control" specifically involves stopping or attempting to stop _____
bleeding. - Correct Answers -postprocedural or other acute
All _____ characters must contain valid values to be valid procedure code. - Correct
Answers -Seven
, _____ procedures always include a device that reinforces a body part without replacing
it. - Correct Answers -Supplement
What root operation is used for casting of a nondisplaced fracture? - Correct Answers -
Immobilization
The ray of the hand consists of _____. - Correct Answers -the continuous grouping of a
metacarpal and phalanx associated with one finger
The superior lobe of the right lung is also known as the _____ lobe. The intermediate
lobe is also known as the _____ lobe and the inferior lobe is also known as the _____
lobe of the lung. - Correct Answers -Upper, middle, lower
The term hindquarter includes - Correct Answers -buttock, pelvic girdle, entire lower
limb
Which is the root operation when a physician frees a nerve root from surrounding scar
tissue to relieve pain? - Correct Answers -Release
When resection of a portion of the ascending colon is performed to stop postprocedural
bleeding, which root operation is used? - Correct Answers -Control
_____ nerves send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to skeletal muscle. These
nerves are named for the muscles of the body they serve (e.g., the cervical nerve, ulnar
nerve, femoral nerve, or the peroneal nerve). - Correct Answers -Somatic
An ENT physician performed a myringotomy with insertion of PE tubes. Which is the
root operation for this procedure? - Correct Answers -Drainage
There are many eponyms used when coding procedures from the "Ear, Nose, and
Sinus" body system. When it is unclear what the objective of the procedure is and the
coder is unsure of what root operation to use, which action should the coder take? -
Correct Answers -Query the physician
The root operation for "Corneal transplant" is _____ because the cornea is a(n) _____. -
Correct Answers -Replacement, body part
In the case of a fusion procedure when autologous bone graft material is used, this
means that the bone graft was taken from _____. - Correct Answers -The patient
When an entire lymph node chain is cut out, the appropriate root operation is _____. -
Correct Answers -Resection
The root operation for a PTCA is _____ - Correct Answers -Dilation
The root operation for a CABG is _____ - Correct Answers -bypass
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which is the total number of characters in an ICD-10-PCS code - Correct Answers -
Seven
In the medical and surgical section , which does the third character of the
ICD_CM_PCS code always represent - Correct Answers -Root Operation
ICD-10-PCS is the HIPAA-mandated code set for reporting which of the following? -
Correct Answers -Inpatient procedures
The second character represents - Correct Answers -Body system, general anatomic
region, and physiologic system
the root operation selected if another root operation is not performed before the
procedure is canceled. - Correct Answers –Inspection
EOC, episode of care - Correct Answers -Health plans that use ____________
reimbursement methods issue lump-sum payments to providers to compensate them for
all the health care services delivered to a patient over a specific period of time for a
particular reason.
employer-based group health insurers. - Correct Answers -The category "Commercial
payers" includes private health insurance companies and
Never events or sentinel events - Correct Answers -____ are errors in medical care that
are clearly identifiable, preventable, and serious in their consequences for patients.
chargemaster - Correct Answers -In a hospital, a document that contains a computer-
generated list of procedures, services, and supplies, along with their revenue codes and
charges for each item, is known as a(n)
_____ and resection are two root operations that are closely related. - Correct Answers
-Excision
There are ______ root operations. - Correct Answers -31
,The characters have a designated meaning, called a _____, represented by a letter or
number. - Correct Answers -Value
The fourth character has more than _____ body parts in some specific body systems. -
Correct Answers -34
When coding using the root operation Detachment, the term ray is used to describe a
particular part of the hand and foot. Which does the fifth ray describe? - Correct
Answers -Little finger or little toe along with metacarpal or metatarsal
The inspection of a body part is considered integral to the procedure that is performed
and the root operation. Inspection is not coded separately when - Correct Answers -the
inspection is solely the method used to get to the operative site to perform the
procedure.
30-year-old patient has a herniorrhaphy without the use of mesh. Which is the root
operation - Correct Answers -Repair
The physician documented that the patient had a "Biopsy of a right breast lesion."
Which root operation is used? - Correct Answers -Excision
If the physician documents that the patient had a cornea transplant from a cadaver
donor, which root operation is used? - Correct Answers -Replacement
The patient was treated for a wart on the thumb of his left hand. The physician
performed cryotherapy of one wart on the thumb on the left hand. Which root operation
is used to describe this procedure? - Correct Answers -Destruction
The root operation for a free skin graft is _____, but the root operation for a pedicled
skin graft is _____. - Correct Answers -Replacement, transfer
Which root operation is used when a foreign body is removed from a body part? -
Correct Answers -Extirpation
Which root operation describes procedures performed solely for cosmetic reasons? -
Correct Answers -Alteration
Which is the root operation that can only have an external approach? - Correct Answers
-Change
The root operation "Control" specifically involves stopping or attempting to stop _____
bleeding. - Correct Answers -postprocedural or other acute
All _____ characters must contain valid values to be valid procedure code. - Correct
Answers -Seven
, _____ procedures always include a device that reinforces a body part without replacing
it. - Correct Answers -Supplement
What root operation is used for casting of a nondisplaced fracture? - Correct Answers -
Immobilization
The ray of the hand consists of _____. - Correct Answers -the continuous grouping of a
metacarpal and phalanx associated with one finger
The superior lobe of the right lung is also known as the _____ lobe. The intermediate
lobe is also known as the _____ lobe and the inferior lobe is also known as the _____
lobe of the lung. - Correct Answers -Upper, middle, lower
The term hindquarter includes - Correct Answers -buttock, pelvic girdle, entire lower
limb
Which is the root operation when a physician frees a nerve root from surrounding scar
tissue to relieve pain? - Correct Answers -Release
When resection of a portion of the ascending colon is performed to stop postprocedural
bleeding, which root operation is used? - Correct Answers -Control
_____ nerves send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to skeletal muscle. These
nerves are named for the muscles of the body they serve (e.g., the cervical nerve, ulnar
nerve, femoral nerve, or the peroneal nerve). - Correct Answers -Somatic
An ENT physician performed a myringotomy with insertion of PE tubes. Which is the
root operation for this procedure? - Correct Answers -Drainage
There are many eponyms used when coding procedures from the "Ear, Nose, and
Sinus" body system. When it is unclear what the objective of the procedure is and the
coder is unsure of what root operation to use, which action should the coder take? -
Correct Answers -Query the physician
The root operation for "Corneal transplant" is _____ because the cornea is a(n) _____. -
Correct Answers -Replacement, body part
In the case of a fusion procedure when autologous bone graft material is used, this
means that the bone graft was taken from _____. - Correct Answers -The patient
When an entire lymph node chain is cut out, the appropriate root operation is _____. -
Correct Answers -Resection
The root operation for a PTCA is _____ - Correct Answers -Dilation
The root operation for a CABG is _____ - Correct Answers -bypass
