AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions and
100% Correct Answers Updated
2026
1.
AM65-year-
oldMwhiteMmaleMwasMadmittedMtoMtheMhospitalMonM1/15McomplainingMofMabdominalM
pain.MTheMattendingMphysicianMrequestedManMupperMGIMseriesMandMlaboratoryMevaluatio
nMofMCBCMandMUA.MTheMx-
rayMrevealedMpossibleMcholelithiasis,MandMtheMUAMshowedManMincreasedMwhiteMbloodM
cellMcount.MTheMpatientMwasMtakenMtoMsurgeryMforManMexploratoryMlaparoscopy,MandM
aMrupturedMappendixMwasMdiscovered.MTheMchiefMcomplaintMwas:
a.MRupturedMappendix
b.MExploratoryMlaparoscopy
c.MAbdominalMpain
d.MCholelithiasisM-MAnswerMc.MAbdominalMpain
TheMnatureMandMdurationMofMtheMsymptomsMthatMcausedMtheMpatientMtoMseekMmedic
alMattentionMasMstatedMinMtheMpatient'sMownMwordsM(Odom-
WesleyMetMal.M2009,M331).
2.
84.MAnMindividualMstoleMandMusedManotherMperson'sMinsuranceMinformationMtoMobtainM
medicalMcare.MThisMactionMwouldMbeMconsidered:
Ma.MViolationMofMbioethics
b.MFraudMandMabuse
Mc.MMedicalMidentityMtheft
,Md.MAbuseM-MAnswerMc.MMedicalMidentityMtheft
CorrectMAnswer:M84.Mc.MMedicalMidentityMtheftMoccursMwhenMsomeoneMusesMaMperson'
sMnameMandMsometimesMotherMpartsMofMtheirMidentityMwithoutMtheMvictim'sMknowledg
eMorMconsentMtoMobtainMmedicalMservicesMorMgoodsM(JohnsM2011,M773).
3.
IdentifyMtheMICD-9-
CMMdiagnosticMcode(s)MforMacuteMosteomyelitisMofMankleMdueMtoMStaphylococcus.
a.M730.06
b.M730.07
c.M730.07,M041.1
d.M730.07,M041.10M-MAnswerMd.M730.07,M041.10
CorrectMAnswer:MDMIndexMOsteomyelitis,MacuteMorMsubacute.MReferMtoMtheMtableMinMt
heMIndexMforMtheMfifthMdigitM5,MankleMandMfoot.MInfection,MstaphylococcalMNECM(Schra
ffenbergerM2012,M305-306).
4.
AMsystemMthatMprovidesMalertsMandMremindersMtoMcliniciansMisMa(n):
a.MClinicalMdecisionMsupportMsystem
b.MElectronicMdataMinterchange
c.MPointMofMcareMchartingMsystem
,d.MKnowledgeMdatabaseM-
MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:MAMClinicalMdecisionMsupportMincludesMprovidingMdocumentatio
nMofMclinicalMfindingsMandMprocedures,MactiveMremindersMaboutMmedicationMadministrati
on,MsuggestionsMforMprescribingMlessMexpensiveMbutMequallyMeffectiveMdrugs,MprotocolsM
forMcertainMhealthMmaintenanceMprocedures,MalertsMthatMaMduplicateMlabMtestMisMbeing
Mordered,MandMcountlessMotherMdecision-
makingMaidsMforMallMstakeholdersMinMtheMcareMprocessM(JohnsM2011,M138).
5.
WhatMdoesManMauditMtrailMcheckMfor?
a.MUnauthorizedMaccessMtoMaMsystem
b.MLossMofMdata
c.MPresenceMofMaMvirus
d.MSuccessfulMcompletionMofMaMbackupM-MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:MAM
AuditMtrailsMcanMprovideMtrackingMinformationMsuchMasMwhoMaccessedMwhichMrecordsM
andMforMwhatMpurposeM(JohnsM2011,M403).
6.
