CDIP Practice Exam 1 (2023 – 2024) Questions and
Answers
CDIP Practice Exam
The correct answers are identified with an asterisk *
Domain 1 – Clinical Coding Practice
1. Which of the following treatments would you expect to see in a patient admitted for COPD?
(check all that apply)
a. Bronchodilators*
b. Prednisone*
c. Nebulizer*
d. Lisinopril
e. Shingles vaccine
f. KCL
2. Which of the following would be prescribed for a patient with a bladder infection caused by E.
Coli?
a. Vaprisol IV
b. Lisinopril
c. Cipro*
d. Coumadin
e. Naproxen
3. DRGs are grouped by Categories.
a. Primary Diagnostic
b. Secondary Diagnosis
c. Major Diagnostic*
d. Principal Diagnosis
4. It is important to determine the time of onset for the diagnosis of:
a. CHF
b. Respiratory Failure
c. Myocardial Infarction*
d. Diabetes
5. Which of the following organizations maintains the ICD-10-PCS code set?
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, a. CMS*
b. CDC
c. AHIMA
d. AHA
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, 6. Patient has HIV with disseminated candidiasis, what is the correct code assignment?
B20 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
B37.7 Candidal sepsis (Disseminated candidiasis)
B37.9 Candidiasis, unspecified
Z21 Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status
a. B20, B37.9
b. B37.7, Z21
c. B20, B37.7*
d. Z21, B37.7
7. A 68 year old woman was admitted to the hospital. She was diagnosed with sepsis secondary to
Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and abdominal pain secondary to diverticulitis of
the colon. What is the correct code assignment?
A41.01 Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
A41.89 Other specified sepsis
A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism
A49.01 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
K57.32 Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding
R10.9 Unspecified abdominal pain
a. A41.89, K57.32, R10.9
b. A41.01, K57.32*
c. A41.89, K57.32, A49.01
d. A41.9, K57.32
8. Which of the following terms equals SIRS with an organ dysfunction?
a. Sepsis
b. Severe Sepsis*
c. Septicemia
d. Urosepsis
9. What is the term for a condition in which the heart's function as a pump is inadequate to deliver
oxygen rich blood to the body?
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Congestive heart failure*
c. High blood pressure
d. Low blood pressure
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Answers
CDIP Practice Exam
The correct answers are identified with an asterisk *
Domain 1 – Clinical Coding Practice
1. Which of the following treatments would you expect to see in a patient admitted for COPD?
(check all that apply)
a. Bronchodilators*
b. Prednisone*
c. Nebulizer*
d. Lisinopril
e. Shingles vaccine
f. KCL
2. Which of the following would be prescribed for a patient with a bladder infection caused by E.
Coli?
a. Vaprisol IV
b. Lisinopril
c. Cipro*
d. Coumadin
e. Naproxen
3. DRGs are grouped by Categories.
a. Primary Diagnostic
b. Secondary Diagnosis
c. Major Diagnostic*
d. Principal Diagnosis
4. It is important to determine the time of onset for the diagnosis of:
a. CHF
b. Respiratory Failure
c. Myocardial Infarction*
d. Diabetes
5. Which of the following organizations maintains the ICD-10-PCS code set?
1 Domain 1 – Clinical Coding Practice | AHIMA
, a. CMS*
b. CDC
c. AHIMA
d. AHA
2 Domain 1 – Clinical Coding Practice | AHIMA
, 6. Patient has HIV with disseminated candidiasis, what is the correct code assignment?
B20 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
B37.7 Candidal sepsis (Disseminated candidiasis)
B37.9 Candidiasis, unspecified
Z21 Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status
a. B20, B37.9
b. B37.7, Z21
c. B20, B37.7*
d. Z21, B37.7
7. A 68 year old woman was admitted to the hospital. She was diagnosed with sepsis secondary to
Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and abdominal pain secondary to diverticulitis of
the colon. What is the correct code assignment?
A41.01 Sepsis due to Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
A41.89 Other specified sepsis
A41.9 Sepsis, unspecified organism
A49.01 Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
K57.32 Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding
R10.9 Unspecified abdominal pain
a. A41.89, K57.32, R10.9
b. A41.01, K57.32*
c. A41.89, K57.32, A49.01
d. A41.9, K57.32
8. Which of the following terms equals SIRS with an organ dysfunction?
a. Sepsis
b. Severe Sepsis*
c. Septicemia
d. Urosepsis
9. What is the term for a condition in which the heart's function as a pump is inadequate to deliver
oxygen rich blood to the body?
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Congestive heart failure*
c. High blood pressure
d. Low blood pressure
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