CCA Exam Prep from AHIMA Questions
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Mary Smith, RHIA, has been charged with the responsibility of designing a
data collection form to be used on admission of a patient to the acute-care
hospital in which she works. The first resource that she should use is:
UHDDS
UACDS
MDS
ORYX - Correct Answer ✅a
When the CCI editor flags that a comprehensive code and a component code
are billed together for the same beneficiary on the same date of service,
Medicare will pay for:
The component code but not the comprehensive code
The comprehensive but not the component code
The comprehensive and the component codes
Neither the comprehensive nor the component codes - Correct Answer ✅b
When clean claims are submitted, they can be adjudicated in many ways
through computer software automatically. Which statement is not one of the
outcomes that can occur as part of auto-adjudication?
Auto-pay
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and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
Auto-suspend
Auto-calculate
Auto-deny - Correct Answer ✅c
Which of the following is not a way that ICD-10-CM improves coding
accuracy?
Reduces sequencing problems by combining conditions into one code
Provides laterality options
Captures more details for injuries, diabetes, and postoperative complications
Increases cross-referencing - Correct Answer ✅d
Which of the following organizations is responsible for updating the
procedure classification of ICD-10-PCS?
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
World Health Organization (WHO) - Correct Answer ✅b
,CCA Exam Prep from AHIMA Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
This program was initiated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and allows
states to expand existing insurance programs to cover children up to age 19.
Children's State Medicare Program (CSMP)
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Children's State Healthcare Alliance (CSHA)
Children's Aid to Healthcare (CAH) - Correct Answer ✅b
Which of the following provides a complete description to patients about how
PHI is used in a healthcare facility?
Notice of Privacy Practices
Authorization
Consent for treatment
Minimum necessary - Correct Answer ✅a
The National Correct Coding Initiative was developed to control improper
coding leading to inappropriate payment for:
Part A Medicare claims
Part B Medicare claims
Medicaid claims
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and Answers (Latest Update 2025)
Medicare and Medicaid claims - Correct Answer ✅b
The National Correct Coding Initiative was developed to control improper
coding leading to inappropriate payment for:
Part A Medicare claims
Part B Medicare claims
Medicaid claims
Medicare and Medicaid claims - Correct Answer ✅b
Which of the following software applications would be used to aid in the
coding function in a physician's office?
Grouper
Encoder
Pricer
Diagnosis calculator - Correct Answer ✅b
What is the maximum number of diagnosis codes that can appear on the UB-
04 paper claim form locator 67 for a hospital inpatient principal and
secondary diagnoses?
35
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