Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) Exam
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Diagnostic-related groups d. Prospective payment systems
(DRGs) and ambulatory
patient classifications ** Both are types of prospective payment systems
(APCs) are similar in that (Casto and Forrestal 2015, 6).
they are both:
a. Determined by HCPCS
codes
b. Focused on hospital
outpatients
c. Focused on hospital
inpatients
d. Prospective payment
systems
,A patient is treated for d. K74.60, I85.11
esophageal varices with
hemorrhage due to K74.60: Unspecified cirrhosis of liver
cirrhosis. The diagnostic
codes that would be I85.11:Secondary esophageal varices with bleeding
assigned are:
**The patient has cirrhosis of the liver with resulting
I85.01 Esophageal varices bleeding esophageal varices. Cirrhosis of liver is
with bleeding sequenced first followed by the code for the
I85.11 Secondary bleeding esophageal varices (HHS 2017, Section
esophageal varices with I.A.13, 11).
bleeding
K74.60 Unspecified
cirrhosis of liver
,Assign the code(s) for
bronchoscopy with
bilateral transbronchial
biopsy for each lobe of
each lung.
31628 Bronchoscopy, rigid
or flexible, including
fluoroscopic guidance,
when performed; with
transbronchial lung
biopsy(s), single lobe
31629 Bronchoscopy, rigid
or flexible, including
fluoroscopic guidance,
when performed; with
transbronchial needle
aspiration biopsy(s),
trachea, main stem and/or
lobar bronchus(i)
31632 Bronchoscopy, rigid
or flexible, including
fluoroscopic guidance,
when performed; with
transbronchial lung
biopsy(s), each additional
lobe
−50 Bilateral procedure
, Assign the code(s) for b. 31254-50
endoscopic sinusotomy 31254 Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with
with bilateral anterior ethmoidectomy, partial (anterior)
ethmoidectomy. −50 Bilateral procedurea.
31231 Nasal endoscopy,
diagnostic, unilateral or ** A code for the anterior ethmoidectomy is assigned
bilateral (separate and to denote the bilateral procedure, a modifier of
procedure) -50 is added (CPT Assistant Winter 1993, 23; Jan. 1997,
31254 Nasal/sinus 4; Sept. 1997, 10; Oct. 1997, 5; Dec. 2001, 6; May 2003,
endoscopy, surgical; with 5). The sinusotomy is not coded separately, as it is a
ethmoidectomy, partial diagnostic procedure.
(anterior)
−50 Bilateral procedurea.
a. 31254
b. 31254-50
c. 31254, 31254
d. 31231
The most common d. Structured query language
language used for both
data definition language ** Structured query language (SQL) is used commonly
and data manipulation for data language and data definitions (Sharp 2016,
language is: 184).
a. Unified modeling
language
b. JAVA
c. Perl
d. Structured query
language
Preparation Questions and Answers
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Terms in this set (83)
Diagnostic-related groups d. Prospective payment systems
(DRGs) and ambulatory
patient classifications ** Both are types of prospective payment systems
(APCs) are similar in that (Casto and Forrestal 2015, 6).
they are both:
a. Determined by HCPCS
codes
b. Focused on hospital
outpatients
c. Focused on hospital
inpatients
d. Prospective payment
systems
,A patient is treated for d. K74.60, I85.11
esophageal varices with
hemorrhage due to K74.60: Unspecified cirrhosis of liver
cirrhosis. The diagnostic
codes that would be I85.11:Secondary esophageal varices with bleeding
assigned are:
**The patient has cirrhosis of the liver with resulting
I85.01 Esophageal varices bleeding esophageal varices. Cirrhosis of liver is
with bleeding sequenced first followed by the code for the
I85.11 Secondary bleeding esophageal varices (HHS 2017, Section
esophageal varices with I.A.13, 11).
bleeding
K74.60 Unspecified
cirrhosis of liver
,Assign the code(s) for
bronchoscopy with
bilateral transbronchial
biopsy for each lobe of
each lung.
31628 Bronchoscopy, rigid
or flexible, including
fluoroscopic guidance,
when performed; with
transbronchial lung
biopsy(s), single lobe
31629 Bronchoscopy, rigid
or flexible, including
fluoroscopic guidance,
when performed; with
transbronchial needle
aspiration biopsy(s),
trachea, main stem and/or
lobar bronchus(i)
31632 Bronchoscopy, rigid
or flexible, including
fluoroscopic guidance,
when performed; with
transbronchial lung
biopsy(s), each additional
lobe
−50 Bilateral procedure
, Assign the code(s) for b. 31254-50
endoscopic sinusotomy 31254 Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with
with bilateral anterior ethmoidectomy, partial (anterior)
ethmoidectomy. −50 Bilateral procedurea.
31231 Nasal endoscopy,
diagnostic, unilateral or ** A code for the anterior ethmoidectomy is assigned
bilateral (separate and to denote the bilateral procedure, a modifier of
procedure) -50 is added (CPT Assistant Winter 1993, 23; Jan. 1997,
31254 Nasal/sinus 4; Sept. 1997, 10; Oct. 1997, 5; Dec. 2001, 6; May 2003,
endoscopy, surgical; with 5). The sinusotomy is not coded separately, as it is a
ethmoidectomy, partial diagnostic procedure.
(anterior)
−50 Bilateral procedurea.
a. 31254
b. 31254-50
c. 31254, 31254
d. 31231
The most common d. Structured query language
language used for both
data definition language ** Structured query language (SQL) is used commonly
and data manipulation for data language and data definitions (Sharp 2016,
language is: 184).
a. Unified modeling
language
b. JAVA
c. Perl
d. Structured query
language
