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AHIMA CCA EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
1.
A 65-year-old white male was admitted to the hospital on 1/15
complaining of abdominal pain. The attending physician
requested an upper GI series and laboratory evaluation of CBC
and UA. The x-ray revealed possible cholelithiasis, and the UA
showed an increased white blood cell count. The patient was
taken to surgery for an exploratory laparoscopy, and a ruptured
appendix was discovered. The chief complaint was:
a. Ruptured appendix
b. Exploratory laparoscopy
c. Abdominal pain
d. Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Abdominal pain
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Rationale; The nature and duration of the symptoms that caused
the patient to seek medical attention as stated in the patient's
own words (Odom-Wesley et al. 2009, 331).
2.
An individual stole and used another person's insurance
information to obtain medical care. This action would be
considered:
a. Violation of bioethics
b. Fraud and abuse
c. Medical identity theft
d. Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Medical identity theft
Rationale; Correct Answer: 84. c. Medical identity theft occurs
when someone uses a person's name and sometimes other parts
of their identity without the victim's knowledge or consent to
obtain medical services or goods (Johns 2011, 773).
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3.
Identify the ICD-9-CM diagnostic code(s) for acute
osteomyelitis of ankle due to Staphylococcus.
a. 730.06
b. 730.07
c. 730.07, 041.1
d. 730.07, 041.10 - CORRECT ANSWER-d. 730.07, 041.10
Rationale; Correct Answer: D Index Osteomyelitis, acute or
subacute. Refer to the table in the Index for the fifth digit 5,
ankle and foot. Infection, staphylococcal NEC (Schraffenberger
2012, 305-306).
4.
A system that provides alerts and reminders to clinicians is a(n):
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a. Clinical decision support system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
d. Knowledge database - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct
Answer: A
Rationale; Clinical decision support includes providing
documentation of clinical findings and procedures, active
reminders about medication administration, suggestions for
prescribing less expensive but equally effective drugs, protocols
for certain health maintenance procedures, alerts that a duplicate
lab test is being ordered, and countless other decision-making
aids for all stakeholders in the care process (Johns 2011, 138).
5.
What does an audit trail check for?
a. Unauthorized access to a system
b. Loss of data
AHIMA CCA EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
1.
A 65-year-old white male was admitted to the hospital on 1/15
complaining of abdominal pain. The attending physician
requested an upper GI series and laboratory evaluation of CBC
and UA. The x-ray revealed possible cholelithiasis, and the UA
showed an increased white blood cell count. The patient was
taken to surgery for an exploratory laparoscopy, and a ruptured
appendix was discovered. The chief complaint was:
a. Ruptured appendix
b. Exploratory laparoscopy
c. Abdominal pain
d. Cholelithiasis - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Abdominal pain
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Rationale; The nature and duration of the symptoms that caused
the patient to seek medical attention as stated in the patient's
own words (Odom-Wesley et al. 2009, 331).
2.
An individual stole and used another person's insurance
information to obtain medical care. This action would be
considered:
a. Violation of bioethics
b. Fraud and abuse
c. Medical identity theft
d. Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Medical identity theft
Rationale; Correct Answer: 84. c. Medical identity theft occurs
when someone uses a person's name and sometimes other parts
of their identity without the victim's knowledge or consent to
obtain medical services or goods (Johns 2011, 773).
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3.
Identify the ICD-9-CM diagnostic code(s) for acute
osteomyelitis of ankle due to Staphylococcus.
a. 730.06
b. 730.07
c. 730.07, 041.1
d. 730.07, 041.10 - CORRECT ANSWER-d. 730.07, 041.10
Rationale; Correct Answer: D Index Osteomyelitis, acute or
subacute. Refer to the table in the Index for the fifth digit 5,
ankle and foot. Infection, staphylococcal NEC (Schraffenberger
2012, 305-306).
4.
A system that provides alerts and reminders to clinicians is a(n):
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a. Clinical decision support system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
d. Knowledge database - CORRECT ANSWER-Correct
Answer: A
Rationale; Clinical decision support includes providing
documentation of clinical findings and procedures, active
reminders about medication administration, suggestions for
prescribing less expensive but equally effective drugs, protocols
for certain health maintenance procedures, alerts that a duplicate
lab test is being ordered, and countless other decision-making
aids for all stakeholders in the care process (Johns 2011, 138).
5.
What does an audit trail check for?
a. Unauthorized access to a system
b. Loss of data
