CDIP PRACTICE EXAM 1 2026 LATEST TEST 140 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS COVERING THE
MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
OVERVIEW
Thiscvexamcvcoverscvmedicalcvcodingcvprinciples,cvdocumentationcvrequirements,cvandcvclinicalcvc
asecvapplicationcvincvICD-10-CM,cvICD-10-
PCS,cvandcvCPTcvcoding.cvKeycvtopicscvinclude:cvcodingcvfracturescvandcvlacerationscvusingcvCPT,c
vprocedurecvcodingcvforcvsurgeriescvandcvbiopsiescvincvICD-10-
PCS,cvidentifyingcvprincipalcvversuscvsecondarycvdiagnoses,cvandcvcodingcvforcvchroniccvconditions,
cvcomplications,cvandcvtransplantcvcases.cvItcvalsocvtestscvknowledgecvofcvmedicalcvterminology,cv
clinicalcvdefinitionscv(e.g.,cvstatuscvasthmaticus,cvgastrointestinalcvbleeding,cvgout),cvcodingcvrulesc
vforcvmechanicalcvventilationcvandcvpacemakercvdevices,cvandcvthecvappropriatecvusecvofcvabbrevi
ations.cvEmphasiscviscvplacedcvoncvcorrectcvcodecvassignmentcvbasedcvoncvdocumentation,cvunde
rstandingcvmodifiers,cvworkingcvvs.cvfinalcvDRG,cvcorecvmeasures,cvoutpatientcvvs.cvinpatientcvcod
ing,cvandcvwhencvtocvquerycvproviderscvforcvclarification.cvPracticalcvapplicationcvthroughcvcasecv
examplescvensurescvcompetencycvincvcapturingcvaccurate,cvcomplete,cvandcvcompliantcvmedicalcvr
ecordscvforcvreimbursement,cvqualitycvreporting,cvandcvpatientcvcare.
Assigncvthecvbestcvanswercvtocvcompletecvthecvfollowingcvsentence.cvThecvCPTcvcodescvforcvtrea
tmentcvofcvfractures:
a. Usecvthecvterminologycv"manipulation"cvrathercvthancv"reduction"cvofcvfracture
b. Includecvinternalcvfixationcvincvallcvcodes
c. Docvnotcvincludecvapplicationcvofcvcast
d. Docvnotcvdifferentiatecvbetweencvopencvandcvclosedcvtreatment;cvCPTcvonlycvspecifiescvthecvsi
tecvofcvthecvfracturecv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
acvManipulationcvreferscvtocvthecvattemptedcvreductioncvorcvrestorationcvofcvacvdislocatedcvjoint
cvorcvfracturecv(Smithcv2015,cv84)
IncvCPT,cvifcvacvpatientcvhascvtwocvlacerationscvofcvthecvarmcvthatcvarecvrepairedcvwithcvsimple
cvclosures,cvthecvcodercvwouldcvassign:
a. TwocvCPTcvcodescvexpressingcveachcvlacerationcvrepair
b. OnecvCPTcvcodecvforcvthecvlargestcvlaceration
c. OnecvCPTcvcode,cvaddingcvthecvlengthscvofcvthecvlacerationscvtogether
d. OnecvCPTcvcodecvforcvthecvmostcvcomplexcvclosurecv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
ccvWhencvmultiplecvwoundscvarecvrepairedcvwithcvthecvsamecvclosurecvtypecv(forcvexample,cvsi
mple),cvlengthscvofcvthecvwoundscvincvthecvsamecvclassificationcvandcvfromcvallcvanatomicalcvsi
tescvthatcvarecvgroupedcvtogethercvintocvthecvsamecvcodecvdescriptorcvshouldcvbecvaddedcvtog
ethercv(Smithcv2015,cv67).
,Patientcvadmittedcvforcvlaparoscopiccvrepaircvofcvrightcvdiaphragmaticcvhernia.cvAssigncvth
ecvICD-10-PCScvprocedurecvcodecvforcvthiscvsurgery.
