RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
When coding a benign neoplasm of skin of the left upper eyelid,
which of the following codes should be used?
a. D23.12 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left eyelid, including
canthus
b. D17.0
c. D23.121 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid,
including canthus
d. D23.122 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left lower eyelid,
including canthus - - -
correct answer ✅c. D23.121 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of
left upper eyelid, including canthus
A Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program facilitates
accurate coding and helps coders avoid:
a. NCCI edits
b. Upcoding
c. Coding without a completed face sheet
d. Assumption coding - - -
correct answer ✅d. Assumption coding
,RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
A CDI program provides a mechanism for the coding staff to
communicate with the physician regarding nonspecific diagnostic
statements or when additional diagnoses are suspected but not
clearly stated in the record, which helps to avoid assumption coding
A 54-year-old patient is seen with a high fever, chest pain, and a
cough. Gram stain of the sputum showed staph. The physician
documented staphylococcal pneumonia. What code(s) would be
assigned for this patient?
B95.7 Other staphylococcus as the cause disease classified
elsewhereJ15.20 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus,
unspecifiedJ18.9 Pneumonia, unspecified organismR05 CoughR07.9
Chest pain, unspecifiedR50.9 Fever, unspecified
a. R50.9, R05, R07.9
b. R50.9, R05, R07.9, J15.20
c. J15.20
d. J18.9, B95.7 - - -
correct answer ✅c. J15.20
,RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
Signs and symptoms integral to the disease process should not be
coded. In this case the fever, chest pain and cough are integral to
the pneumonia. The specific type of pneumonia would be coded
based on the documentation of staph
A quality data review based on specific problem areas that comes
after an initial baseline review has been completed in a hospital is
called a:
a. Compliance initiative
b. Concurrent review
c. Focused review
d. Internal audit - - -
correct answer ✅c. Focused review
When coding a hydrocystoma of the right upper eyelid, which of
the following codes should be used?
a. D23 - Other benign neoplasms of skin
b. D17.0
, RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
c. D23.121 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid,
includingcanthus
d. D23.111 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of right upper eyelid,
includingcanthus - - -
correct answer ✅d. D23.111 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of
right upper eyelid, includingcanthus
An inpatient, acute-care coder must follow official ICD-10-CM and
ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines established by the:
a. American Health Information Management Association
b. American Medical Association
c. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
d. Cooperating Parties - - -
correct answer ✅d. Cooperating Parties
A select group of reasonably preventable conditions for which
hospitals should not receive additional payment when one of the
conditions was not present on admission is called a:
a. Charge code
and answers
When coding a benign neoplasm of skin of the left upper eyelid,
which of the following codes should be used?
a. D23.12 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left eyelid, including
canthus
b. D17.0
c. D23.121 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid,
including canthus
d. D23.122 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left lower eyelid,
including canthus - - -
correct answer ✅c. D23.121 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of
left upper eyelid, including canthus
A Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program facilitates
accurate coding and helps coders avoid:
a. NCCI edits
b. Upcoding
c. Coding without a completed face sheet
d. Assumption coding - - -
correct answer ✅d. Assumption coding
,RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
A CDI program provides a mechanism for the coding staff to
communicate with the physician regarding nonspecific diagnostic
statements or when additional diagnoses are suspected but not
clearly stated in the record, which helps to avoid assumption coding
A 54-year-old patient is seen with a high fever, chest pain, and a
cough. Gram stain of the sputum showed staph. The physician
documented staphylococcal pneumonia. What code(s) would be
assigned for this patient?
B95.7 Other staphylococcus as the cause disease classified
elsewhereJ15.20 Pneumonia due to staphylococcus,
unspecifiedJ18.9 Pneumonia, unspecified organismR05 CoughR07.9
Chest pain, unspecifiedR50.9 Fever, unspecified
a. R50.9, R05, R07.9
b. R50.9, R05, R07.9, J15.20
c. J15.20
d. J18.9, B95.7 - - -
correct answer ✅c. J15.20
,RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
Signs and symptoms integral to the disease process should not be
coded. In this case the fever, chest pain and cough are integral to
the pneumonia. The specific type of pneumonia would be coded
based on the documentation of staph
A quality data review based on specific problem areas that comes
after an initial baseline review has been completed in a hospital is
called a:
a. Compliance initiative
b. Concurrent review
c. Focused review
d. Internal audit - - -
correct answer ✅c. Focused review
When coding a hydrocystoma of the right upper eyelid, which of
the following codes should be used?
a. D23 - Other benign neoplasms of skin
b. D17.0
, RHIT Domain 3 AHIMA - Practice questions
and answers
c. D23.121 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid,
includingcanthus
d. D23.111 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of right upper eyelid,
includingcanthus - - -
correct answer ✅d. D23.111 - Other benign neoplasm of skin of
right upper eyelid, includingcanthus
An inpatient, acute-care coder must follow official ICD-10-CM and
ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines established by the:
a. American Health Information Management Association
b. American Medical Association
c. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
d. Cooperating Parties - - -
correct answer ✅d. Cooperating Parties
A select group of reasonably preventable conditions for which
hospitals should not receive additional payment when one of the
conditions was not present on admission is called a:
a. Charge code