ThisMisMaMconditionMwithManMimpreciseMdiagnosisMwithMvariousMcharacteristics.MTheMco
nditionMmayMbeMdiagnosedMwhenMaMpatientMpresentsMwithMsinusMarrest,MsinoatrialMexi
tMblock,MorMpersistentMsinusMbradycardia.MThisMsyndromeMisMoftenMtheMresultMofMdrug
Mtherapy,MsuchMasMdigitalis,McalciumMchannelMblockers,Mbeta-
blockers,MsympatholyticMagents,MorMantiarrhythmics.MAnotherMpresentationMincludesMrecur
rentMsupraventricularMtachycardiasMassociatedMwithMbradyarrhythmias.MProlongedMambulat
oryMmonitoringMmayMbeMindicatedMtoMestablishMaMdiagnosisMofMthisMcondition.MTreatm
entMincludesMinsertionMofMaMpermanentMcardiacMpacemaker.
a.MAtrialMfibrillationM(427.31)
b.MAtrialMflutterM(427.32)
, c.MParoxysmalMsupraventricularMtachycardiaM(427.0)
d.MSickMsinusMsyndromeM(SSS)M(427.81)M-
MAnswerMd.MSickMsinusMsyndromeM(SSS)M(427.81)
CorrectMAnswer:MDMSSSMisMtheMimpreciseMdiagnosisMwithMvariousMcharacteristicsMtreate
dMwithMtheMinsertionMofMaMpermanentMcardiacMpacemaker.MTheMotherMthreeMcondition
sMareMtreatedMwithMcardioversionMandMdifferentMpharmacologicalMtherapyM(Schraffenberg
erM2012,M194-195).
7.
IdentifyMtheMICD-9-
CMMdiagnosticMcodeMforMprimaryMlocalizedMosteoarthrosisMofMtheMhip.
a.M715.95
b.M715.15
c.M721.90
d.M715.16M-MAnswerMb.M715.15
CorrectMAnswer:MBMIndexMOsteoarthrosis,Mlocalized,Mprimary.MForMcategoryM715,MreferMt
oMtheMtableMforMtheMfifthMdigitMofM5MforMpelvicMregionMandMthighM(SchraffenbergerM
2012,M303-304).
8.
AMhealthMrecordMwithMdeficienciesMthatMisMnotMcompleteMwithinMtheMtimeframeMspecifi
edMinMtheMmedicalMstaffMrulesMandMregulationsMisMcalledMa(n):
a.MSuspendedMrecord
b.MDelinquentMrecord
100% Correct Answers Updated
2026
1.
AM65-year-
oldMwhiteMmaleMwasMadmittedMtoMtheMhospitalMonM1/15McomplainingMofMabdominalM
pain.MTheMattendingMphysicianMrequestedManMupperMGIMseriesMandMlaboratoryMevaluatio
nMofMCBCMandMUA.MTheMx-
rayMrevealedMpossibleMcholelithiasis,MandMtheMUAMshowedManMincreasedMwhiteMbloodM
cellMcount.MTheMpatientMwasMtakenMtoMsurgeryMforManMexploratoryMlaparoscopy,MandM
aMrupturedMappendixMwasMdiscovered.MTheMchiefMcomplaintMwas:
a.MRupturedMappendix
b.MExploratoryMlaparoscopy
c.MAbdominalMpain
d.MCholelithiasisM-MAnswerMc.MAbdominalMpain
TheMnatureMandMdurationMofMtheMsymptomsMthatMcausedMtheMpatientMtoMseekMmedic
alMattentionMasMstatedMinMtheMpatient'sMownMwordsM(Odom-
WesleyMetMal.M2009,M331).
2.
84.MAnMindividualMstoleMandMusedManotherMperson'sMinsuranceMinformationMtoMobtainM
medicalMcare.MThisMactionMwouldMbeMconsidered:
Ma.MViolationMofMbioethics
b.MFraudMandMabuse
Mc.MMedicalMidentityMtheft
,Md.MAbuseM-MAnswerMc.MMedicalMidentityMtheft
CorrectMAnswer:M84.Mc.MMedicalMidentityMtheftMoccursMwhenMsomeoneMusesMaMperson'
sMnameMandMsometimesMotherMpartsMofMtheirMidentityMwithoutMtheMvictim'sMknowledg
eMorMconsentMtoMobtainMmedicalMservicesMorMgoodsM(JohnsM2011,M773).
3.
