AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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
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).
,AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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.
,AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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
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
, AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
d. Knowledge database -
correct answer ✅
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
Answers (Grade A+)
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
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).
,AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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 -
correct answer ✅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.
,AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
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
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
, AHIMA CCA: Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Point of care charting system
d. Knowledge database -
correct answer ✅
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
