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CDIP EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 90-year-old female was determined to have a CVA with
hemorrhage. The cause of the hemorrhage was determined to be
an embolism. What additionally could impact code assignment for
the embolism code?
a.Hematemesis
b.Hypertension
c.Site of the hemorrhage
d.Seizure - ANSWER-c ICD-10 includes the site of the of the
hemorrhage for increased specificity.
If a patient undergoes a biopsy immediately before the definitive
surgery for a frozen section, how should this be coded with ICD-
10-PCS codes?
a.The approach to the definitive surgery
b.Suture method
c.Exploratory surgery
d.Open biopsy and definitive surgery - ANSWER-d
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The open biopsy is performed prior to the definitive surgery
so that the pathologist can perform a frozen section of the
tissue to determine malignancy. Approaches, suturing, and
closure are not coded separately. Exploratory surgery is not
coded when definitive surgery is performed (Leon-Chisen
2013, 92).
A patient was admitted with diminished responsiveness and
hypotension. The patient has a history of hypertension, CVA,
CHF, and asthma. The patient suffered a cardiac arrest
immediately following admission. The documentation within the
record should:
a.List hypotension as first-listed
b.Include the reason for the cardiac arrest
c.Include the date of the previous CVA
d.Type of hypotension - ANSWER-b
Instructional notes in ICD-10-CM for cardiac arrest states
"code first underlying condition".
Causes of nonpressure ulcers of the lower limb include:
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a.Varicose ulcers
b.Chronic venous hypertension
c.Diabetic ulcer
d.All of the above - ANSWER-d
The causes of lower limb ulcers include Atherosclerosis of
lower extremity, Chronic venous hypertension, Diabetic
ulcer, Postphlebitic syndrome, Postthrombotic syndrome,
Varicose ulcer, and Other as specified (AHIMA 2015, 38).
An 82-year-old female was walking and inadvertently twisted an
ankle causing a minor fall. The patient suffered a fracture of the
tibia. The patient was treated and released. It was discussed with
the patient to take her hydrocodone as prescribed and continue
her medications for osteoporosis, hypertension, and calcium. This
fracture:
a.is only a minor setback for the patient
b.has Core measures to meet for quality
c.is coded as pathologic with osteoporosis
d.is coded as a traumatic fracture - ANSWER-c
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Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture: A code
from category M80, not a traumatic fracture code, should be
used for any patient with known osteoporosis who suffers a
fracture, even if the patient had a minor fall or trauma, if that
fall or trauma would not usually break a normal, healthy bone
(ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
2016b, 51).
A patient presented with pain in the right foot; right big toe. On
physical exam, the toe was noted to be red and warm to touch.
Laboratory findings show an elevated uric acid. The patient has a
previous medication history of colchicine. Which diagnosis below
was most likely listed in the diagnostic statement?
a.Arthritis of the right toe
b.Gout of the right toe
c.Cellulitis of the right toe
d.Elevated uric acid - ANSWER-b
Gout inflammation of the joints. This is a metabolic disorder
that in acute cases can cause some joints swell up become
very painful. Crystals of uric acid that build up mostly in the
joints cause the inflammation (NIH n.d.)
CDIP EXAM 1 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 90-year-old female was determined to have a CVA with
hemorrhage. The cause of the hemorrhage was determined to be
an embolism. What additionally could impact code assignment for
the embolism code?
a.Hematemesis
b.Hypertension
c.Site of the hemorrhage
d.Seizure - ANSWER-c ICD-10 includes the site of the of the
hemorrhage for increased specificity.
If a patient undergoes a biopsy immediately before the definitive
surgery for a frozen section, how should this be coded with ICD-
10-PCS codes?
a.The approach to the definitive surgery
b.Suture method
c.Exploratory surgery
d.Open biopsy and definitive surgery - ANSWER-d
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The open biopsy is performed prior to the definitive surgery
so that the pathologist can perform a frozen section of the
tissue to determine malignancy. Approaches, suturing, and
closure are not coded separately. Exploratory surgery is not
coded when definitive surgery is performed (Leon-Chisen
2013, 92).
A patient was admitted with diminished responsiveness and
hypotension. The patient has a history of hypertension, CVA,
CHF, and asthma. The patient suffered a cardiac arrest
immediately following admission. The documentation within the
record should:
a.List hypotension as first-listed
b.Include the reason for the cardiac arrest
c.Include the date of the previous CVA
d.Type of hypotension - ANSWER-b
Instructional notes in ICD-10-CM for cardiac arrest states
"code first underlying condition".
Causes of nonpressure ulcers of the lower limb include:
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a.Varicose ulcers
b.Chronic venous hypertension
c.Diabetic ulcer
d.All of the above - ANSWER-d
The causes of lower limb ulcers include Atherosclerosis of
lower extremity, Chronic venous hypertension, Diabetic
ulcer, Postphlebitic syndrome, Postthrombotic syndrome,
Varicose ulcer, and Other as specified (AHIMA 2015, 38).
An 82-year-old female was walking and inadvertently twisted an
ankle causing a minor fall. The patient suffered a fracture of the
tibia. The patient was treated and released. It was discussed with
the patient to take her hydrocodone as prescribed and continue
her medications for osteoporosis, hypertension, and calcium. This
fracture:
a.is only a minor setback for the patient
b.has Core measures to meet for quality
c.is coded as pathologic with osteoporosis
d.is coded as a traumatic fracture - ANSWER-c
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Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture: A code
from category M80, not a traumatic fracture code, should be
used for any patient with known osteoporosis who suffers a
fracture, even if the patient had a minor fall or trauma, if that
fall or trauma would not usually break a normal, healthy bone
(ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
2016b, 51).
A patient presented with pain in the right foot; right big toe. On
physical exam, the toe was noted to be red and warm to touch.
Laboratory findings show an elevated uric acid. The patient has a
previous medication history of colchicine. Which diagnosis below
was most likely listed in the diagnostic statement?
a.Arthritis of the right toe
b.Gout of the right toe
c.Cellulitis of the right toe
d.Elevated uric acid - ANSWER-b
Gout inflammation of the joints. This is a metabolic disorder
that in acute cases can cause some joints swell up become
very painful. Crystals of uric acid that build up mostly in the
joints cause the inflammation (NIH n.d.)