IdentifyMtheMICD-9-
CMMdiagnosticMcode(s)MforMacuteMosteomyelitisMofMankleMdueMtoMStaphylococcus.
a.M730.06
b.M730.07
c.M730.07,M041.1
d.M730.07,M041.10M-MAnswerMd.M730.07,M041.10
CorrectMAnswer:MDMIndexMOsteomyelitis,MacuteMorMsubacute.MReferMtoMtheMtableMinMt
heMIndexMforMtheMfifthMdigitM5,MankleMandMfoot.MInfection,MstaphylococcalMNECM(Schra
ffenbergerM2012,M305-306).
4.
AMsystemMthatMprovidesMalertsMandMremindersMtoMcliniciansMisMa(n):
a.MClinicalMdecisionMsupportMsystem
b.MElectronicMdataMinterchange
c.MPointMofMcareMchartingMsystem
,d.MKnowledgeMdatabaseM-
MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:MAMClinicalMdecisionMsupportMincludesMprovidingMdocumentatio
nMofMclinicalMfindingsMandMprocedures,MactiveMremindersMaboutMmedicationMadministrati
on,MsuggestionsMforMprescribingMlessMexpensiveMbutMequallyMeffectiveMdrugs,MprotocolsM
forMcertainMhealthMmaintenanceMprocedures,MalertsMthatMaMduplicateMlabMtestMisMbeing
Mordered,MandMcountlessMotherMdecision-
makingMaidsMforMallMstakeholdersMinMtheMcareMprocessM(JohnsM2011,M138).
5.
WhatMdoesManMauditMtrailMcheckMfor?
a.MUnauthorizedMaccessMtoMaMsystem
b.MLossMofMdata
c.MPresenceMofMaMvirus
d.MSuccessfulMcompletionMofMaMbackupM-MAnswerMCorrectMAnswer:MAM
AuditMtrailsMcanMprovideMtrackingMinformationMsuchMasMwhoMaccessedMwhichMrecordsM
andMforMwhatMpurposeM(JohnsM2011,M403).
6.
ThisMisMaMconditionMwithManMimpreciseMdiagnosisMwithMvariousMcharacteristics.MTheMco
nditionMmayMbeMdiagnosedMwhenMaMpatientMpresentsMwithMsinusMarrest,MsinoatrialMexi
tMblock,MorMpersistentMsinusMbradycardia.MThisMsyndromeMisMoftenMtheMresultMofMdrug
Mtherapy,MsuchMasMdigitalis,McalciumMchannelMblockers,Mbeta-
blockers,MsympatholyticMagents,MorMantiarrhythmics.MAnotherMpresentationMincludesMrecur
rentMsupraventricularMtachycardiasMassociatedMwithMbradyarrhythmias.MProlongedMambulat
oryMmonitoringMmayMbeMindicatedMtoMestablishMaMdiagnosisMofMthisMcondition.MTreatm
entMincludesMinsertionMofMaMpermanentMcardiacMpacemaker.
a.MAtrialMfibrillationM(427.31)
b.MAtrialMflutterM(427.32)
, c.MParoxysmalMsupraventricularMtachycardiaM(427.0)
d.MSickMsinusMsyndromeM(SSS)M(427.81)M-
MAnswerMd.MSickMsinusMsyndromeM(SSS)M(427.81)
CorrectMAnswer:MDMSSSMisMtheMimpreciseMdiagnosisMwithMvariousMcharacteristicsMtreate
dMwithMtheMinsertionMofMaMpermanentMcardiacMpacemaker.MTheMotherMthreeMcondition
sMareMtreatedMwithMcardioversionMandMdifferentMpharmacologicalMtherapyM(Schraffenberg
erM2012,M194-195).
7.
IdentifyMtheMICD-9-
CMMdiagnosticMcodeMforMprimaryMlocalizedMosteoarthrosisMofMtheMhip.
a.M715.95
b.M715.15
c.M721.90
d.M715.16M-MAnswerMb.M715.15
CorrectMAnswer:MBMIndexMOsteoarthrosis,Mlocalized,Mprimary.MForMcategoryM715,MreferMt
oMtheMtableMforMtheMfifthMdigitMofM5MforMpelvicMregionMandMthighM(SchraffenbergerM
2012,M303-304).
8.
AMhealthMrecordMwithMdeficienciesMthatMisMnotMcompleteMwithinMtheMtimeframeMspecifi
edMinMtheMmedicalMstaffMrulesMandMregulationsMisMcalledMa(n):
a.MSuspendedMrecord
b.MDelinquentMrecord
