AHIMA MEDICAL CODING EXAM 2025 MADE
EASY || 83 QUESTIONS ALREADY ANSWERED
1. Explain why multiple codes are necessary to fully describe the patient's
condition of bilateral decubitus ulcers according to ICD-10-CM coding
guidelines.
To indicate the severity of the ulcers only.
To specify the exact location and stage of each ulcer.
To comply with insurance requirements.
To simplify the coding process.
2. Explain why the diagnosis of erythroblastosis fetalis due to ABO
incompatibility is coded as P55.1 in this clinical scenario.
It indicates a general hemolytic disease of the newborn.
It specifies the type of isoimmunization affecting the infant.
It is the default code for all newborn conditions.
It is used only for infants with Rh isoimmunization.
3. When reviewing activity reports, the manager notices that one coding
professional consistently receives error messages when first attempting to
submit codes for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). She reviews the
most recent record of a patient who underwent a CABG. The operative
report states that two coronary arteries were bypassed by grafting the left
internal mammary, and two sites were treated using grafts from the
saphenous vein. The coding professional first attempted to submit 33518
,followed by 33534. What must the manager explain to the coding
professional to avoid this error in the future?
In an example like this, only the venous grafts should be coded.
In an example like this, only the arterial grafts should be coded.
The venous grafts should be reported first, using the code 33511,
not 33518.
, The arterial grafts (33534) should be reported first, since 33518 is
an add-on code.
4. A patient with a known primary lung cancer is admitted with brain
metastasis and is also in a comatose state. How should the ICD-10-CM
codes be assigned in this case?
Code the lung cancer only.
Code the brain metastasis (C79.31), the coma (R40.20), and the
lung cancer.
Code only the brain metastasis and the coma.
Code the lung cancer and the unknown primary site.
5. Explain why the code T81.42XA is appropriate for a postsurgical wound
infection following a surgical procedure. What does this code indicate
about the patient's condition?
It indicates a complication of the surgical procedure.
It indicates a routine healing process.
It indicates a chronic infection.
It indicates a fracture that has not healed.
6. If a patient undergoes a similar thoracoscopic coronary artery bypass
procedure but with the addition of a valve repair, which coding approach
should be taken?
A. Assign the specific CABG code and a separate code for the
valve repair.
B. Use the unlisted code for both procedures.
, C. Only use the unlisted code for the CABG procedure.
D. Assign a specific code for the valve repair and the unlisted code
for the CABG.
EASY || 83 QUESTIONS ALREADY ANSWERED
1. Explain why multiple codes are necessary to fully describe the patient's
condition of bilateral decubitus ulcers according to ICD-10-CM coding
guidelines.
To indicate the severity of the ulcers only.
To specify the exact location and stage of each ulcer.
To comply with insurance requirements.
To simplify the coding process.
2. Explain why the diagnosis of erythroblastosis fetalis due to ABO
incompatibility is coded as P55.1 in this clinical scenario.
It indicates a general hemolytic disease of the newborn.
It specifies the type of isoimmunization affecting the infant.
It is the default code for all newborn conditions.
It is used only for infants with Rh isoimmunization.
3. When reviewing activity reports, the manager notices that one coding
professional consistently receives error messages when first attempting to
submit codes for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). She reviews the
most recent record of a patient who underwent a CABG. The operative
report states that two coronary arteries were bypassed by grafting the left
internal mammary, and two sites were treated using grafts from the
saphenous vein. The coding professional first attempted to submit 33518
,followed by 33534. What must the manager explain to the coding
professional to avoid this error in the future?
In an example like this, only the venous grafts should be coded.
In an example like this, only the arterial grafts should be coded.
The venous grafts should be reported first, using the code 33511,
not 33518.
, The arterial grafts (33534) should be reported first, since 33518 is
an add-on code.
4. A patient with a known primary lung cancer is admitted with brain
metastasis and is also in a comatose state. How should the ICD-10-CM
codes be assigned in this case?
Code the lung cancer only.
Code the brain metastasis (C79.31), the coma (R40.20), and the
lung cancer.
Code only the brain metastasis and the coma.
Code the lung cancer and the unknown primary site.
5. Explain why the code T81.42XA is appropriate for a postsurgical wound
infection following a surgical procedure. What does this code indicate
about the patient's condition?
It indicates a complication of the surgical procedure.
It indicates a routine healing process.
It indicates a chronic infection.
It indicates a fracture that has not healed.
6. If a patient undergoes a similar thoracoscopic coronary artery bypass
procedure but with the addition of a valve repair, which coding approach
should be taken?
A. Assign the specific CABG code and a separate code for the
valve repair.
B. Use the unlisted code for both procedures.
, C. Only use the unlisted code for the CABG procedure.
D. Assign a specific code for the valve repair and the unlisted code
for the CABG.
