CDIP EXAM-CERTIFIED DOCUMENTATION INTERGRITY PRACTITIONER EXAM 1,2 &3 WITH 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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CDIP EXAM-CERTIFIED DOCUMENTATION
INTERGRITY PRACTITIONER EXAM 1,2 &3 WITH
500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT WELL ELABORATED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS
YEAR


CDIP EXAM 1


Question: In CPT, if a patient has two lacerations of the arm that are repaired with simple

closures, the coder would assign:


a.Two CPT codes expressing each laceration repair


b.One CPT code for the largest laceration


c.One CPT code, adding the lengths of the lacerations together


d.One CPT code for the most complex closure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c When multiple wounds

are repaired with the same closure type (for example, simple), lengths of the wounds in the

same classification and from all anatomical sites that are grouped together into the same code

descriptor should be added together (Smith 2015, 67).

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Question: Patient admitted for laparoscopic repair of right diaphragmatic hernia. Assign the

ICD-10-PCS procedure code for this surgery.


0BQR4ZZ Repair right diaphragm, percutaneous endoscopic approach


0BQROZZ Repair right diaphragm, open approach


0BQS4ZZ Repair left diaphragm, percutaneous endoscopic approach


0BQSOZZ Repair left diaphragm, open approach


a.0BQR4ZZ


b.0BQR0ZZ


c.0BQS4ZZ


d.0BQS0ZZ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a Surgery is the only treatment for diaphragmatic hernias.

ICD-10-PCS code 0BQR4ZZ, is used for laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernia (Garvin 2015,

192, 284)




Question: When trying to determine if documentation is present to substantiate status

asthmaticus, the coder should review the record for what terms and phrases?


a.Intractable pneumonia


b.Refractory asthma and severe, intractable wheezing

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c.Airway obstruction relieved by bronchodilators


d.Limited but pronounced wheezing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b Status asthmaticus is defined as

continual wheezing in spite of therapy (Leon-Chisen 2013, 230).




Q: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

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c.I50.23, I10


d.I11.0, I50.9 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d Heart conditions are assigned a combination code when

a causal relationship is stated (due to hypertension) or implied (hypertensive). Use an additional

code to identify the type of heart failure in those patients with heart failure (ICD-10-CM Official

Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016b, 41).




Question: Assign the best answer to complete the following sentence. The CPT codes for

treatment of fractures:


a.Use the terminology "manipulation" rather than "reduction" of fracture


b.Include internal fixation in all codes


c.Do not include application of cast


d.Do not differentiate between open and closed treatment; CPT only specifies the site of the

fracture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a Manipulation refers to the attempted reduction or

restoration of a dislocated joint or fracture (Smith 2015, 84)




Question: Gastrointestinal bleeding can manifest as:


a.Hematemesis, which indicates acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage