CCS Practice Exam 2 PREP
CCS PRACTICE EXAM 2 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A patient has documentation on the discharge summary of urosepsis. The coding
staff queries the attending physician about the condition and is provided further
information that the patient has septicemia. This is in alignment with the
laboratory test and medication given but the diagnosis of septicemia was not
documented by the physician. How should the physician be requested to
document the septicemia?
a. A brand new history and physical should be dictated to replace the one in the
record.
b. An addendum to the chart should be written.
c. The new information should be squeezed in between lines within the progress
notes of the last day.
d. The query sheet will be sufficient to document this information. - Correct
Answer-b. An addendum to the chart should be written.
The committee responsible for medical record completion reports to which
medical staff committee?
a. Chief executive officer of the facility
b. Medical Executive Committee
c. Discharge Planning Committee
d. Chief nursing officer - Correct Answer-b. Medical Executive Committee
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Two areas of documentation in the medial record that are significant areas of
focus of accrediting agencies are:
a. Incident reports notion in the medical record and attorney's notes
b. Past medical reports and social worker notes
c. Timeliness and legibility of medical documents
d. Patient documentation and pastoral counseling - Correct Answer-c. Timeliness
and legibility of medical documents
In teaching facilities where electronic signatures are used for residents and
attending physicians:
a. Attending signature is all that is needed
b. Resident signature is all that is needed
c. Resident should co-sign after that attending signs the document
d. Attending should co-sign after the resident signs the document - Correct
Answer-d. Attending should co-sign after the resident signs the document
An 84 year old woman was admitted and discharged with hemiplegia and aphasia.
A CT scan of the brain was performed that revealed an acute cerebral infarction
and possible small brain mass. After further testing, the patient was discharged
with a final diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction. The condition(s) that should be
coded are:
a. Acute cerebral infarction
b. Hemiplegia and aphasia
c. Acute cerebral infarction, hemiplegia and aphasia
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d. Possible brain mass, hemiplegia and aphasia - Correct Answer-c. Acute cerebral
infarction, hemiplegia and aphasia
An inpatient is discharged with a diagnosis of "either irritable bowel or
pancreatitis". Which condition would be the principal diagnosis?
a. Code both and sequence according to the circumstances of the admission
b. Pancreatitis
c. Irritable bowel syndrome
d. Observation fro suspected gastrointestinal condition - Correct Answer-a. Code
both and sequence according to the circumstances of the admission
A 55 year old male was transferred to a nursing home for continuing care because
of ventilator dependence following complications of cardiac bypass surgery. He
was readmitted three weeks later due to ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP)
due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. How should this be coded?
a. T88.9XXA, J18.9, B96.5
b. J16.8
c. J95.851, B96.5
d. J15.1, J95.851 - Correct Answer-c. J95.851, B96.5
A 23 year old female is admitted for vaginal bleeding following a miscarriage two
weeks prior to this admission. She afebrile at this time and is treated with an
aspiration dilation and curettage. Products of conception are found. Which of the
following should be the principle diagnosis?
a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous
abortion
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b. O08.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar
pregnancy
c. R57.9, Shock, unspecified
d. T81.10XA, Postprocedural shock unspecified, initial encounter - Correct Answer-
a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous
abortion
A psychiatrist documents that a patient has wide mood swings from excessive
happiness to loss of energy and crying. What condition is suspected?
a. Bipolar disorder
b. Major depression
c. Anxiety
d. Psychosis - Correct Answer-A. Bipolar disorder
A patient with a cephalic presentation anticipating a vaginal delivery failed to
progress. After measurement of the fetal head and a trial of oxytocin, the patient
underwent a cesarean section. What condition should the coder suspect and
query the physician about?
