CCS Exam Prep
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25 Questions

1. When can you use code O94, sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium?

2. How often are Category II codes implemented and released?

3. Rules for dominant/nondominant hemiplegia and hemiparesis when not stated:

4. What is CHAMPUS?

5. What is not a function of outpt code editor (OCE)?

6. What is a case-mix index?

7. Removal of the entire body part and removal of an entire lobe of the liver is what root operation?

8. What is default if intent is not known?

9. MS-DRG assignment is based on what information?

10. If the billing department requests a copy of the OR when unlisted CPT codes are used, the coding staff should do what?

11. What are the parts of an information system?

12. What are the Medical Records Committee's duties?

13. Patient admitted to ED with chest pain, and diagnosed with aborted MI with acute myocardial ischemia, no prior cardiac surgery, and cardiac enzymes were normal, so how should this case be coded?

14. Eczema is used interchangeably and synonymously with what term?

15. In outpt surgery, PTCA completed w/insertion of drug-eluting stent in left circumflex artery and non-drug-eluting stent inserted into left anterior desc artery of 56yo female; Assign correct code:

16. Assign correct code for total open cholecystectomy with intraoperative cholangiogram (done w/plain radiography with low osmolar contrast):

17. Most hospitals require a medical record is completed within:

18. Patient is admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD (MS-DRG 192), but a higher-paying DRG may be appropriate if documentation shows what associated diagnosis?

19. Data, people,and processes along with a combo of hardware, software, and communications technology are components of:

20. What is neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet or Nd:YAG?

21. According to AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding, A coder should protect the confidentiality of the health record at all time and refuse to access PHI not required for coding-related activities." What is not considered coding-related activity?"

22. If an NCCI edit occurs, payment is denied, and then MAC may take one of these six actions:

23. What pts are adm w/vaginal bleeding, one of the financial analysts has determined that if one add'l procedure code were routinely added to each case, reimb would be incr, so this would be considered an ethical practice if:

24. Who publishes CPT?

25. If an Excludes2 note appears under a code, then what is acceptable?