AHIMA CCA: Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AHIMA CCA: Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
1.
IdentifyAtheACPTAcodeAforAaA42-year-
oldAdiagnosedAwithAESRDAwhoArequiresAhomeAdialysisAforAtheAmonthAofAApril.


a.A90965


b.A90964


c.A90966


d.A90970A-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:ACA


Dialysis,Aend-stageArenalAdisease.ACodeA90966AisAforAend-
stageArenalAdiseaseA(ESRD)ArelatedAservicesAforAhomeAdialysisAperAfullAmonthAforApatientsA
20AyearsAofAageAandAolderA(SmithA2012,A227).


2.
ExceptionsAtoAtheAconsentArequirementAinclude:


a.AMedicalAemergencies


b.AProviderAdiscretion


c.AImpliedAconsent


d.AInformedAconsentA-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:AAA


TheAlawApermitsAaApresumptionAofAconsentAduringAemergencyAsituations,AregardlessAofAwhe
therAtheApatientAisAanAadultAorAminorA(BrodnikAetAal.A2009,A99).

,3.
AnA80-year-
oldAfemaleAisAadmittedAwithAfever,Alethargy,Ahypotension,Atachycardia,Aoliguria,AandAelevat
edAWBC.ATheApatientAhasAmoreAthanA100,000AorganismsAofAEscherichiaAcoliAperAccAofAurin
e.ATheAattendingAphysicianAdocumentsA"urosepsis."AHowAshouldAtheAcoderAproceedAtoAcodeA
thisAcase?


a.ACodeAsepsisAasAtheAprincipalAdiagnosisAwithAurinaryAtractAinfectionAdueAtoAE.AcoliAasAse
condaryAdiagnosis.


b.ACodeAurinaryAtractAinfectionAwithAsepsisAasAtheAprincipalAdiagnosis.


c.AQueryAtheAphysicianAtoAaskAifAtheApatientAhasAsepticemiaAbecauseAofAtheAsymptomatolog
y.


d.AQueryAtheAphysicianAtoAaskAifAtheApatientAhadAsepticAshockAsoAthatAthisAmayAbeAusedA
asAtheAprincipalAdiagnosis.A-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:AC


ATheAtermA"urosepsis"AisAaAnonspecificAterm.AIfAthatAisAtheAonlyAtermAdocumented,AonlyAc
odeA599.0AshouldAbeAassignedAbasedAonAtheAdefaultAforAtheAtermAinAtheAICD-9-
CMAindex,AinAadditionAtoAtheAcodeAforAtheAcausalAorganism,AifAknown.ASepticemiaAresultsA
fromAtheAentryAofApathogensAintoAtheAbloodstream.ASymptomsAincludeAspikingAfever,Achills,
AandAskinAeruptionsAinAtheAformAofApetechiaeAorApurpura.ABloodAculturesAareAusuallyAposit
ive;Ahowever,AaAnegativeAcultureAdoesAnotAexcludeAtheAdiagnosisAofAsepticemia.ASeveralAoth
erAclinicalAindicationsAandAsymptomologyAcouldAindicateAtheAdiagnosisAofAsepticemia.AOnlyAt
heAphysicianAcanAdiagnoseAtheAconditionAbasedAonAclinicalAindications.AQueryAtheAphysician
AwhenAtheAdiagnosisAisAnotAclearAtoAtheAcoderA(SchraffenbergerA2012,A79-81,A251).


4.
WhatAisAtheAcorrectACPTAcodeAassignmentAforAdestructionAofAinternalAhemorrhoidsAwithAuse
AofAinfraredAcoagulation?


a.A46255


b.A46930


c.A46260

,d.A46945A-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:ABA


IndexAmainAterm:ADestruction,Ahemorrhoid,Athermal.AThermalAincludesAinfraredAcoagulationA
(KuehnA2012,A27,A163).


5.
IdentifyAtheAtwo-
digitAmodifierAthatAmayAbeAreportedAtoAindicateAaAphysicianAperformedAtheApostoperativeA
managementAofAaApatient,AbutAanotherAphysicianAperformedAtheAsurgicalAprocedure.


a.A-22


b.A-54


c.A-32


d.A-55A-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:AD


AModifiersAareAappendedAtoAtheAcodeAtoAprovideAmoreAinformationAorAtoAalertAtheApayerAt
hatAaApaymentAchangeAisArequired.AModifierA-
55AisAusedAtoAidentifyAtheAphysicianAprovidedAonlyApostoperativeAcareAservicesAforAaApartic
ularAprocedureA(KuehnA2012,A292,A295).


6.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAorganizationsAisAresponsibleAforAupdatingAtheAprocedureAclassificatio
nAofAICD-9-CM?


a.ACentersAforADiseaseAControlA(CDC)


b.ACentersAforAMedicareAandAMedicaidAServicesA(CMS)


c.ANationalACenterAforAHealthAStatisticsA(NCHS)

, d.AWorldAHealthAOrganizationA(WHO)A-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:AB


ANCHSAisAresponsibleAforAupdatingAtheAdiagnosisAclassificationA(VolumesA1AandA2),AandAC
MSAisAresponsibleAforAupdatingAtheAprocedureAclassificationA(VolumeA3)A(JohnsA2011,A239).


7.
GoodAencodingAsoftwareAshouldAincludeA________AtoAensureAdataAquality.


a.AEditAchecks


b.AVoiceArecognition


c.AReimbursementAtechnology


d.APasswordsA-AAnswer ✓ACorrectAAnswer ✓:AAA


GoodAencodingAsoftwareAshouldAincludeAeditAchecksAtoAensureAdataAqualityA(JohnsA2011,A2
70).


8.
PatientAwasAadmittedAthroughAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAfollowingAaAfallAfromAaAladderA
whileApaintingAanAinteriorAroomAinAhisAhouse.AHeAhadAcontusionsAofAtheAscalpAandAfaceAa
ndAanAopenAfractureAofAtheAacetabulum.ATheAfractureAsiteAwasAdebridedAandAtheAfractureA
wasAreducedAbyAopenAprocedureAwithAanAexternalAfixationAdeviceAapplied.AWhichAisAtheAco
rrectAcodeAassignment?


a.A808.1,AE881.0,AE849.0,A79.25,A78.15


b.A808.1,A920,AE881.0,AE849.0,AE000.8,AE013.9,A79.25,A78.15,A79.65


c.A808.0,AE881.0,AE000.8,AE013.9,A79.35,A79.65