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CDIP EXAM 2026 (CERTIFIED DOCUMENTATION
INTEGRITY PRACTITIONER) ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!
CONTAINS 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT,
DETAILED & VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|
LATEST CDIP ACTUAL EXAM 2026 (GUARANTEED
PASS/AHIMA)
Which symbol of punctuation is used in the Tabular List to
enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory
phrases?
a.Parentheses
b.Brackets
c.Colon
d.Comma - Answers-a Punctuation is widely used in
coding. Brackets are used in the Alphabetic Index to
identify manifestation codes as well as to enclose
synonyms, alternative wording or explanatory phrases.
(ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
2016b, 8)
When the documentation in the medical record is
insufficient to assign a more specific code, a _______
code is assigned.
a.MCC
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b.CC
c.NOS
d.Unspecified - Answers-d When documentation in the
record is not available to assign a more specific code, an
unspecified code is assigned (ICD-10-CM Official
Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016b, 10)
A 30-year-old cerebral palsy patient was admitted with
acute bronchitis, possible pneumonia. In reviewing the
diagnoses below what additionally will impact the patient's
ICD-10 code assignment.
a.Spasticity
b.Quadriplegia
c.Both A and B
d.None of the above - Answers-c ICD-10 Cerebral palsy
and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83) has additional
specificity for spasticity as well as state of paralysis if any
(AHIMA 2015, 23).
A 90-year-old female was determined to have a CVA with
hemorrhage. The cause of the hemorrhage was
determined to be an embolism. What additionally could
impact code assignment for the embolism code?
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a.Hematemesis
b.Hypertension
c.Site of the hemorrhage
d.Seizure - Answers-c ICD-10 includes the site of the of
the hemorrhage for increased specificity.
If a patient undergoes a biopsy immediately before the
definitive surgery for a frozen section, how should this be
coded with ICD-10-PCS codes?
a.The approach to the definitive surgery
b.Suture method
c.Exploratory surgery
d.Open biopsy and definitive surgery - Answers-d The
open biopsy is performed prior to the definitive surgery so
that the pathologist can perform a frozen section of the
tissue to determine malignancy. Approaches, suturing, and
closure are not coded separately. Exploratory surgery is
not coded when definitive surgery is performed (Leon-
Chisen 2013, 92).
A patient was admitted with diminished responsiveness
and hypotension. The patient has a history of
hypertension, CVA, CHF, and asthma. The patient suffered
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a cardiac arrest immediately following admission. The
documentation within the record should:
a.List hypotension as first-listed
b.Include the reason for the cardiac arrest
c.Include the date of the previous CVA
d.Type of hypotension - Answers-b Instructional notes in
ICD-10-CM for cardiac arrest states "code first underlying
condition".
Assign code(s) for the following diagnosis: Congestive
heart failure due to hypertension.
I10 Essential (primary) hypertension
I11.9 Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure
I11.0 Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure
I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified
I50.1 Left ventricular failure
I50.20 Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.21 Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.22 Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.23 Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
a.I10, I50.9
b.I11.0
CDIP EXAM 2026 (CERTIFIED DOCUMENTATION
INTEGRITY PRACTITIONER) ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!
CONTAINS 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT,
DETAILED & VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|
LATEST CDIP ACTUAL EXAM 2026 (GUARANTEED
PASS/AHIMA)
Which symbol of punctuation is used in the Tabular List to
enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory
phrases?
a.Parentheses
b.Brackets
c.Colon
d.Comma - Answers-a Punctuation is widely used in
coding. Brackets are used in the Alphabetic Index to
identify manifestation codes as well as to enclose
synonyms, alternative wording or explanatory phrases.
(ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
2016b, 8)
When the documentation in the medical record is
insufficient to assign a more specific code, a _______
code is assigned.
a.MCC
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b.CC
c.NOS
d.Unspecified - Answers-d When documentation in the
record is not available to assign a more specific code, an
unspecified code is assigned (ICD-10-CM Official
Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016b, 10)
A 30-year-old cerebral palsy patient was admitted with
acute bronchitis, possible pneumonia. In reviewing the
diagnoses below what additionally will impact the patient's
ICD-10 code assignment.
a.Spasticity
b.Quadriplegia
c.Both A and B
d.None of the above - Answers-c ICD-10 Cerebral palsy
and other paralytic syndromes (G80-G83) has additional
specificity for spasticity as well as state of paralysis if any
(AHIMA 2015, 23).
A 90-year-old female was determined to have a CVA with
hemorrhage. The cause of the hemorrhage was
determined to be an embolism. What additionally could
impact code assignment for the embolism code?
,3|Page
a.Hematemesis
b.Hypertension
c.Site of the hemorrhage
d.Seizure - Answers-c ICD-10 includes the site of the of
the hemorrhage for increased specificity.
If a patient undergoes a biopsy immediately before the
definitive surgery for a frozen section, how should this be
coded with ICD-10-PCS codes?
a.The approach to the definitive surgery
b.Suture method
c.Exploratory surgery
d.Open biopsy and definitive surgery - Answers-d The
open biopsy is performed prior to the definitive surgery so
that the pathologist can perform a frozen section of the
tissue to determine malignancy. Approaches, suturing, and
closure are not coded separately. Exploratory surgery is
not coded when definitive surgery is performed (Leon-
Chisen 2013, 92).
A patient was admitted with diminished responsiveness
and hypotension. The patient has a history of
hypertension, CVA, CHF, and asthma. The patient suffered
, 4|Page
a cardiac arrest immediately following admission. The
documentation within the record should:
a.List hypotension as first-listed
b.Include the reason for the cardiac arrest
c.Include the date of the previous CVA
d.Type of hypotension - Answers-b Instructional notes in
ICD-10-CM for cardiac arrest states "code first underlying
condition".
Assign code(s) for the following diagnosis: Congestive
heart failure due to hypertension.
I10 Essential (primary) hypertension
I11.9 Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure
I11.0 Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure
I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified
I50.1 Left ventricular failure
I50.20 Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.21 Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.22 Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
I50.23 Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
a.I10, I50.9
b.I11.0