0BQR4ZZcvRepaircvrightcvdiaphragm,cvpercutaneouscvendoscopiccvapproa
chcv0BQROZZcvRepaircvrightcvdiaphragm,cvopencvapproach
0BQS4ZZcvRepaircvleftcvdiaphragm,cvpercutaneouscvendoscopiccvapproac
hcv0BQSOZZcvRepaircvleftcvdiaphragm,cvopencvapproach
a.0BQR4ZZ
cvb.0BQR0
ZZcvc.0BQ
S4ZZ
d.0BQS0ZZcv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
acvSurgerycviscvthecvonlycvtreatmentcvforcvdiaphragmaticcvhernias.cvICD-10-
PCScvcodecv0BQR4ZZ,cviscvusedcvforcvlaparoscopiccvrepaircvofcvdiaphragmaticcvherniacv(Garvincv20
15,cv192,cv284)
Whencvtryingcvtocvdeterminecvifcvdocumentationcviscvpresentcvtocvsubstantiatecvstatuscvasthmati
cus,cvthecvcodercvshouldcvreviewcvthecvrecordcvforcvwhatcvtermscvandcvphrases?
a. Intractablecvpneumonia
b. Refractorycvasthmacvandcvsevere,cvintractablecvwheezing
c. Airwaycvobstructioncvrelievedcvbycvbronchodilators
d. Limitedcvbutcvpronouncedcvwheezingcv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
bcvStatuscvasthmaticuscviscvdefinedcvascvcontinualcvwheezingcvincvspitecvofcvtherapycv(Leon
-Chisencv2013,cv230).
Gastrointestinalcvbleedingcvcancvmanifestcvas:
a. Hematemesis,cvwhichcvindicatescvacutecvuppercvgastrointestinalcvhe
morrhagecvb.Petechia
c.Vomiting
d.Constipation,cvwhichcvindicatescvuppercvorcvlowercvgastrointestinalcvhemorrhagecv-
cvcorrectcvanswercv-
acvGastrointestinalcvbleedingcvmanifestscvitselfcvincvseveralcvways.cvThesecvarecvhematemesis
,cvmelena,cvoccultcvbleeding,cvhematocheziacv(Leon-Chisencv2013,cv244).
WhichcvtypescvofcvpacemakercvdevicescvhavecvacvuniquecvICD-10-PCScvcode.
a. Dualcvchambercvratecvresponsive
,b. Singlecvchamber,cvsinglecvchambercvratecvresponsive,cvandcvdualcvchamber
, c. Multiplecvchamber
d. Multiplecvchambercvratecvresponsivecv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
bcvThecvthreecvtypescvofcvpacemakerscvarecvsinglecvchamber,cvsinglecvchambercvratecvresponsive
,cvandcvdualcvchamber.cvAcvsinglecvchambercvusescvacvsinglecvlead;cvacvdualcvchambercvrequiresc
vtwocvleads,cvonecvincvthecvatriumcvandcvonecvincvthecvventricle.cvThecvleadscvshouldcvalsocvbe
cvcodedcv(Leon-Chisencv2013,cv416-418).
Mechanicalcvventilationcvcodescvrequirecvconsiderationcvofcvwhichcvofcvthecvfollowing?
a. Thecvtimecvwhencvacvtrachealcvtubecviscvinserted
b. Thecvreplacementcvofcvancvendotrachealcvtube
c. Thecvstartcvtimecvofcvendotrachealcvtubecvinsertioncvfollowedcvbycvmechanicalcvventilation
d. Mechanicalcvventilationcvduringcvsurgerycv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
ccvCodescvforcvmechanicalcvventilationcvindicatecvwhethercvthecvpatientcvwascvoncvmechanicalcvv
entilationcvforcvlesscvthancv24cvhours,cv24-
96cvconsecutivecvhourscvandcvgreatercvthancv96cvconsecutivecvhours.cvThecvstartcvtimecvforcvcalc
ulatingcvthecvdurationcvbeginscvwithcvthecvstartcvtimecvofcvendotrachealcvtubecvinsertioncvascvthe
cvbestcvmethod,cvfollowedcvbycvmechanicalcvventilationcvorcvthecvtimecvthatcvacvpatientcvwhocvis
cvoncvmechanicalcvventilationcviscvadmitted.cvThecvtimecvendscvwithcvdiscontinuancecvofcvmechan
icalcvventilationcv(Leon-Chisencv2013,cv239-240).
