CCA Mock Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
A 32-year-old patient has a colonoscopy with removal of three polyps by snare. Moderate sedation was used and provided by the physician. The intraservice time was 30 minutes. - ANSWER-45385, 99156, 99157
A code of 45385 should be used for the colo...
A 32-year-old patient has a colonoscopy with removal of three polyps by snare. Moderate sedation was
used and provided by the physician. The intraservice time was 30 minutes. - ANSWER-45385, 99156,
99157
A code of 45385 should be used for the colonoscopy procedure with the removal of polpys. No
additional codes needed for the colonscopy since it included the colonoscopy and removal of polyps. The
moderate sedation also needs to be coded. A code of 99156 should be used to code the moderate
sedation services provided by a physician for the intial 15 minutes of intraservice time. An additional
code of 99157 should be coded for the additional 15 minutes of intraservice time for the moderate
sedation since the patient was sedated for a total of 30 minutes. No additional codes needed.
The diagnosis is as follows: "Carcinoma of axillary lymph nodes and lungs, metastatic from breast." Given
this which are the primary cancer site(s)? - ANSWER-breast
Patient has a year history of mitral valve regurgitation and now presents for a mitral valve replacement
with bypass. (Code for physician using CPT procedure codes only.)
33425 Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
33430 Replacement, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
33460 Valvectomy, tricuspid valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
35231 Repair blood vessel with vein graft; neck - ANSWER-33430
You are conducting an educational session on benchmarking. You tell your audience that the key to
benchmarking is to use the comparison to - ANSWER-improve your department's processes
Your facility would like to improve physician documentation in order to allow improved coding. As coding
supervisor, you have found it very effective to provide the physicians with - ANSWER-feedback on
specific instances when improved documentation would improve coding
, Which of the following procedures can be identified as "destruction" of lesions? - ANSWER-laser removal
of condylomata
The practice of using a code that results in a higher payment to the provider than the code that more
accurately reflects the service provided is known as - ANSWER-upcoding
A ________ is a collection of information or data that is organized in such a way that its contents can be
queried and relationships created. - ANSWER-database
The use of radioactive sources placed into a tumor-bearing area to generate high-intensity radiation is
termed - ANSWER-brachytherapy
Which of the following procedures would NOT be coded to "resection" when using ICD-10-PCS? -
ANSWER-partial resection of upper left lobe
During her hospitalization for her third delivery, Janet had a sterilization procedure performed. When the
record is coded, the code for sterilization, Z30.2, is - ANSWER-used and sequenced as a secondary
diagnosis
Some ICD-10-CM codes are exempt from POA reporting because they - ANSWER-are always present on
admission and represent circumstances regarding the health care encounter or factors influencing health
status that do not represent a current disease or injury
CMS delegates its daily operations of the Medicare and Medicaid programs to - ANSWER-Medicare
administrative contractor (MAC)
Which diagnosis should be listed first when sequencing inpatient codes using the UHDDS? - ANSWER-
principal diagnosis
As part of a concurrent record review, you need to locate the initial plan of action based on the attending
physician's initial assessment of the patient. You can expect to find this documentation either within the
body of the history and physical or in the - ANSWER-doctor's admitting progress note
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