CCA EXAM PREP FROM AHIMA FINAL
PAPER 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Identify the correct ICD-10-PCS code(s) for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. The entire gallbladder was removed.
1. 0FT40ZZ
2. 0FT40ZZ, 0FJ44ZZ
3. 0FT44ZZ, 0FJ44ZZ
4. 0FT44ZZ.
Answer: 0FT44ZZ
◉ The 67-year-old male patient was admitted with a significant
pleural effusion and congestive heart failure. The physician
performed a thoracentesis. Later that same day, the patient's lungs
again filled with fluid; the same physician performed a second
thoracentesis. Which of the following is the correct code assignment
for the physician or hospital?
1. 32551
2. 32554, 32554-76
3. 32554-27
4. 32601, 32650-78.
, Answer: 32554, 32554-76
◉ What is the best reference tool to determine how CPT codes
should be assigned?
1. Local coverage determination from Medicare
2. American Medical Association's CPT Assistant newsletter
3. American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic
4. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website.
Answer: American Medical Association's CPT Assistant newsletter
◉ A 71-year-old male was discharged with primary osteoarthritis of
the left hip. He underwent a total replacement of his left hip, with
ceramic-bearing surface, cemented. How are the diagnosis and
procedure coded?
1. M16.12, 0SRB039
2. M16.0, 0SRB01A
3. M16.9, 0SW90JZ
4. M16.11, 0SP90JZ.
Answer: M16.12, 0SRB039
◉ Identify the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis code(s) and sequencing
for the following: patient seen in the medical clinic with a scar on the
right hand secondary to a laceration sustained two years ago.
PAPER 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Identify the correct ICD-10-PCS code(s) for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. The entire gallbladder was removed.
1. 0FT40ZZ
2. 0FT40ZZ, 0FJ44ZZ
3. 0FT44ZZ, 0FJ44ZZ
4. 0FT44ZZ.
Answer: 0FT44ZZ
◉ The 67-year-old male patient was admitted with a significant
pleural effusion and congestive heart failure. The physician
performed a thoracentesis. Later that same day, the patient's lungs
again filled with fluid; the same physician performed a second
thoracentesis. Which of the following is the correct code assignment
for the physician or hospital?
1. 32551
2. 32554, 32554-76
3. 32554-27
4. 32601, 32650-78.
, Answer: 32554, 32554-76
◉ What is the best reference tool to determine how CPT codes
should be assigned?
1. Local coverage determination from Medicare
2. American Medical Association's CPT Assistant newsletter
3. American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic
4. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website.
Answer: American Medical Association's CPT Assistant newsletter
◉ A 71-year-old male was discharged with primary osteoarthritis of
the left hip. He underwent a total replacement of his left hip, with
ceramic-bearing surface, cemented. How are the diagnosis and
procedure coded?
1. M16.12, 0SRB039
2. M16.0, 0SRB01A
3. M16.9, 0SW90JZ
4. M16.11, 0SP90JZ.
Answer: M16.12, 0SRB039
◉ Identify the correct ICD-10-CM diagnosis code(s) and sequencing
for the following: patient seen in the medical clinic with a scar on the
right hand secondary to a laceration sustained two years ago.
