AHIMA CCS EXAM/CERTIFIED CORDING SPECIALIST AHIMA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AHIMA CCS EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+

AHIMA CCS EXAM/CERTIFIED CORDING SPECIALIST AHIMA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) AHIMA CCS EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
The root operation of resection applies to which of the following?
a. Removal of the entire body part and removal of an entire lobe of the liver
b. Partial incidental appendectomy and the closure portion of a procedure
c. Blunt, digital, manual, or mechanical lysis of adhesions
d. Partial cholecystectomy - ANSWER-A. Removal of the entire body part and
removal of an entire lobe of the liver.
When coding benign neoplasm of the skin, the section noted above directs the
coder to:
D23- Other benign neoplasms of skin Includes:
Benign neoplasm of hair follicles
Benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
Benign neoplasm of sweat glands
Excludes 1: benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin (D17.0-D17.3)
melanocytic nevi (D22.-)
a. Use category D23 for benign neoplasm of sweat glands
b. Use category D23 for melanocytic nevi
c. Use category D23 for benign lipomatous neoplasms of skin
d. Use category D23 for malignant neoplasm of the skin - ANSWER-A. Use
category D23 for benign neoplasm of sweat glands
A 64-year-old female was discharged with the final diagnosis of acute renal failure
and hypertension. What coding rule applies?
a. Use combination code of hypertension and renal failure.
b. Use separate codes for hypertension and chronic renal failure.
c. Use separate codes for hypertension and acute renal failure.
d. Use separate codes for elevated blood pressure and chronic renal failure. -
ANSWER-C Use separate codes for hypertension and acute renal failure