HIT 205 FINAL MODULE 8 DIAGNOSIS TERM
2026 COMPLETE EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ True or False: There is a guideline description in the official
coding guidelines directing a coder how to "locate a code in the ICD-
10-CM manual". Answer: True
◉ If our provider documented in the medical record a definitive
diagnosis, Answer: I can code signs/symptoms if they are not part of
the definitive diagnosis.
◉ How many principles were introduced in the AHIMA Code of
Ethics? Answer: 13
◉ Guideline I.B.4 is called? Answer: Signs and Symptoms
◉ Section IV guidelines are called Answer: Diagnostic coding and
reporting guidelines for outpatient services
◉ How many purposes are served with AHIMA's Code of Ethics?
Answer: 6
, ◉ A health information management professional shall: Answer:
Safeguard all confidential information
◉ Which is incorrect about a code of ethics? Answer: A code of
ethics guarantees ethical behavior.
◉ In some situations, violations of the code of ethics would
constitute unlawful conduct. Answer: True
◉ Who approved the most recent version of the AHIMA Standards of
Ethical Coding? Answer: AHIMA House of Delegates
◉ True or False: Coders can select diagnosis codes for signs and/or
symptoms that are not part of a disease process of a more definitive
code. Answer: True. Coders can select sign/symptoms if it is not a
component of the disease process for any listed definitive diagnosis
(es) for that encounter.
◉ Answer yes or no. Coders only code from the end of a medical
record where the provider says "diagnosis". Answer: No. Coders
need to read the entire medical record to capture all diagnostic
information.
2026 COMPLETE EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ True or False: There is a guideline description in the official
coding guidelines directing a coder how to "locate a code in the ICD-
10-CM manual". Answer: True
◉ If our provider documented in the medical record a definitive
diagnosis, Answer: I can code signs/symptoms if they are not part of
the definitive diagnosis.
◉ How many principles were introduced in the AHIMA Code of
Ethics? Answer: 13
◉ Guideline I.B.4 is called? Answer: Signs and Symptoms
◉ Section IV guidelines are called Answer: Diagnostic coding and
reporting guidelines for outpatient services
◉ How many purposes are served with AHIMA's Code of Ethics?
Answer: 6
, ◉ A health information management professional shall: Answer:
Safeguard all confidential information
◉ Which is incorrect about a code of ethics? Answer: A code of
ethics guarantees ethical behavior.
◉ In some situations, violations of the code of ethics would
constitute unlawful conduct. Answer: True
◉ Who approved the most recent version of the AHIMA Standards of
Ethical Coding? Answer: AHIMA House of Delegates
◉ True or False: Coders can select diagnosis codes for signs and/or
symptoms that are not part of a disease process of a more definitive
code. Answer: True. Coders can select sign/symptoms if it is not a
component of the disease process for any listed definitive diagnosis
(es) for that encounter.
◉ Answer yes or no. Coders only code from the end of a medical
record where the provider says "diagnosis". Answer: No. Coders
need to read the entire medical record to capture all diagnostic
information.
