AHIMA RHIA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

AHIMA RHIA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1231:

  Patient comes into the office for removal of impacted earwax.

  A. 69210
  B. 69200
  C. 69222
  D. 69000
  A. 69210

• Question 1232:

  A patient was admitted with severe abdominal pain, elevated temperature, and nausea. The physical examination indicated possible cholecystitis. Acute and chronic pancreatitis secondary to alcoholism was recorded on the face sheet as the final diagnosis. The principal diagnosis is

  A. alcoholism.
  B. abdominal pain.
  C. cholecystitis.
  D. acute pancreatitis.
  D. acute pancreatitis.

• Question 1233:

  Crystal has received a copy of some documents from her medical record. In the request, she had specifically requested the discharge summary, history and physical, operative report, pathology report, laboratory results, and x-ray reports. The records that she received only included the discharge summary and history and physical. The enclosed letter said that the other documents were not enclosed because of the minimum necessary rule. What should the director tell Crystal when she calls?

  A. The clerk was appropriate in what was sent.
  B. The operative report should have been included too.
  C. The operative report and pathology report should have been included.
  D. All of the requested information should have been sent because the patient is an exception to the minimum necessary rule.
  D. All of the requested information should have been sent because the patient is an exception to the minimum necessary rule.

• Question 1234:

  Acute inferior wall myocardial infarction with unstable angina. Patient also has coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation.

  A. 410.41, 411.1, 414.01, 427.31
  B. 410.41, 414.00, 411.1, 427.31
  C. 410.40, 414.00, 427.31
  D. 410.41, 414.01, 427.31
  D. 410.41, 414.01, 427.31

• Question 1235:

  Patient is on beta-blocker, which is a contraindication for y this medication. Do you want to order this medication? YES or NO This is an example of a(n)

  A. reminder.
  B. alert.
  C. allergy.
  D. structured entry.
  B. alert.

• Question 1236:

  What is the best tool for differentiating between common cause variation and special ca variation?

  A. control chart
  B. Pareto chart
  C. run chart
  D. scatter diagram
  A. control chart

• Question 1237:

  Decortication of left lung

  A. 01638-LT
  B. 00542-LT
  C. 00546-LT
  D. 00500-LT
  B. 00542-LT

• Question 1238:

  Full-term newborn, born in hospital. Mother is addicted to cocaine; however, infant tested negative.

  A. V30.00, 760.75
  B. 779.5 V29.8
  C. V30.00, 779.5
  D. V30.00, V29.8
  D. V30.00, V29.8

• Question 1239:

  Which method of identification of authorship or authentication of entries would be in appropriate to use in a patient's health record?

  A. written signature of the provider of care
  B. identifiable initials of a nurse writing a nursing note
  C. a unique identification code entered by the person making the report
  D. delegated use of computer key by radiology secretary
  D. delegated use of computer key by radiology secretary

• Question 1240:

  This is the difference between what is charged and what is paid.

  A. costs
  B. charges
  C. reimbursement
  D. contractual allowance
  D. contractual allowance