CCA Exam Preparation Questions with 100% Correct Answers

CCA Exam Preparation Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
DuringAanAauditAofAhealthArecords,AtheAHIMAdirectorAfindsAthatAtranscribedAreportsAareAbei
ngAchangedAbyAtheAauthorAupAtoAaAweekAafterAinitialAtranscription.ATheAdirectorAisAconcern
edAthatAchangesAoccurringAthisAlongAafterAtranscriptionAjeopardizeAtheAlegalAprincipleAthatA
documentationAmustAoccurAnearAtheAtimeAofAtheAevent.AToAremedyAthisAsituation,AtheAHIMA
directorAshouldArecommendAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?A-
AAnswer✓ADevelopAaAfacilityApolicyAthatAdefinesAtheAacceptableAperiodAofAtimeAallowedAf
orAaAtranscribedAdocumentAtoAremainAinAaAdraftAform.


WhatAisAtheAbasicAformulaAforAcalculatingAeachAMS-DRGAhospitalApayments?A-
AAnswer✓AHospitalApaymentA=ADRGArelativeAweightAxAhospitalAbaseArate


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactivitiesAwouldAbeAinAviolationAofAAHIMA'sACodeAofAEthics?A-
AAnswer✓ACodingAanAintentionallyAinappropriateAlevelAofAservice


WhatAisAabstracting?A-
AAnswer✓ACompilingAtheApertinentAinformationAfromAtheAmedicalArecordAbasedAonApredet
erminedAdataAsets


ICD-9-
CMAdefinesAtheA"newbornAperiod"AasAbirthAthroughAtheA___________AdayAfollowingAbirth.
A-AAnswer✓A28th


WhatAhealthcareAorganizationAcollectsAUHDDSAdata?A-AAnswer✓AAllAnon-
outpatientAsettingsAincludingAacuteAcare,AshortAtermAcare,AlongAtermAcare,AanApsychiatricAh
ospitals,AhomeAhealthAagencies,ArehabilitationAfacilities,AandAnursingAhome.


AAcodingAanalystAconsistentlyAentersAtheAwrongAcodeAforApatientAgenderAinAtheAelectronicAb
illingAsystem.AWhatAsecurityAmeasuresAshouldAbeAinAplaceAtoAminimizeAthisAsecurityAbreach
?A-AAnswer✓AEditAchecks


MercyAHospitalApersonnelAneedAtoAreviewAtheAmedicalArecordsAforAKatieAGraceAforAutilizatio
nAreviewApurposesA(1).ATheyAwillAalsoAbeAsendingAherArecordsAtoAherAphysicianAforAcontinu
ityAofAcareA(2).AUnderAHIPAA,AtheseAtwoAfunctionsAare:A-AAnswer✓AUseAandAdisclosure

,WhoAisAresponsibleAforAwritingAandAsigningAdischargeAsummariesAandAdischargeAinstruction
s?A-AAnswer✓AAttendingAphysician


AlthoughAtheAHIPAAARuleAallowsApatientAaccessAtoApersonalAhealthAinformationAaboutAthem
selves,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcannotAbeAdisclosedAtoApatients?A-
AAnswer✓APsychotherapyAnotes


IdentifyAtheApunctuationAmarkAthatAisAusedAtoAsupplementAwordsAorAexplanatoryAinformatio
nAthatAmayAorAmayAnotAbeApresentAinAtheAstatementAofAdiagnosisAorAprocedureAinAICD-9-
CMAcoding.ATheApunctuationAdoesAnotAaffectAtheAcodeAnumberAassignedAtoAtheAcase.ATheAp
unctuationAisAconsideredAaAnonessentialAmodifier,AandAallAthreeAvolumesAofAICD-9-
CMAuseAthem.A-AAnswer✓AParenthesesA(A)


WhatAisAtheAnameAofAtheAorganizationAthatAdevelopsAtheAbillingAformAthatAhospitalsAareAr
equiredAtoAuse?A-AAnswer✓ANationalAUniformABillingACommitteeA(NUBC)


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAethicalAprinciplesAisAbeingAfollowedAwhenAanAHITAprofessionalAensu
resAthatApatientAinformationAisAonlyAreleasedAtoAthoseAwhoAhaveAaAlegalArightAtoAaccessAi
t?A-AAnswer✓ABeneficence


AAhospitalAcurrentlyAincludesAtheApatient'sAsocialAsecurityAnumberAonAtheAfaceAsheetAofAthe
ApaperAmedicalArecordAandAinAtheAelectronicAversionAofAtheArecord.ATheAhospitalAriskAmana
gerAhasAidentifiedAthisAasAaApotentialAidentityAfraudAriskAandAwantsAtheAinformationAremo
ved.ATheAriskAmanagerAisAnotAgettingAcooperationAfromAtheAphysiciansAandAothersAinAtheA
hospitalAwhoAsayAthatAtheyAneedAtheAinformationAforAidentificationAandAotherApurposes.AGi
venAthisAsituation,AwhatAshouldAtheAHIMAdirectorAsuggest?A-
AAnswer✓AAvoidAdisplayingAtheAnumberAonAanyAdocument,Ascreen,AorAdataAcollectionAfie
ld.


