AHIMA Practice exam 1 CCS-P Questions and Answers Updated 2026

AHIMA Practice exam 1 CCS-P
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
TheMphysicianMvisitsMhisMpatientMinMtheMhospitalMandMindicatesMthatMtheMpatientMhas
Mdiabetes.MInsulinMisMprescribedMforMandMadministeredMtoMtheMpatient.MWhatMisMtheM
bestMdecisionMthatMtheMcodingMprofessionalMcanMmakeMinMthisMsituation?



A.AssignMaMcodeMforMtypeM1MdiabetesMmellitusMbecauseMinsulinMwasMadministered.

B.AssignMaMcodeMforMdrug-inducedMdiabetesMmellitus.

C.AssignMaMcodeMforMtypeM2MdiabetesMmellitusMwithMcomplications.

D.AssignMaMcodeMforMtypeM2MdiabetesMmellitusMalongMwithMaMcodeMforMtheMinsulinM
use.M-MAnswerMD.

IfMtheMtypeMofMdiabetesMmellitusMisMnotMdocumentedMinMtheMhealthMrecord,MtheMdef
aultMisMtypeM2MdiabetesMmellitus.MTheMcodingMprofessionalMwouldMalsoMwantMtoMcode
MtheMinsulinMuseMinMadditionMtoMtheMdiabeticMcodeMselectedM(CMSM2023a,MI.C.4.a.2)



TheMpatientMisMseenMinMtheMemergencyMdepartmentM(ED)MwithMacuteMlumbarMpain.MT
heMEDMphysicianMdocumentsMpossibleMkidneyMstonesMandMordersManMx-
ray.MTheMradiologistMdocumentsMbilateralMnephrolithiasis.MTheMcodingMprofessionalMwould
MassignMaMcodeMforMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMconditions?

A.MAcuteMlumbarMpain

B.BilateralMnephrolithiasis

C.PossibleMkidneyMstones

D.AbnormalMx-rayMfindingsM-MAnswerMB.M

AMradiologist'sMfindingsMmayMbeMusedMtoMclarifyManMoutpatient'sMdiagnosisMorMreason
MforMservices.MBasedMonMtheMfactMthatMtheMradiologistMisMaMphysician,MaMcodingMpro
fessionalMcanMuseMaMdiagnosisMfromMtheMx-rayM(CMSM2023a,MIV.K).



AMfemaleMinfantMwasMbornMinMtheMhospitalMatMtermMandMatMaMnormalMbirthMweight.
MItMwasMaMvaginalMdeliveryMwithMaMvertexMpresentation.MInMtheMhoursMafterMbirth,Mj
aundiceMwasMnotedMandMeventuallyMaMdiagnosisMofMerythroblastosisMfetalisMdueMtoMan
MABOMincompatibilityMwasMmade.MHowMwouldMthisMadmissionMbeMcoded?



Z38.00MSingleMlivebornMinfant,MbornMinMhospital,MdeliveredMvaginally

P55.0MRhMisoimmunizationMofMnewborn

, P55.1MABOMisoimmunizationMofMnewborn

P55.8MOtherMhemolyticMdiseasesMofMnewborn

P55.9MHemolyticMdiseaseMofMnewborn,Munspecified



A.Z38.00,MP55.0

B.Z38.00,MP55.1

C.Z38.00,MP55.8

D.Z38.00,MP55.9M-MAnswerMB.M

InfantsMbornMtoMRH-
negativeMmothersMoftenMdevelopMhemolyticMdiseaseMowingMtoMfetal-
maternalMbloodMgroupMincompatibility.MTheseMconditionsMareMclassifiedMtoMCategoryMP55
,MHemolyticMdiseaseMofMnewbornM(OptumM2022,M8;MICD-10-
CMMExpertMforMHospitals,MAlphabeticMIndex,MmainMtermMDisease,MsubtermMhemolytic).



TheMpatientMisMseenMinMhisMophthalmologist'sMofficeMandMtreatedMforMbilateralMopenM
angleMglaucoma,MmoderateMstage.MHowMwouldMthisMencounterMbeMcoded?



H40.10X2MUnspecifiedMopen-angleMglaucoma,MmoderateMstage

H40.1111MPrimaryMopen-angleMglaucoma,MrightMeye,MmildMstage

H40.1112MPrimaryMopen-angleMglaucoma,MrightMeye,MmoderateMstage

H40.9MUnspecifiedMglaucoma



A.H40.10X2

B.H40.1111

C.H40.9

D.H40.1112M-MAnswerMA.

WhenMaMpatientMhasMbilateralMglaucomaMandMbothMeyesMareMdocumentedMasMbeingMt
heMsameMtypeMandMstage,MandMtheMclassificationMdoesMnotMprovideMaMcodeMforMbilat
eralMglaucomaM(namely,MsubcategoriesMH40.10,MandMH40.20)MreportMonlyMoneMcodeMfor
MtheMtypeMofMglaucomaMwithMtheMseventhMcharacterMspecifyingMtheMstageM(CMSM202
3a,MI.C.7.a.2).



InpatientMadmission:MTheMpatientMisMaM78-year-
oldMfemaleMwithMheartMpalpitationsMandMabdominalMpainMwhoMwasMbroughtMtoMtheME
DMbyMherMgrandson.MTheMphysicianMorderedManMEKG,MaMcompleteMbloodMcount,Mand