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CRC Exam 2025/2026 – 150+ Verified Questions with Answers | HCC Coding, Risk Adjustment, RAF Scores, ICD-10-CM, RADV Audit

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This document offers 150+ exam-style questions and verified answers specifically tailored for the Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC®) exam from the AAPC, updated for the 2025/2026 testing cycle. Designed to strengthen readiness for real exam conditions, the content closely follows AAPC’s CRC exam domains, covering risk adjustment methodologies, predictive modeling, coding guidelines, and audit procedures. Key areas covered include: Risk Adjustment Fundamentals: Purpose of RAF scores, predictive modeling, CMS-HCC and CDPS models, MIPS categories, and data normalization Medical Record Documentation: MEAT criteria, valid signature requirements, addendums, resolving conflicting info, and acceptable documentation types RADV & IVA Audits: number of records per patient, submission guidelines, penalties, audit extrapolation, retrospective audits, and compliance with CMS audit rules ICD-10-CM Coding: code assignment for complex and chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes with gangrene, CVA with residuals, cirrhosis, sepsis, CKD, hypertension combinations), Excludes 1 and 2, combination codes, “with” and “and” logic, HIV coding scenarios, and proper sequencing HCC Hierarchies and RAF Impact: how diagnoses affect reimbursement, disease interaction values, chronic condition capture, and common documentation pitfalls that lower risk scores This exam guide is ideal for: CRC exam candidates needing full-scope practice across risk coding domains Medical coders and auditors focused on HCC coding accuracy and compliance Healthcare compliance officers seeking understanding of CMS audit protocols Professional coding educators and bootcamp programs requiring structured assessment content Each question includes concise rationales, industry-aligned terminology, and coding examples that reflect real-world CMS expectations. This resource enables effective test prep and practical application of risk adjustment strategies. Keywords: CRC exam prep, HCC coding, risk adjustment coding, ICD-10-CM, RAF score, CMS-HCC, RADV audit, MEAT documentation, risk adjustment models, predictive modeling, medical coding certification, chronic conditions, AAPC CRC exam, diagnosis coding

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Risk Adjustment CRC Exam Questions
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Interactions - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔What are extra RA values or factors added

when a patient has more than one major significant dx identified in model ?

Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity, Cost - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔MIPS Collection Types Categories


When are Star Ratings publicly published? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔October of

each year


HEDIS types of collection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Surveys, Medical Chart

Reviews, Insurance Claims, Medical Office Visits, Procedures

,What does Abbreviation MAC stand for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Medicare

Administrative Contractor

Each year, Medicare normalizes risk scores to maintain an average of

what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1.0


Which type of documentation can be used to support diagnoses reported

under risk adjustment models? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Inpatient admission note


Risk adjustment models are used to: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Determine projected

costs of health care based on the condition(s) of patients

When submitting records for RADV audit, will additional current diagnoses

that were not originally reported be considered when documentation is

submitted for the audit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Yes, additional current diagnoses

not included on claims data may be approved during the audit.

For commercial plans, funding is allocated based on - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Current year's known diagnoses


What is the impact on reimbursement under the risk adjustment model if

chronic conditions are not coded properly? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Failure to code

for a chronic condition the patient has may result in an inaccurate RAF.

, What is the purpose of a RADV - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To evaluate the

appropriateness of risk scores to patients.

How many records are submitted by health plans per patient in a RADV

audit? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔5


Each record submitted for a RADV should include: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔I.

Complete list and legible records

2. Credential for the rendering provider

3.Provider signature or attestation

How is predictive modeling used in risk adjustment? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Determine suspected diagnoses based on data elements.


What might happen as a result of predictive modeling? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Disease Management Programs


In the CMS Star Ratings program, which measure is given the highest

weight? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Outcomes


The results of a RADV audit are extrapolated across all members of the

plan that was audited. What does this mean? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Financial

penalties will be averaged over the plan membership

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