BothAHEDISAandAtheAJointACommission'sAORYXAprogramAareAdesignedAtoAcollectAdataAtoAbe
AusedAforA______________.A-AAnswer✓APerformanceAimprovementAprograms


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAclassifiedAtoAanAICD-9-
CMAcategoryAforAbacterialAdiseases?A-AAnswer✓AStaphylococcusAaureous


AApatientAwithAknownACOPDAandAhypertensionAunderAtreatmentAwasAadmittedAtoAtheAhospi
talAwithAsymptomsAofAaAlowerAabdominalApain.AHeAundergoesAaAlaparoscopicAappendectom
yAandAdevelopsAaAfever.ATheApatientAwasAsubsequentlyAdischargedAfromAtheAhospitalAwithA

,aAprincipalAdiagnosisAofAacuteAappendicitisAandAsecondaryAdiagnosesAofApost-
operativeAinfection,ACOPD,AandAhypertension.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosesAshouldAnotA
beAtaggedAasAPOA?A-AAnswer✓APostoperativeAinfection


CPTAwasAdevelopedAandAisAmaintainedAby:A-AAnswer✓AAMA


WhichAorganizationAdevelopedAtheAfirstAhospitalAstandardizationAprogram?A-
AAnswer✓AAmericanACollegeAofASurgeon


OnAreviewAofAtheAauditAtrailAforAanAEHRAsystem,AtheAHIMAdirectorAdiscoversAthatAaAdepart
mentalAemployeeAwhoAhasAauthorizedAaccessAtoApatientArecordsAisAprintingAfarAmoreArecord
sAthanAtheAaverageAuser.AInAthisAcases,AwhatAshouldAtheAsupervisorAdo?A-
AAnswer✓ADetermineAwhatAinformationAwasAprintedAandAwhy


WhatAareApossibleA"add-
on"ApaymentsAthatAaAhospitalAcouldAreceiveAinAadditionAtoAtheAbasicAMedicareADRGApayme
nt?A-
AAnswer✓AAdditionalApaymentsAmayAbeAmadeAtoAdisproportionateAshareAhospitals,AforAi
ndirectAmedicalAeducation,AforAnewAtechnologies,AandAforAcostAoutlierAcases.


TheA___________AisAaAtypeAofAcodingAthatAisAaAnaturalAoutgrowthAofAtheAelectronicAheath
Arecord.A-AAnswer✓AComputer-assistedAcoding


Today,AJanetAKimAvisitedAherAnewAdentistAforAanAappointment.ASheAwasAnotApresentedAwit
hAaANoticeAofAPrivacyAPractices.AIsAthisAacceptable?A-
AAnswer✓ANo,AitAisAaAviolationAofAtheAHIPAAAPrivacyArule


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAbestAtechniqueAtoAensureAthatAregistrationAclerksAcon
sistentlyAuseAtheAcorrectAnotationAforAassigningAadmissionAdateAinAanAelectronicAhealthArec
ordA(EHR)?A-AAnswer✓AProvideAanAinputAmaskAforAenteringAdataAinAtheAfield


WhatAshouldAaAhospitalAdoAwhenAaAstateAlawArequiresAmoreAstringentAprivacyAprotectionAt
hanAtheAfederalAHIPAAAprivacyAstandard?A-
AAnswer✓AComplyAwithAbothAtheAstateAlawAandAtheAHIPAAAStandard


AnAemployeeAinAtheAphysicalAtherapyAdepartmentAarrivesAearlyAeveryAmorningAtoAsnoopAth
roughAtheAclinicalAinformationAsystemAforApotentialAinformationAaboutAneighborsAandAfriend

, s.AWhatAsecurityAmechanismsAshouldAbeAimplementedAtoApreventAthisAsecurityAbreach?A-
AAnswer✓AInformationAaccessAcontrols


AccordingAtoAICD-9-
C.M,AanAelderlyAprimigravidaAisAdefinedAasAaAwomanAwhoAgivesAbirthAtoAherAfirstAchildAa
tAtheAageAofA______AorAolder:A-AAnswer✓A35


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAreportsAincludeAnamesAofAtheAsurgeonAandAassistants,Adate,Aduratio
n,AandAdescriptionAofAtheAprocedureAandAanyAspecimensAremoved.A-
AAnswer✓AOperativeAreport


WhichAAnswer✓AbelowAisAnotAcorrectAforAassignmentAofAtheAMS-DRG?A-
AAnswer✓AAttendingAandAconsultingAphysicians


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdocumentationAmustAbeAincludedAinAaApatient'sAmedicalArecordAprio
rAtoAperformingAaAsurgicalAprocedure?A-
AAnswer✓AConsentAforAoperativeAprocedure,Ahistory,AphysicalAexamination.


WhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAofAdiagnosisAcodesAthatAcanAappearAonAtheAUB-
04ApaperAclaimAformAlocatorA67AforAaAhospitalAinpatientAprincipleAandAsecondaryAdiagnose
s?A-AAnswer✓A25


DocumentationAinAtheAhistoryAofAuseAofAdrugs,Aalcohol,Aand/orAtobaccoAisAconsideredApartA
ofAthe:A-AAnswer✓ASocialAhistory


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAcoreAethicalAobligationAofAhealthAinformationAstaff?A-
AAnswer✓AProtectingApatientsAprivacyAandAconfidentialAcommunications


DocumentationAregardingAaApatient'sAmaritalAstatus,Adietary,Asleep,AandAexerciseApatterns,A
useAofAcoffee,Atabacco,Aalcohol,AandAotherAdrugsAmayAbeAfoundAinAtheA_____________.A-
AAnswer✓AHistoryArecord


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAprovidesAorganizationsAwithAtheAabilityAtoAaccessAdataAfromAmultipl
eAdatabasesAandAtoAcombineAtheAresultsAintoAaAsingleAquestions-and-reportingAinterface?A-
AAnswer✓ADataAwarehouse