Abbreviationscvcancvbecvacvsourcecvofcvpatientcvsafetycvissuescvduecvtocvmisinterpretationcvandcv
miscommunication.cvAbbreviationscvincvthecvhealthcvrecord:
a. ArecvnotcvpermittedcvbycvJointcvCommissioncvstandards
b. Shouldcvhavecvonlycvonecvmeaning
c. Enhancecvpatientcvsafety
d. Arecvcriticalcvtocvancvelectroniccvhealthcvrecordcvsystemcv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
bcvThecvJointcvCommissioncvhascvestablishedcvacvcautiouscvqualitycvapproachcvtocvthecvusecvofcv
abbreviationscvincvallcvitscvaccreditedcvorganizations.cvTocvcomply,cveverycvhealthcarecvorganizatio
ncvshouldcvstrivecvtocvlimitcvorcveliminatecvthecvusecvofcvabbreviationscvbycvdevelopingcvancvorg
anizationspecificcvabbreviationcvlistcvsocvthatcvonlycvthosecvabbreviationscvapprovedcvbycvthecvor
ganizationcvarecvused.cvWhencvmorecvthancvonecvmeaningcvforcvancvapprovedcvabbreviationcvexi
sts,cvancvorganizationcvshouldcvchoosecvonlycvonecvmeaningcvorcvcontextcvincvwhichcvthecvabbre
viationcviscvtocvbecvusedcv(ShawcvandcvCartercv2014;cvBrodnikcvetcval.cv2012,cv180-181).
IncvICD-10-
PCS,cvwhatcvvaluecviscvusedcvifcvtherecviscvacvcharactercvthatcvdoescvnotcvapplycvtocvac
vgivencvcode?cva.X
b.Z
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS COVERING THE
MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
OVERVIEW
Thiscvexamcvcoverscvmedicalcvcodingcvprinciples,cvdocumentationcvrequirements,cvandcvclinicalcvc
asecvapplicationcvincvICD-10-CM,cvICD-10-
PCS,cvandcvCPTcvcoding.cvKeycvtopicscvinclude:cvcodingcvfracturescvandcvlacerationscvusingcvCPT,c
vprocedurecvcodingcvforcvsurgeriescvandcvbiopsiescvincvICD-10-
PCS,cvidentifyingcvprincipalcvversuscvsecondarycvdiagnoses,cvandcvcodingcvforcvchroniccvconditions,
cvcomplications,cvandcvtransplantcvcases.cvItcvalsocvtestscvknowledgecvofcvmedicalcvterminology,cv
clinicalcvdefinitionscv(e.g.,cvstatuscvasthmaticus,cvgastrointestinalcvbleeding,cvgout),cvcodingcvrulesc
vforcvmechanicalcvventilationcvandcvpacemakercvdevices,cvandcvthecvappropriatecvusecvofcvabbrevi
ations.cvEmphasiscviscvplacedcvoncvcorrectcvcodecvassignmentcvbasedcvoncvdocumentation,cvunde
rstandingcvmodifiers,cvworkingcvvs.cvfinalcvDRG,cvcorecvmeasures,cvoutpatientcvvs.cvinpatientcvcod
ing,cvandcvwhencvtocvquerycvproviderscvforcvclarification.cvPracticalcvapplicationcvthroughcvcasecv
examplescvensurescvcompetencycvincvcapturingcvaccurate,cvcomplete,cvandcvcompliantcvmedicalcvr
ecordscvforcvreimbursement,cvqualitycvreporting,cvandcvpatientcvcare.
