2024 CCS EXAM | CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST EXAM | |LATEST VERSIONS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

2024 CCS EXAM | CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST EXAM | |LATEST VERSIONS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ A 55-year-old patient has hypertensive heart disease with congestive heart failure. What code would be assigned? a. I15.8, Other secondary hypertension b. I11.0, Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure and I50.9, Heart failure, unspecified c. I50.9, Heart failure, unspecified and I15.0, Renovascular hypertension d. N18.6, End stage renal disease Correct Answer b. I11.0, Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure and I50.9, Heart failure, unspecified ** There is a cause and effect relationship established between the hypertension and the congestive heart failure. A separate code for the congestive heart failure is assigned based on the "code also" note (HHS 2017, Section I.C.9.a., 40). A surgeon would like to undertake a research study on his patients with stage II malignant melanoma of the back, who have undergone wide excision of the melanoma. What work processes and associated software could be used to provide this information? a. Obtain a summary of the cases from the cancer registry, import them into a spreadsheet, and provide to the surgeon. b. Obtain a summary of the cases from the chart completion software, import them into a spreadsheet, and provide to the surgeon. c. Obtain a summary of the cases from the master patient index, import them into a spreadsheet, and provide to the surgeon. d. Obtain a summary of the cases from the transcription tracking software, import them into a spreadsheet, and provide to the surgeon. Correct Answer a. Obtain a summary of the cases from the cancer registry, import them into a spreadsheet, and provide to the surgeon. **The cancer registry can be used to undertake studies in addition to reporting cases to a central registry (Sharp and Madlock-Brown 2016, 173). A facility located near a national park has a significant number of snake bites, and patients receive treatment with antivenom in urgent-care settings. Sometimes a patient is admitted to the hospital after several days. Can the urgent-care setting provide the hospital with a list of names of patients treated with snake antivenom? a. Only the names of patients who are admitted to the hospital can be requested if the physician needs it for continuity of care, but an entire list of patients cannot be provided. b. A list of names could be provided. c. No information can be obtained under any circumstances. d. A list of patients may be available after consultation with the national park ranger. Correct Answer a. Only the names of patients who are admitted to the hospital can be requested if the physician needs it for continuity of care, but an entire list of patients cannot be provided. **Only records that are required for care or authorized by the patient can be released by the urgent-care facility to the acute-care facility (Brodnik 2012, 225; Rinehart-Thompson 2016b, 243-247). What diagnoses and procedures should be reported for recurrent left inguinal hernia with laparoscopic repair? K40.30 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, not specified as recurrent K40.31 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent K40.91 Unilateral inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, recurrent 49520 Repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age; reducible 49521 Repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age; incarcerated or strangulated 49651 Laparoscopy, surgical; repair recurrent inguinal hernia a. K40.91, 49520 b. K40.31, 49521 c. K40.91, 49651 d. K40.30, 49520 Correct Answer c. K40.91:Unilateral inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, recurrent 49651:Laparoscopy, surgical; repair recurrent inguinal hernia