Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) -
AHIMA 6th Edition 2026- well revised
assessment exam with 100% verified
solutions
Inpatient:
A patient with chronic cholecystitis and gallbladder stones underwent a
laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an acute care facility. However, due to extensive
gallbladder adhesions the procedure was converted to an open cholecystectomy. -
correct-answer -ICD-10-CM: K80.10, K82.8 (Schraffenberger 2013, 249-250, 454);
HHS 2011, Section I, 18. d, 14), ICD-10-PCS: OFT40ZZ, OFJ44ZZ (Leon-Chisen 2014,
250).
Inpatient:
A patient is admitted to the inpatient setting with hydronephrosis and a staghorn
calculus of the right kidney. The patient underwent an uretetoscopy with
placement of bilateral ureteral stents for dilation purposes and removal of calculus
of right kidney. - correct-answer -ICD-10-CM: N13.2,
ICD-10-PCS: OT788DZ, OTC08ZZ
,2
(Leon-Chisen 2013, 269).
Inpatient:
A 77-year-old nursing home patient was admitted to the acute care setting for
excisional debridement of decubitus stage 3 ulcer of the right heel via surgical
excision in the OR. The patient also has degenerative joint disease of both knees. -
correct-answer -ICD-10-CM: L89.613, M17.0,
ICD-10-PCS: OJBQOZZ
(Schraffenberger 2013, 265-266, 278, 282-284).
Inpatient:
45-year-old woman was admitted to the inpatient setting for a displacement of a
lumbar intervertebral disk. This was treated with a laminectomy and diskectomy. -
correct-answer -ICD-10-CM: M51.26,
ICD-10-PCS: OSB20ZZ, OQBOOZZ
(Schraffenberger 2013,279, 282-284).
Inpatient:
, 3
A 34-year-old woman delivered a live born, term baby boy (39 weeks) with
macrosomia. She had a hemorrhage following an episiotomy with a low forceps
delivery but prior to expulsion of the placenta. - correct-answer -ICD-10-CM:
067.9, 033.7, Z37.0, Z3A.39, ICD-10-PCS: 10D07Z3, OW8NXZZ-
The patient had a hemorrhage that occurred after delivery but before the
expulsion of the placenta. This hemorrhage, by definition, occurred in the third
stage of labor (Schraffenberger 2013, 270, 278-283, 313).
Inpatient:
A single, newborn, term live-born baby boy, born in hospital via vaginal delivery. -
correct-answer -ICD-10-CM: Z38.00
(Schraffenberger 2013, 340).
Inpatient:
Twin newborns, both born prematurely at 32 weeks via cesarean section, 1,002 g
was the birth weight of the first twin, whose mate was stillborn. The baby was
admitted to the nursery from the delivery room. The baby also was treated for
jaundice due to ABO incompatibility. - correct-answer -ICD-10-CM: Z38.31,
P07.14, P07.35, P55.1