AHIMA HEALTHCARE CODING ACTUAL EXAM
2025 MADE EASY || 170 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT RATIONALES
1. A healthcare facility is experiencing issues with data quality, leading to
incorrect patient information being recorded. If the facility aims to improve
precision in their health records, which of the following actions should they
prioritize?
Implementing a new data backup system to prevent loss of
information.
Training staff on accurate data entry and coding practices.
Increasing the number of consultation reports submitted.
Enhancing the accessibility of health records to all employees.
2. Explain the significance of the patient's elevated white blood cell count in
the context of her diagnosis.
It indicates a normal immune response to infection.
It suggests the presence of an underlying chronic condition.
It reflects the body's response to the acute infection of
pyelonephritis and septicemia.
It is unrelated to the patient's symptoms.
3. What is the primary purpose of ICD-9-CM Volume 1?
To provide guidelines for coding procedures
, To list codes for diseases and injuries
To explain healthcare regulations
To outline the legal aspects of health information
4. Explain why precision is considered an important element of data quality in
healthcare.
It ensures that data is easily accessible to all users.
, It guarantees that data is stored securely and backed up regularly.
It allows for accurate representation of health information, which
is crucial for patient care.
It focuses on the speed of data retrieval in health record
management.
5. What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for cephalopelvic disproportion as
indicated in the provided scenario?
653.01
653.41
653.91
660.11
6. Both HEDIS and the Joint Commission's ORYX programs are designed to
collect data to be used for:
Performance-improvement programs
Billing and claims data processing
Developing hospital discharge abstracting systems
Developing individual care plans for residents.
7. A hotline caller states the coding department was instructed to code
based on LCD requirements regardless of medical record information.
Which of the following should be compliance's FIRST action?
Design a review to find the facts
Direct coding supervisor to follow the applicable policy.
, Incorporate coding issue into next years risk assessment.
Design a review to find facts related to the hotline complaint.
2025 MADE EASY || 170 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT RATIONALES
1. A healthcare facility is experiencing issues with data quality, leading to
incorrect patient information being recorded. If the facility aims to improve
precision in their health records, which of the following actions should they
prioritize?
Implementing a new data backup system to prevent loss of
information.
Training staff on accurate data entry and coding practices.
Increasing the number of consultation reports submitted.
Enhancing the accessibility of health records to all employees.
2. Explain the significance of the patient's elevated white blood cell count in
the context of her diagnosis.
It indicates a normal immune response to infection.
It suggests the presence of an underlying chronic condition.
It reflects the body's response to the acute infection of
pyelonephritis and septicemia.
It is unrelated to the patient's symptoms.
3. What is the primary purpose of ICD-9-CM Volume 1?
To provide guidelines for coding procedures
, To list codes for diseases and injuries
To explain healthcare regulations
To outline the legal aspects of health information
4. Explain why precision is considered an important element of data quality in
healthcare.
It ensures that data is easily accessible to all users.
, It guarantees that data is stored securely and backed up regularly.
It allows for accurate representation of health information, which
is crucial for patient care.
It focuses on the speed of data retrieval in health record
management.
5. What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for cephalopelvic disproportion as
indicated in the provided scenario?
653.01
653.41
653.91
660.11
6. Both HEDIS and the Joint Commission's ORYX programs are designed to
collect data to be used for:
Performance-improvement programs
Billing and claims data processing
Developing hospital discharge abstracting systems
Developing individual care plans for residents.
7. A hotline caller states the coding department was instructed to code
based on LCD requirements regardless of medical record information.
Which of the following should be compliance's FIRST action?
Design a review to find the facts
Direct coding supervisor to follow the applicable policy.
, Incorporate coding issue into next years risk assessment.
Design a review to find facts related to the hotline complaint.