a. Twin pregnancy
b. Early delivery
c. Eclampsia
d. Cephalopelvic disproportion - Correct Answer-d. Cephalopelvic disproportion
A 45 year old woman underwent a carotid bypass and experienced a significant
drop in blood pressure during the surgery. The documentation suggested the
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CCS PRACTICE EXAM 2 PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
A patient has documentation on the discharge summary of urosepsis. The coding
staff queries the attending physician about the condition and is provided further
information that the patient has septicemia. This is in alignment with the
laboratory test and medication given but the diagnosis of septicemia was not
documented by the physician. How should the physician be requested to
document the septicemia?
a. A brand new history and physical should be dictated to replace the one in the
record.
b. An addendum to the chart should be written.
c. The new information should be squeezed in between lines within the progress
notes of the last day.
d. The query sheet will be sufficient to document this information. - Correct
Answer-b. An addendum to the chart should be written.
The committee responsible for medical record completion reports to which
medical staff committee?
a. Chief executive officer of the facility
b. Medical Executive Committee
c. Discharge Planning Committee
d. Chief nursing officer - Correct Answer-b. Medical Executive Committee
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Two areas of documentation in the medial record that are significant areas of
focus of accrediting agencies are:
a. Incident reports notion in the medical record and attorney's notes
b. Past medical reports and social worker notes
c. Timeliness and legibility of medical documents
d. Patient documentation and pastoral counseling - Correct Answer-c. Timeliness
and legibility of medical documents
In teaching facilities where electronic signatures are used for residents and
attending physicians:
a. Attending signature is all that is needed
b. Resident signature is all that is needed
c. Resident should co-sign after that attending signs the document
d. Attending should co-sign after the resident signs the document - Correct
Answer-d. Attending should co-sign after the resident signs the document
An 84 year old woman was admitted and discharged with hemiplegia and aphasia.
A CT scan of the brain was performed that revealed an acute cerebral infarction
and possible small brain mass. After further testing, the patient was discharged
with a final diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction. The condition(s) that should be
coded are:
a. Acute cerebral infarction
b. Hemiplegia and aphasia
c. Acute cerebral infarction, hemiplegia and aphasia
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d. Possible brain mass, hemiplegia and aphasia - Correct Answer-c. Acute cerebral
infarction, hemiplegia and aphasia
An inpatient is discharged with a diagnosis of "either irritable bowel or
pancreatitis". Which condition would be the principal diagnosis?
a. Code both and sequence according to the circumstances of the admission
b. Pancreatitis
c. Irritable bowel syndrome
d. Observation fro suspected gastrointestinal condition - Correct Answer-a. Code
both and sequence according to the circumstances of the admission
A 55 year old male was transferred to a nursing home for continuing care because
of ventilator dependence following complications of cardiac bypass surgery. He
was readmitted three weeks later due to ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP)
due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. How should this be coded?
a. T88.9XXA, J18.9, B96.5
b. J16.8
c. J95.851, B96.5
d. J15.1, J95.851 - Correct Answer-c. J95.851, B96.5
A 23 year old female is admitted for vaginal bleeding following a miscarriage two
weeks prior to this admission. She afebrile at this time and is treated with an
aspiration dilation and curettage. Products of conception are found. Which of the
following should be the principle diagnosis?
a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous
abortion
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b. O08.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar
pregnancy
c. R57.9, Shock, unspecified
d. T81.10XA, Postprocedural shock unspecified, initial encounter - Correct Answer-
a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous
abortion
A psychiatrist documents that a patient has wide mood swings from excessive
happiness to loss of energy and crying. What condition is suspected?
a. Bipolar disorder
b. Major depression
c. Anxiety
d. Psychosis - Correct Answer-A. Bipolar disorder
A patient with a cephalic presentation anticipating a vaginal delivery failed to
progress. After measurement of the fetal head and a trial of oxytocin, the patient
underwent a cesarean section. What condition should the coder suspect and
query the physician about?
a. Twin pregnancy
b. Early delivery
c. Eclampsia
d. Cephalopelvic disproportion - Correct Answer-d. Cephalopelvic disproportion
A 45 year old woman underwent a carotid bypass and experienced a significant
drop in blood pressure during the surgery. The documentation suggested the
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