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CDIP EXAM NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK (CERTIFIED
DOCUMENTATION INTEGRITY PRACTITIONER)
WITH COMPLETE 900 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALES| GRADED A+| CDIP
EXAM PREP 2025 (GUARANTEED PASS/AHIMA)
In ICD-10-PCS, what value is used if there is a character that does not
apply to a given code?
a. X
b. Z
c. 0
d. - - Correct Answer - b All ICD-10-PCS codes must be seven
characters, and a character cannot be left blank. If a value does not exist
for a given character, the Z is used as the value (Shaw and Carter 2014;
Kuehn and Jorwic 2013, 5).
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 - Correct Answer - 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)
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When the documentation in the medical record is insufficient to assign a
more specific code, a _______ code is assigned.
a. MCC
b. CC
c. NOS
d. Unspecified - Correct Answer - 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 - Correct Answer - 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?
a. Hematemesis
b. Hypertension
c. Site of the hemorrhage
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d. Seizure - Correct Answer - 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 - Correct Answer - 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 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 - Correct Answer - b Instructional notes in ICD-
10-CM for cardiac arrest states "code first underlying condition".
Causes of nonpressure ulcers of the lower limb include:
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a. Varicose ulcers
b. Chronic venous hypertension
c. Diabetic ulcer
d. All of the above - Correct Answer - d The causes of lower limb ulcers
include Atherosclerosis of lower extremity, Chronic venous
hypertension, Diabetic ulcer, Postphlebitic syndrome, Postthrombotic
syndrome, Varicose ulcer, and Other as specified (AHIMA 2015, 38).
A patient presented with pain in the right foot; right big toe. On physical
exam, the toe was noted to be red and warm to touch. Laboratory
findings show an elevated uric acid. The patient has a previous
medication history of colchicine. Which diagnosis below was most
likely listed in the diagnostic statement?
a. Arthritis of the right toe
b. Gout of the right toe
c. Cellulitis of the right toe
d. Elevated uric acid - Correct Answer - b Gout inflammation of the
joints. This is a metabolic disorder that in acute cases can cause some
joints swell up become very painful. Crystals of uric acid that build up
mostly in the joints cause the inflammation (NIH n.d.)
This 75-year-old patient has a history of Alzheimer's disease. She is
admitted with hypertensive encephalopathy with increased confusion.
Her daughter states that she has noticed that she filled her once a day
antihypertensive prescription 14 days ago and it still contains the
original 30 tablets. This patient most likely could be queried for:
a. Overdosing
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CDIP EXAM NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK (CERTIFIED
DOCUMENTATION INTEGRITY PRACTITIONER)
WITH COMPLETE 900 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALES| GRADED A+| CDIP
EXAM PREP 2025 (GUARANTEED PASS/AHIMA)
In ICD-10-PCS, what value is used if there is a character that does not
apply to a given code?
a. X
b. Z
c. 0
d. - - Correct Answer - b All ICD-10-PCS codes must be seven
characters, and a character cannot be left blank. If a value does not exist
for a given character, the Z is used as the value (Shaw and Carter 2014;
Kuehn and Jorwic 2013, 5).
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 - Correct Answer - 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)
pg. 1
,2|Page
When the documentation in the medical record is insufficient to assign a
more specific code, a _______ code is assigned.
a. MCC
b. CC
c. NOS
d. Unspecified - Correct Answer - 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 - Correct Answer - 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?
a. Hematemesis
b. Hypertension
c. Site of the hemorrhage
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d. Seizure - Correct Answer - 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 - Correct Answer - 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 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 - Correct Answer - b Instructional notes in ICD-
10-CM for cardiac arrest states "code first underlying condition".
Causes of nonpressure ulcers of the lower limb include:
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a. Varicose ulcers
b. Chronic venous hypertension
c. Diabetic ulcer
d. All of the above - Correct Answer - d The causes of lower limb ulcers
include Atherosclerosis of lower extremity, Chronic venous
hypertension, Diabetic ulcer, Postphlebitic syndrome, Postthrombotic
syndrome, Varicose ulcer, and Other as specified (AHIMA 2015, 38).
A patient presented with pain in the right foot; right big toe. On physical
exam, the toe was noted to be red and warm to touch. Laboratory
findings show an elevated uric acid. The patient has a previous
medication history of colchicine. Which diagnosis below was most
likely listed in the diagnostic statement?
a. Arthritis of the right toe
b. Gout of the right toe
c. Cellulitis of the right toe
d. Elevated uric acid - Correct Answer - b Gout inflammation of the
joints. This is a metabolic disorder that in acute cases can cause some
joints swell up become very painful. Crystals of uric acid that build up
mostly in the joints cause the inflammation (NIH n.d.)
This 75-year-old patient has a history of Alzheimer's disease. She is
admitted with hypertensive encephalopathy with increased confusion.
Her daughter states that she has noticed that she filled her once a day
antihypertensive prescription 14 days ago and it still contains the
original 30 tablets. This patient most likely could be queried for:
a. Overdosing
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