Assigncvthecvbestcvanswercvtocvcompletecvthecvfollowingcvsentence.cvThecvCPTcvcodescvforcvtrea
tmentcvofcvfractures:
a. Usecvthecvterminologycv"manipulation"cvrathercvthancv"reduction"cvofcvfracture
b. Includecvinternalcvfixationcvincvallcvcodes
c. Docvnotcvincludecvapplicationcvofcvcast
d. Docvnotcvdifferentiatecvbetweencvopencvandcvclosedcvtreatment;cvCPTcvonlycvspecifiescvthecvsi
tecvofcvthecvfracturecv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
acvManipulationcvreferscvtocvthecvattemptedcvreductioncvorcvrestorationcvofcvacvdislocatedcvjoint
cvorcvfracturecv(Smithcv2015,cv84)
IncvCPT,cvifcvacvpatientcvhascvtwocvlacerationscvofcvthecvarmcvthatcvarecvrepairedcvwithcvsimple
cvclosures,cvthecvcodercvwouldcvassign:
a. TwocvCPTcvcodescvexpressingcveachcvlacerationcvrepair
b. OnecvCPTcvcodecvforcvthecvlargestcvlaceration
c. OnecvCPTcvcode,cvaddingcvthecvlengthscvofcvthecvlacerationscvtogether
d. OnecvCPTcvcodecvforcvthecvmostcvcomplexcvclosurecv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
ccvWhencvmultiplecvwoundscvarecvrepairedcvwithcvthecvsamecvclosurecvtypecv(forcvexample,cvsi
mple),cvlengthscvofcvthecvwoundscvincvthecvsamecvclassificationcvandcvfromcvallcvanatomicalcvsi
tescvthatcvarecvgroupedcvtogethercvintocvthecvsamecvcodecvdescriptorcvshouldcvbecvaddedcvtog
ethercv(Smithcv2015,cv67).
,Patientcvadmittedcvforcvlaparoscopiccvrepaircvofcvrightcvdiaphragmaticcvhernia.cvAssigncvth
ecvICD-10-PCScvprocedurecvcodecvforcvthiscvsurgery.
0BQR4ZZcvRepaircvrightcvdiaphragm,cvpercutaneouscvendoscopiccvapproa
chcv0BQROZZcvRepaircvrightcvdiaphragm,cvopencvapproach
0BQS4ZZcvRepaircvleftcvdiaphragm,cvpercutaneouscvendoscopiccvapproac
hcv0BQSOZZcvRepaircvleftcvdiaphragm,cvopencvapproach
a.0BQR4ZZ
cvb.0BQR0
ZZcvc.0BQ
S4ZZ
d.0BQS0ZZcv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
acvSurgerycviscvthecvonlycvtreatmentcvforcvdiaphragmaticcvhernias.cvICD-10-
PCScvcodecv0BQR4ZZ,cviscvusedcvforcvlaparoscopiccvrepaircvofcvdiaphragmaticcvherniacv(Garvincv20
15,cv192,cv284)
Whencvtryingcvtocvdeterminecvifcvdocumentationcviscvpresentcvtocvsubstantiatecvstatuscvasthmati
cus,cvthecvcodercvshouldcvreviewcvthecvrecordcvforcvwhatcvtermscvandcvphrases?
a. Intractablecvpneumonia
b. Refractorycvasthmacvandcvsevere,cvintractablecvwheezing
c. Airwaycvobstructioncvrelievedcvbycvbronchodilators
d. Limitedcvbutcvpronouncedcvwheezingcv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
bcvStatuscvasthmaticuscviscvdefinedcvascvcontinualcvwheezingcvincvspitecvofcvtherapycv(Leon
-Chisencv2013,cv230).
Gastrointestinalcvbleedingcvcancvmanifestcvas:
a. Hematemesis,cvwhichcvindicatescvacutecvuppercvgastrointestinalcvhe
morrhagecvb.Petechia
c.Vomiting
d.Constipation,cvwhichcvindicatescvuppercvorcvlowercvgastrointestinalcvhemorrhagecv-
cvcorrectcvanswercv-
acvGastrointestinalcvbleedingcvmanifestscvitselfcvincvseveralcvways.cvThesecvarecvhematemesis
,cvmelena,cvoccultcvbleeding,cvhematocheziacv(Leon-Chisencv2013,cv244).
