CCA Medical Coding Professional Free Exam Prep - Question List

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11. Theodore is an elderly 90-year-old man, who has been unable to leave his bed for the last six months. During his last check-up, the physician noticed a pressure ulcer on the back of his calf muscle. The ulcer was already at an elevated stage, with partial thickness skin loss involving the epidermis of the back of the calf. His physician recommended that Theodore be moved to an upright position to relieve the pressure on his calf muscle and prevent infection. If the pressure ulcer persists, Theodore’s physician may recommend using a healing chamber as a way to treat the wound before it gets any worse. What is the appropriate way to code Theodore’s pressure ulcer?
  1. 707.09
  2. 707.06, 707.20
  3. 707.09, 707.22
  4. 707.21, 707.22
12. What is the purpose of a compliance plan?
  1. It makes sure you are properly credentialed
  2. It allows your office to defend itself in case of an audit
  3. It helps your employees claim worker’s compensation
  4. It helps your office follow the correct coding and billing protocols
13. Which of the following is NOT typically included in a global package?
  1. The surgical procedure
  2. Follow-up appointments related to the procedure, within the global period
  3. Appointments for problems that are not related to the procedure
  4. Appointments for problems that are related to the procedure
14. When a CPT code has the words “separate procedure” in parenthesis after the code description, you:
  1. Do not use this code if it is listed as a separate procedure
  2. Code for all other elements of the procedure except this one
  3. Only code for this procedure if it was the only thing performed
  4. Code for this procedure, even if it was not performed
15. A 76-year-old woman visited her dermatologist’s office in response to a large suspicious nevus on her back. The dermatologist excised the nevus and sent it to the pathology lab for examination. The patient experienced pain excision site, due to its large size and was prescribed pain medication. What two part of Medicare insurance will the patient need to pay for the dermatologist’s office visit and the prescription charges?
  1. Medicare Parts A and B
  2. Medicare Parts B and C
  3. Medicare Parts B and D
  4. Medicare Parts D and E

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