CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST (CCS) EXAM WITH
AHIMA / AHIMA CCS EXAM QUESTION BANK WITH
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION ) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS FROM THE PAST EXAMS) +B
Both steroid induced diabetes and diabetes due to use of steroids are considered
___________ diagnoses - ANSWER: secondary
SIRS criteria- 2 or more - ANSWER: Temp > 100.4 or <96.8, HR >90BPM, Resp- >20 or
PaCO2 <32 mm Hg, WBC >12,000 or <4,000
Septicemia - ANSWER: systemic disease associated with the presence of pathological
microorganisms/ toxins in the blood
SIRS- systemic inflammatory response system - ANSWER: systemic response to the
infection or trauma/burns or cancer
Sepsis - ANSWER: SIRS due to infection
Query - ANSWER: Question posed to a provider to obtain additional clarifying
documentation to improve the specificity and completeness of the data used to
assign diagnosis and procedure codes in the patients health record
Multiple choice query - ANSWER: -Includes clincially significant/reasonable options
-There may be only one reasonable options
-Include additional options such as 'clinically undetermined' and 'other' to allow for
free text.
Yes/ No format query - ANSWER: Should be constructed to include the additional
options associated with multiple choice queries. EX- 'other, 'clinically undetermined',
'not clinically significant and integral to'
New diagnoses cannot be derived from a _____________ Query - ANSWER: yes/no
Verbal queries are documented ___ _______ of discussion or __________ following -
ANSWER: at time, immediately
UHDDS - ANSWER: Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
uniform hospital discharged data set is used by - ANSWER: hospitals to report
inpatient data elements in standardized manner
, Principal diagnosis is that condition established _____ study to be chiefly responsible
for occasioning the admission of the pt to the hospital - ANSWER: after
uhdds has expanded to include all _____ _________ settings - ANSWER: non
outpatient
The condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the
admission of the pt to the hospital is - ANSWER: Principal diagnosis
The definition of a ____ ______ is one that is performed for definitive tx rather than
for diagnostic or exploratory purposes or when it is necessary to take care of a
complication - ANSWER: Principal procedure
Diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode which have no bearing on the current
hospital stay are to be _________. - ANSWER: excluded
If two procedures appear to be principal the one most related to the ________
__________ should be selected as the principal procedure - ANSWER: principal
diagnosis
Any and all significant procedures should still be reported, defined as - ANSWER: -
Surgical in nature
-Carries procedural risk
-Carries anesthetic risk
Requires specialized training
Discharge Disposition is a ____ ______ code - ANSWER: two digit
What identifies where the patient is at conclusion of healthcare or the end time of
billing cycle - ANSWER: Discharge disposition
D/c to home or self care is disposition code - ANSWER: -01
d/c to short term general hospital for inpatient care is disposition code - ANSWER: -
02
d/c to skilled nursing facility is disposition code - ANSWER: -03
d/c to ICF- intermediate care facility is disposition code - ANSWER: -04
UB-04 is maintained by the - ANSWER: National uniform billing committee
What was created for hospital inpatient prospective payment in better to reflect the
patients severity of illness and expected risk of mortality - ANSWER: MS- DRG,
Medical severity Diagnostic related group
SOI - ANSWER: Severity of Illness
AHIMA / AHIMA CCS EXAM QUESTION BANK WITH
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (A NEW UPDATED
VERSION ) |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS FROM THE PAST EXAMS) +B
Both steroid induced diabetes and diabetes due to use of steroids are considered
___________ diagnoses - ANSWER: secondary
SIRS criteria- 2 or more - ANSWER: Temp > 100.4 or <96.8, HR >90BPM, Resp- >20 or
PaCO2 <32 mm Hg, WBC >12,000 or <4,000
Septicemia - ANSWER: systemic disease associated with the presence of pathological
microorganisms/ toxins in the blood
SIRS- systemic inflammatory response system - ANSWER: systemic response to the
infection or trauma/burns or cancer
Sepsis - ANSWER: SIRS due to infection
Query - ANSWER: Question posed to a provider to obtain additional clarifying
documentation to improve the specificity and completeness of the data used to
assign diagnosis and procedure codes in the patients health record
Multiple choice query - ANSWER: -Includes clincially significant/reasonable options
-There may be only one reasonable options
-Include additional options such as 'clinically undetermined' and 'other' to allow for
free text.
Yes/ No format query - ANSWER: Should be constructed to include the additional
options associated with multiple choice queries. EX- 'other, 'clinically undetermined',
'not clinically significant and integral to'
New diagnoses cannot be derived from a _____________ Query - ANSWER: yes/no
Verbal queries are documented ___ _______ of discussion or __________ following -
ANSWER: at time, immediately
UHDDS - ANSWER: Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
uniform hospital discharged data set is used by - ANSWER: hospitals to report
inpatient data elements in standardized manner
, Principal diagnosis is that condition established _____ study to be chiefly responsible
for occasioning the admission of the pt to the hospital - ANSWER: after
uhdds has expanded to include all _____ _________ settings - ANSWER: non
outpatient
The condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the
admission of the pt to the hospital is - ANSWER: Principal diagnosis
The definition of a ____ ______ is one that is performed for definitive tx rather than
for diagnostic or exploratory purposes or when it is necessary to take care of a
complication - ANSWER: Principal procedure
Diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode which have no bearing on the current
hospital stay are to be _________. - ANSWER: excluded
If two procedures appear to be principal the one most related to the ________
__________ should be selected as the principal procedure - ANSWER: principal
diagnosis
Any and all significant procedures should still be reported, defined as - ANSWER: -
Surgical in nature
-Carries procedural risk
-Carries anesthetic risk
Requires specialized training
Discharge Disposition is a ____ ______ code - ANSWER: two digit
What identifies where the patient is at conclusion of healthcare or the end time of
billing cycle - ANSWER: Discharge disposition
D/c to home or self care is disposition code - ANSWER: -01
d/c to short term general hospital for inpatient care is disposition code - ANSWER: -
02
d/c to skilled nursing facility is disposition code - ANSWER: -03
d/c to ICF- intermediate care facility is disposition code - ANSWER: -04
UB-04 is maintained by the - ANSWER: National uniform billing committee
What was created for hospital inpatient prospective payment in better to reflect the
patients severity of illness and expected risk of mortality - ANSWER: MS- DRG,
Medical severity Diagnostic related group
SOI - ANSWER: Severity of Illness
