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1. The root operation of resection applies to which of the Removal of the entire
body
following? part and removal of an
en- tire lobe of the
a. Removal of the entire body part and removal liver.
of an entire lobe of the liver
b. Partial incidental appendectomy and the
closure portion of a procedure
c. Blunt, digital, manual, or mechanical lysis of
adhe- sions
d. Partial cholecystectomy
2. When coding benign neoplasm of the skin, the section Use category D23
for be-
noted above directs the coder to: nign neoplasm of sweat
glands
D23- Other benign neoplasms of skin Includes:
Benign neoplasm of hair follicles
Benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
Benign neoplasm of sweat glands
Excludes 1: benign lipomatous neoplasms of
skin (D17.0-D17.3)
melanocytic nevi (D22.-)
a. Use category D23 for benign neoplasm of
sweat glands
b. Use category D23 for melanocytic nevi
c.Use category D23 for benign lipomatous
neoplasms of skin
d. Use category D23 for malignant neoplasm of
the skin
3. A 64-year-old female was discharged with the final di-
agnosis of acute renal failure and hypertension.
What
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coding rule applies? Use separate codes
a. Use combination code of hypertension and for hypertension and
renal failure. acute renal failure
b. Use separate codes for hypertension and
chronic renal failure.
c. Use separate codes for hypertension and acute
re- nal failure.
d. Use separate codes for elevated blood pressure
and chronic renal failure.
4. Coding professionals need to have surgical references Reportable and
non-re-
in order to discriminate between: portable procedures
a. Correct and incorrect documentation based on
Joint Commission requirements
b. Reportable and non-reportable procedures
c. Chemotherapeutic drugs
d. A comorbid condition and a complication that
pro- longs the length of stay
5. A patient is admitted with an acute inferior
myocar- dial infarction and discharged alive.
Which condition would increase the MS-DRG Respiratory failure
weight?
a. Respiratory failure
b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Hypertension
d. History of myocardial infarction
6. If a patient has undergone an outpatient
echocar- diogram and the cardiologist concludes
in the report that the patient has mitral Assign a diagnostic
regurgitation, the coder code for mitral
regurgitation
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should: Memorial
Hospi-
a. Assign a diagnostic code for mitral regurgitation
b. Query the physician about the diagnosis
c. Code an abnormal finding of the
echocardiogram
d. No code can be assigned
7. A patient was treated in the emergency
department with lacerations of the neck and
underwent a repair of two (2) wounds of the neck
(2.0 cm and 1.4 cm) with layered closure. What
are the diagnosis (excluding ex- ternal cause
codes) and procedure codes assigned?
S11.91XA Laceration without foreign body of
unspec- ified part of neck, initial encounter
S11.92XA Laceration with foreign body of
unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
0HQ4XZZ Repair neck skin, external approach
12041 Repair, intermediate, wounds of neck,
hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 2.5 cm or
less
12042 Repair, intermediate, wounds of neck,
hands, feet, and/or external genitalia; 2.6 cm to
7.5 cm
a. S11.91XA, 0HQ4XZZ
b. S11.92XA, 0HQ4XZZ
c. S11.92XA, 12041, 12041
d. S11.91XA, 12042
8. Patient with renal tumors received percutaneous
cryotherapy ablation of three tumors on the right
kid- ney in the same operative episode at
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S11.91XA, 12042
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1. The root operation of resection applies to which of the Removal of the entire
body
following? part and removal of an
en- tire lobe of the
a. Removal of the entire body part and removal liver.
of an entire lobe of the liver
b. Partial incidental appendectomy and the
closure portion of a procedure
c. Blunt, digital, manual, or mechanical lysis of
adhe- sions
d. Partial cholecystectomy
2. When coding benign neoplasm of the skin, the section Use category D23
for be-
noted above directs the coder to: nign neoplasm of sweat
glands
D23- Other benign neoplasms of skin Includes:
Benign neoplasm of hair follicles
Benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
Benign neoplasm of sweat glands
Excludes 1: benign lipomatous neoplasms of
skin (D17.0-D17.3)
melanocytic nevi (D22.-)
a. Use category D23 for benign neoplasm of
sweat glands
b. Use category D23 for melanocytic nevi
c.Use category D23 for benign lipomatous
neoplasms of skin
d. Use category D23 for malignant neoplasm of
the skin
3. A 64-year-old female was discharged with the final di-
agnosis of acute renal failure and hypertension.
What
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passed
coding rule applies? Use separate codes
a. Use combination code of hypertension and for hypertension and
renal failure. acute renal failure
b. Use separate codes for hypertension and
chronic renal failure.
c. Use separate codes for hypertension and acute
re- nal failure.
d. Use separate codes for elevated blood pressure
and chronic renal failure.
4. Coding professionals need to have surgical references Reportable and
non-re-
in order to discriminate between: portable procedures
a. Correct and incorrect documentation based on
Joint Commission requirements
b. Reportable and non-reportable procedures
c. Chemotherapeutic drugs
d. A comorbid condition and a complication that
pro- longs the length of stay
5. A patient is admitted with an acute inferior
myocar- dial infarction and discharged alive.
Which condition would increase the MS-DRG Respiratory failure
weight?
a. Respiratory failure
b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Hypertension
d. History of myocardial infarction
6. If a patient has undergone an outpatient
echocar- diogram and the cardiologist concludes
in the report that the patient has mitral Assign a diagnostic
regurgitation, the coder code for mitral
regurgitation
,AHIMA CCS Practice Exam [2025] updated already
passed
should: Memorial
Hospi-
a. Assign a diagnostic code for mitral regurgitation
b. Query the physician about the diagnosis
c. Code an abnormal finding of the
echocardiogram
d. No code can be assigned
7. A patient was treated in the emergency
department with lacerations of the neck and
underwent a repair of two (2) wounds of the neck
(2.0 cm and 1.4 cm) with layered closure. What
are the diagnosis (excluding ex- ternal cause
codes) and procedure codes assigned?
S11.91XA Laceration without foreign body of
unspec- ified part of neck, initial encounter
S11.92XA Laceration with foreign body of
unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
0HQ4XZZ Repair neck skin, external approach
12041 Repair, intermediate, wounds of neck,
hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 2.5 cm or
less
12042 Repair, intermediate, wounds of neck,
hands, feet, and/or external genitalia; 2.6 cm to
7.5 cm
a. S11.91XA, 0HQ4XZZ
b. S11.92XA, 0HQ4XZZ
c. S11.92XA, 12041, 12041
d. S11.91XA, 12042
8. Patient with renal tumors received percutaneous
cryotherapy ablation of three tumors on the right
kid- ney in the same operative episode at
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S11.91XA, 12042
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