WhichcvtypescvofcvpacemakercvdevicescvhavecvacvuniquecvICD-10-PCScvcode.
a. Dualcvchambercvratecvresponsive
,b. Singlecvchamber,cvsinglecvchambercvratecvresponsive,cvandcvdualcvchamber
, c. Multiplecvchamber
d. Multiplecvchambercvratecvresponsivecv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
bcvThecvthreecvtypescvofcvpacemakerscvarecvsinglecvchamber,cvsinglecvchambercvratecvresponsive
,cvandcvdualcvchamber.cvAcvsinglecvchambercvusescvacvsinglecvlead;cvacvdualcvchambercvrequiresc
vtwocvleads,cvonecvincvthecvatriumcvandcvonecvincvthecvventricle.cvThecvleadscvshouldcvalsocvbe
cvcodedcv(Leon-Chisencv2013,cv416-418).
Mechanicalcvventilationcvcodescvrequirecvconsiderationcvofcvwhichcvofcvthecvfollowing?
a. Thecvtimecvwhencvacvtrachealcvtubecviscvinserted
b. Thecvreplacementcvofcvancvendotrachealcvtube
c. Thecvstartcvtimecvofcvendotrachealcvtubecvinsertioncvfollowedcvbycvmechanicalcvventilation
d. Mechanicalcvventilationcvduringcvsurgerycv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
ccvCodescvforcvmechanicalcvventilationcvindicatecvwhethercvthecvpatientcvwascvoncvmechanicalcvv
entilationcvforcvlesscvthancv24cvhours,cv24-
96cvconsecutivecvhourscvandcvgreatercvthancv96cvconsecutivecvhours.cvThecvstartcvtimecvforcvcalc
ulatingcvthecvdurationcvbeginscvwithcvthecvstartcvtimecvofcvendotrachealcvtubecvinsertioncvascvthe
cvbestcvmethod,cvfollowedcvbycvmechanicalcvventilationcvorcvthecvtimecvthatcvacvpatientcvwhocvis
cvoncvmechanicalcvventilationcviscvadmitted.cvThecvtimecvendscvwithcvdiscontinuancecvofcvmechan
icalcvventilationcv(Leon-Chisencv2013,cv239-240).
Abbreviationscvcancvbecvacvsourcecvofcvpatientcvsafetycvissuescvduecvtocvmisinterpretationcvandcv
miscommunication.cvAbbreviationscvincvthecvhealthcvrecord:
a. ArecvnotcvpermittedcvbycvJointcvCommissioncvstandards
b. Shouldcvhavecvonlycvonecvmeaning
c. Enhancecvpatientcvsafety
d. Arecvcriticalcvtocvancvelectroniccvhealthcvrecordcvsystemcv-cvcorrectcvanswercv-
bcvThecvJointcvCommissioncvhascvestablishedcvacvcautiouscvqualitycvapproachcvtocvthecvusecvofcv
abbreviationscvincvallcvitscvaccreditedcvorganizations.cvTocvcomply,cveverycvhealthcarecvorganizatio
ncvshouldcvstrivecvtocvlimitcvorcveliminatecvthecvusecvofcvabbreviationscvbycvdevelopingcvancvorg
anizationspecificcvabbreviationcvlistcvsocvthatcvonlycvthosecvabbreviationscvapprovedcvbycvthecvor
ganizationcvarecvused.cvWhencvmorecvthancvonecvmeaningcvforcvancvapprovedcvabbreviationcvexi
sts,cvancvorganizationcvshouldcvchoosecvonlycvonecvmeaningcvorcvcontextcvincvwhichcvthecvabbre
viationcviscvtocvbecvusedcv(ShawcvandcvCartercv2014;cvBrodnikcvetcval.cv2012,cv180-181).
IncvICD-10-
PCS,cvwhatcvvaluecviscvusedcvifcvtherecviscvacvcharactercvthatcvdoescvnotcvapplycvtocvac
vgivencvcode?cva.X
b.Z
