AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions and Answers updated 2026

AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions and
Answers updated 2026
1.

AB65-year-
oldBwhiteBmaleBwasBadmittedBtoBtheBhospitalBonB1/15BcomplainingBofBabdominalBpain.BTheB
attendingBphysicianBrequestedBanBupperBGIBseriesBandBlaboratoryBevaluationBofBCBCBandBUA.
BTheBx-
rayBrevealedBpossibleBcholelithiasis,BandBtheBUABshowedBanBincreasedBwhiteBbloodBcellBcoun
t.BTheBpatientBwasBtakenBtoBsurgeryBforBanBexploratoryBlaparoscopy,BandBaBrupturedBappend
ixBwasBdiscovered.BTheBchiefBcomplaintBwas:



a.BRupturedBappendix



b.BExploratoryBlaparoscopy



c.BAbdominalBpain



d.BCholelithiasisB-BAnswerc.BAbdominalBpain



TheBnatureBandBdurationBofBtheBsymptomsBthatBcausedBtheBpatientBtoBseekBmedicalBattentio
nBasBstatedBinBtheBpatient'sBownBwordsB(Odom-WesleyBetBal.B2009,B331).



2.

84.BAnBindividualBstoleBandBusedBanotherBperson'sBinsuranceBinformationBtoBobtainBmedicalB
care.BThisBactionBwouldBbeBconsidered:



Ba.BViolationBofBbioethics



b.BFraudBandBabuse



Bc.BMedicalBidentityBtheft



Bd.BAbuseB-BAnswerc.BMedicalBidentityBtheft

,CorrectBAnswer:B84.Bc.BMedicalBidentityBtheftBoccursBwhenBsomeoneBusesBaBperson'sBnameB
andBsometimesBotherBpartsBofBtheirBidentityBwithoutBtheBvictim'sBknowledgeBorBconsentBtoB
obtainBmedicalBservicesBorBgoodsB(JohnsB2011,B773).



3.

IdentifyBtheBICD-9-
CMBdiagnosticBcode(s)BforBacuteBosteomyelitisBofBankleBdueBtoBStaphylococcus.



a.B730.06



b.B730.07



c.B730.07,B041.1



d.B730.07,B041.10B-BAnswerd.B730.07,B041.10



CorrectBAnswer:BDBIndexBOsteomyelitis,BacuteBorBsubacute.BReferBtoBtheBtableBinBtheBIndexB
forBtheBfifthBdigitB5,BankleBandBfoot.BInfection,BstaphylococcalBNECB(SchraffenbergerB2012,B30
5-306).



4.

ABsystemBthatBprovidesBalertsBandBremindersBtoBcliniciansBisBa(n):



a.BClinicalBdecisionBsupportBsystem



b.BElectronicBdataBinterchange



c.BPointBofBcareBchartingBsystem



d.BKnowledgeBdatabaseB-
BAnswerCorrectBAnswer:BABClinicalBdecisionBsupportBincludesBprovidingBdocumentationBofBclin
icalBfindingsBandBprocedures,BactiveBremindersBaboutBmedicationBadministration,BsuggestionsBf
orBprescribingBlessBexpensiveBbutBequallyBeffectiveBdrugs,BprotocolsBforBcertainBhealthBmainte

,nanceBprocedures,BalertsBthatBaBduplicateBlabBtestBisBbeingBordered,BandBcountlessBotherBde
cision-makingBaidsBforBallBstakeholdersBinBtheBcareBprocessB(JohnsB2011,B138).



5.

WhatBdoesBanBauditBtrailBcheckBfor?



a.BUnauthorizedBaccessBtoBaBsystem



b.BLossBofBdata



c.BPresenceBofBaBvirus



d.BSuccessfulBcompletionBofBaBbackupB-BAnswerCorrectBAnswer:BA



AuditBtrailsBcanBprovideBtrackingBinformationBsuchBasBwhoBaccessedBwhichBrecordsBandBforB
whatBpurposeB(JohnsB2011,B403).



6.

ThisBisBaBconditionBwithBanBimpreciseBdiagnosisBwithBvariousBcharacteristics.BTheBconditionB
mayBbeBdiagnosedBwhenBaBpatientBpresentsBwithBsinusBarrest,BsinoatrialBexitBblock,BorBpersi
stentBsinusBbradycardia.BThisBsyndromeBisBoftenBtheBresultBofBdrugBtherapy,BsuchBasBdigitalis,
BcalciumBchannelBblockers,Bbeta-
blockers,BsympatholyticBagents,BorBantiarrhythmics.BAnotherBpresentationBincludesBrecurrentBs
upraventricularBtachycardiasBassociatedBwithBbradyarrhythmias.BProlongedBambulatoryBmonitori
ngBmayBbeBindicatedBtoBestablishBaBdiagnosisBofBthisBcondition.BTreatmentBincludesBinsertion
BofBaBpermanentBcardiacBpacemaker.



a.BAtrialBfibrillationB(427.31)



b.BAtrialBflutterB(427.32)



c.BParoxysmalBsupraventricularBtachycardiaB(427.0)



d.BSickBsinusBsyndromeB(SSS)B(427.81)B-BAnswerd.BSickBsinusBsyndromeB(SSS)B(427.81)

, CorrectBAnswer:BDBSSSBisBtheBimpreciseBdiagnosisBwithBvariousBcharacteristicsBtreatedBwithBt
heBinsertionBofBaBpermanentBcardiacBpacemaker.BTheBotherBthreeBconditionsBareBtreatedBwit
hBcardioversionBandBdifferentBpharmacologicalBtherapyB(SchraffenbergerB2012,B194-195).



7.

IdentifyBtheBICD-9-CMBdiagnosticBcodeBforBprimaryBlocalizedBosteoarthrosisBofBtheBhip.



a.B715.95



b.B715.15



c.B721.90



d.B715.16B-BAnswerb.B715.15



CorrectBAnswer:BBBIndexBOsteoarthrosis,Blocalized,Bprimary.BForBcategoryB715,BreferBtoBtheBta
bleBforBtheBfifthBdigitBofB5BforBpelvicBregionBandBthighB(SchraffenbergerB2012,B303-304).



8.

ABhealthBrecordBwithBdeficienciesBthatBisBnotBcompleteBwithinBtheBtimeframeBspecifiedBinBth
eBmedicalBstaffBrulesBandBregulationsBisBcalledBa(n):



a.BSuspendedBrecord



b.BDelinquentBrecord



c.BPendingBrecord



d.BIllegalBrecordB-BAnswerCorrectBAnswer:BB



BAnBincompleteBrecordBnotBrectifiedBwithinBaBspecificBnumberBofBdaysBasBindicatedBinBtheB
medicalBstaffBrulesBandBregulationsBisBconsideredBtoBbeBdelinquentB(JohnsB2011,B412).