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CCS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
inpatient - Answers -The terms principal, first-listed, and primary are often used
interchangeably in coding. In this book, the term principal is applied to the coding of
_________ health records,

outpatient - Answers -The terms principal, first-listed, and primary are often used
interchangeably in coding. In this book, the term first-listed is applied to the coding of
_________ health records.

additional diagnosis - Answers -Select as many of these as are appropriate. You may
select "none" if no codes apply to the scenario. Overcoding will result in a loss of points.
Some scenarios may exclude this question, but please note that "none" is almost
always an option for this question.

Inpatient Scenarios - Answers -Code all procedures that fall within the code range 001
through 10Y.
Do not code procedures that fall within the code range 2W0 (Placement) through HZ9
(Substance Abuse Treatment). Do code procedures in the following ranges:
Cholangiograms
Retrogrades, urinary systems
Arteriography and angiography
Radiation therapy
Psychiatric therapy
Alcohol/drug detoxification and rehabilitation
Insertion of endotracheal tube
Other lavage of bronchus and trachea
Mechanical ventilation
ESWL
Chemotherapy

ambulatory scenarios - Answers -Code all procedures that fall within the code range
001 through 10Y.
Do not code procedures that fall within the code range 2W0 (Placement) through HZ9
(Substance Abuse Treatment). Do code procedures in the following ranges:
Cholangiograms
Retrogrades, urinary systems
Arteriography and angiography
Radiation therapy
Psychiatric therapy
Alcohol/drug detoxification and rehabilitation
Insertion of endotracheal tube
Other lavage of bronchus and trachea
Mechanical ventilation
ESWL

, Chemotherapy

Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) - Answers -The __________, for
ambulatory care, began to be used for Medicare in August 2000.


X - Answers -________ is used as a placeholder at certain codes to allow for future
expansion. An example of this is at the poisoning, adverse effect and underdosing
codes, categories T36-T50. Where a placeholder exists, this placeholder must be used
in order for the code to be considered a valid code.

NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - Answers -This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index
represents "other specified." When a specific code is not available for a condition, the
Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified" code in the Tabular List.
(alphabetic index)

NOS "Not otherwise specified" - Answers -This abbreviation is the equivalent of
unspecified. (alphabetic index)

NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - Answers -This abbreviation in the Tabular List
represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the
Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the "other
specified" code (tabular list)

NOS "Not otherwise specified" - Answers -This abbreviation is the equivalent of
unspecified (tabular list)

[ ] Brackets - Answers -_______ are used in the Tabular List to enclose synonyms,
alternative wording or explanatory phrases. Brackets are used in the Alphabetic Index to
identify manifestation codes.

( ) Parentheses - Answers -_______are used in both the Alphabetic Index and Tabular
List to enclose supplementary words that may be present or absent in the statement of
a disease or procedure without affecting the code number to which it is assigned. The
terms within the _______ are referred to as nonessential modifiers.

: Colons - Answers -are used in the Tabular List after an incomplete term which needs
one or more of the modifiers following the colon to make it assignable to a given
category

"other" or "other specified" - Answers -Codes titled are for use when the information in
the medical record provides detail for which a specific code does not exist. Alphabetic
Index entries with NEC in the line designate "____" codes in the Tabular List. These
Alphabetic Index entries represent specific disease entities for which no specific code
exists, so the term is included within an "_____" code.

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