AHIMA CCA EXAM PREP
STUDY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
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 - ANS-c. Abdominal pain
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.
,84. 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 - ANS-c. Medical identity theft
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).
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 - ANS-d. 730.07, 041.10
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):
a. Clinical decision support system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
d. Knowledge database - ANS-Correct Answer: A 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
c. Presence of a virus
d. Successful completion of a backup - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Audit trails can provide tracking information such as who accessed which records and
for what purpose (Johns 2011, 403).
6.
This is a condition with an imprecise diagnosis with various characteristics. The
condition may be diagnosed when a patient presents with sinus arrest, sinoatrial exit
, block, or persistent sinus bradycardia. This syndrome is often the result of drug
therapy, such as digitalis, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, sympatholytic
agents, or antiarrhythmics. Another presentation includes recurrent supraventricular
tachycardias associated with bradyarrhythmias. Prolonged ambulatory monitoring may
be indicated to establish a diagnosis of this condition. Treatment includes insertion of
a permanent cardiac pacemaker.
a. Atrial fibrillation (427.31)
b. Atrial flutter (427.32)
c. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (427.0)
d. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) (427.81) - ANS-d. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) (427.81)
Correct Answer: D SSS is the imprecise diagnosis with various characteristics treated
with the insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker. The other three conditions are
treated with cardioversion and different pharmacological therapy (Schraffenberger
2012, 194-195).
7.
Identify the ICD-9-CM diagnostic code for primary localized osteoarthrosis of the hip.
a. 715.95
b. 715.15
c. 721.90
d. 715.16 - ANS-b. 715.15
STUDY QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
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 - ANS-c. Abdominal pain
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.
,84. 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 - ANS-c. Medical identity theft
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).
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 - ANS-d. 730.07, 041.10
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):
a. Clinical decision support system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
d. Knowledge database - ANS-Correct Answer: A 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
c. Presence of a virus
d. Successful completion of a backup - ANS-Correct Answer: A
Audit trails can provide tracking information such as who accessed which records and
for what purpose (Johns 2011, 403).
6.
This is a condition with an imprecise diagnosis with various characteristics. The
condition may be diagnosed when a patient presents with sinus arrest, sinoatrial exit
, block, or persistent sinus bradycardia. This syndrome is often the result of drug
therapy, such as digitalis, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, sympatholytic
agents, or antiarrhythmics. Another presentation includes recurrent supraventricular
tachycardias associated with bradyarrhythmias. Prolonged ambulatory monitoring may
be indicated to establish a diagnosis of this condition. Treatment includes insertion of
a permanent cardiac pacemaker.
a. Atrial fibrillation (427.31)
b. Atrial flutter (427.32)
c. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (427.0)
d. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) (427.81) - ANS-d. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) (427.81)
Correct Answer: D SSS is the imprecise diagnosis with various characteristics treated
with the insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker. The other three conditions are
treated with cardioversion and different pharmacological therapy (Schraffenberger
2012, 194-195).
7.
Identify the ICD-9-CM diagnostic code for primary localized osteoarthrosis of the hip.
a. 715.95
b. 715.15
c. 721.90
d. 715.16 - ANS-b. 715.15
