CIC INPATIENT CODING STUDY EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following describes a violation of HIPAA's privacy rule?
Answer: A nurse and an orderly at a state hospital discussed the
HIV/AIDS status of a patient in earshot of other patients
⩥ Which of the following diseases is a malignancy of the lymphatic
system? Answer: Hodgkin's disease
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -pril is considered a(n) Answer: ACE
inhibitor
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -vir is considered a(n) Answer:
Antiviral
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -olol is considered a(n) Answer: Beta
blocker
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -itidine is considered a(n) Answer: H2
antagonist
, ⩥ A patient is admitted with neck pain following a collision with another
softball player at a community baseball field. The diagnosis at the time
of discharge is right internal carotid artery dissection likely secondary to
trauma. The diagnoses coded for this injury are Answer: I77.71,
W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
⩥ How many diagnostic categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system?
Answer: 25
⩥ What POA indicator would you use for the following scenario? A 45
yr old female presents to the ER with shortness of breath, cough and a
high fever. The ER doctor gets a chest x-ray which indicates pneumonia
so he admits the patient. Shortly after admission the patient deteriorates
and develops sepsis. In his discharge summary the doctor indicates the
patient's diagnoses as sepsis secondary to pneumonia, organism
unknown. A query of the physician indicates it is unknown if the patient
was septic prior to admission. What POA indicator would you assign for
sepsis? Answer: POA W. Means that the provider was unable to
determine whether the condition was present on admission or not.
⩥ What is the correct CMS definition for POA indicator W? Answer:
Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine
whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. It
is required by CMS that all hospitals submit POA indicator for all
primary and secondary diagnosis that are present upon admission to the
hospital. This POA indicator helps to determine reimbursement for
existing conditions and helps track hospital acquired conditions.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following describes a violation of HIPAA's privacy rule?
Answer: A nurse and an orderly at a state hospital discussed the
HIV/AIDS status of a patient in earshot of other patients
⩥ Which of the following diseases is a malignancy of the lymphatic
system? Answer: Hodgkin's disease
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -pril is considered a(n) Answer: ACE
inhibitor
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -vir is considered a(n) Answer:
Antiviral
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -olol is considered a(n) Answer: Beta
blocker
⩥ A drug which ends in the suffix -itidine is considered a(n) Answer: H2
antagonist
, ⩥ A patient is admitted with neck pain following a collision with another
softball player at a community baseball field. The diagnosis at the time
of discharge is right internal carotid artery dissection likely secondary to
trauma. The diagnoses coded for this injury are Answer: I77.71,
W51.XXXA, Y93.64, Y92.320
⩥ How many diagnostic categories (MDCs) are in the MS-DRG system?
Answer: 25
⩥ What POA indicator would you use for the following scenario? A 45
yr old female presents to the ER with shortness of breath, cough and a
high fever. The ER doctor gets a chest x-ray which indicates pneumonia
so he admits the patient. Shortly after admission the patient deteriorates
and develops sepsis. In his discharge summary the doctor indicates the
patient's diagnoses as sepsis secondary to pneumonia, organism
unknown. A query of the physician indicates it is unknown if the patient
was septic prior to admission. What POA indicator would you assign for
sepsis? Answer: POA W. Means that the provider was unable to
determine whether the condition was present on admission or not.
⩥ What is the correct CMS definition for POA indicator W? Answer:
Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine
whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. It
is required by CMS that all hospitals submit POA indicator for all
primary and secondary diagnosis that are present upon admission to the
hospital. This POA indicator helps to determine reimbursement for
existing conditions and helps track hospital acquired conditions.
