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CCS Exam Prep
1. 10. A coworker complained of sudden onset of chest pain and went to
the emergency room. A myocardial infarction was ruled out.You would code
A. the myocardial infarction as if it were an established condition. B. both the
infarction and the chest pain and sequence the infarction first. C. as animpending
myocardial infarction. D. only the chest pain.
ANS D
2. 11. A(n) form is used to record the patient's diagnoses and the
services performed for a particular visit. It also includes codes (CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-
CM) used specifically by that physician's office. A. autho-rization B. ABN (Advance
Beneficiary Notice) C. superbill D. EOB (Explanationof Benefits)
ANS C
3. 12. Your organization is sending confidential patient information across the Internet
using technology that will transform the original data into unintelligi-ble code that can be
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re-created by authorized users.This technique is called
A. a firewall. C. a call-back process. B. validity processing. D. encryption
ANS D
4. 13. The special form that plays the central role in planning and providing care at
nursing, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facilities is the A. interdiscipli-nary patient care
plan. B. medical history and review of systems. C. interval summary. D. problem list.
ANS A
5. 14. In the CPT coding system, when there is no code to properly representthe work
performed by the provider, the coder must use this code. A. not otherwise specified B.
not elsewhere classifiable C. unlisted procedure D. miscellaneous code
ANS C
6. 15. The physician listed the diagnoses as congestive heart failure with acute pulmonary
edema.You will code A. the CHF only. B. the edema only. C. both the CHF and the edema;
sequence the CHF first. D. both the CHF and the edema;sequence the edema first.
ANS A
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7. 16. When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT, A. only the most complexrepair is
reported. B. only the least complex repair is reported. C. up to nine individual repair
codes may be reported. D. all wound repairs are grouped andcoded, with the most complex
reported first.
ANS D
8. 21. Which of the following is coded as a late effect in ICD-10-CM? A. tinnitus due to
allergic reaction after administration of eardrops B. mental retardationdue to intracranial
abscess C. rejection of transplanted kidney D. nonfunction-ing pacemaker due to defective
soldering
ANS A
9. 29. When a patient presents with a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment
is directed toward the secondary neoplasm only, A. code only the primary neoplasm as
the principal diagnosis. B. the primary neoplasm is coded as the principal diagnosis and
the secondary neoplasm as an additionaldiagnosis. C. the secondary neoplasm is coded as
the principal diagnosis, and
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CCS Exam Prep
1. 10. A coworker complained of sudden onset of chest pain and went to
the emergency room. A myocardial infarction was ruled out.You would code
A. the myocardial infarction as if it were an established condition. B. both the
infarction and the chest pain and sequence the infarction first. C. as animpending
myocardial infarction. D. only the chest pain.
ANS D
2. 11. A(n) form is used to record the patient's diagnoses and the
services performed for a particular visit. It also includes codes (CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-
CM) used specifically by that physician's office. A. autho-rization B. ABN (Advance
Beneficiary Notice) C. superbill D. EOB (Explanationof Benefits)
ANS C
3. 12. Your organization is sending confidential patient information across the Internet
using technology that will transform the original data into unintelligi-ble code that can be
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re-created by authorized users.This technique is called
A. a firewall. C. a call-back process. B. validity processing. D. encryption
ANS D
4. 13. The special form that plays the central role in planning and providing care at
nursing, psychiatric, and rehabilitation facilities is the A. interdiscipli-nary patient care
plan. B. medical history and review of systems. C. interval summary. D. problem list.
ANS A
5. 14. In the CPT coding system, when there is no code to properly representthe work
performed by the provider, the coder must use this code. A. not otherwise specified B.
not elsewhere classifiable C. unlisted procedure D. miscellaneous code
ANS C
6. 15. The physician listed the diagnoses as congestive heart failure with acute pulmonary
edema.You will code A. the CHF only. B. the edema only. C. both the CHF and the edema;
sequence the CHF first. D. both the CHF and the edema;sequence the edema first.
ANS A
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7. 16. When coding multiple wound repairs in CPT, A. only the most complexrepair is
reported. B. only the least complex repair is reported. C. up to nine individual repair
codes may be reported. D. all wound repairs are grouped andcoded, with the most complex
reported first.
ANS D
8. 21. Which of the following is coded as a late effect in ICD-10-CM? A. tinnitus due to
allergic reaction after administration of eardrops B. mental retardationdue to intracranial
abscess C. rejection of transplanted kidney D. nonfunction-ing pacemaker due to defective
soldering
ANS A
9. 29. When a patient presents with a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment
is directed toward the secondary neoplasm only, A. code only the primary neoplasm as
the principal diagnosis. B. the primary neoplasm is coded as the principal diagnosis and
the secondary neoplasm as an additionaldiagnosis. C. the secondary neoplasm is coded as
the principal diagnosis, and
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