CCS Exam Guide 2026: Pass AHIMA Inpatient Coding (FREE)
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An inpatient is admitted solely for treatment of anemia due to documented active primary lung cancer. Which diagnosis is sequenced first?
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ICD-10-PCS Root Operations 2026: FREE CCS Decision Guide
A decision method for picking ICD-10-PCS root operations on the CCS exam: the nine groups, the B3 guideline calls that settle look-alike pairs, and seven worked seven-character builds verified against the FY2026 tables.
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A patient has type 2 diabetes with documented diabetic nephropathy, but no chronic kidney disease diagnosis or stage. Which code is supported?
Four-part alphabetical section of ICD-10-CM where a coder must first locate a diagnostic term before verifying the full code in the Tabular List.
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Chapter 1: ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Fundamentals & UHDDS Guidelines
1.1 ICD-10-CM Structure, Formats, and Core Conventions
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In ICD-10-CM, what does the seventh character "A" indicate in injury codes?
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A patient is admitted with pneumonia due to MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). The correct ICD-10-CM coding includes:
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Comprehensive FREE 2026 guide to the AHIMA CCS exam: $299 member fee, 107 questions (86 MC + 21 scenarios), 300 passing score, 84% 2025 pass rate, ICD-10-PCS drills, and a 16-week inpatient coding study plan.
Punctuation mark used in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List after an incomplete term that needs one or more following modifiers to make it assignable to a category.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, when should a code from category Z38 (Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery) be assigned?
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Which fifth-character PCS approach value describes a procedure performed through a natural opening with percutaneous endoscopic assistance?
Condition type that must be sequenced first when the same disorder is documented as both this and chronic with separate subentries at the same indentation level.
1.2 UHDDS Principal Diagnosis Selection Rules
A patient undergoes a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) using the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD). What is the correct ICD-10-PCS coding?
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Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
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An established patient is seen in the office. Using 2021+ CPT guidelines, code selection is based on medical decision making (MDM) of low complexity. Which CPT code range applies and which level is appropriate?
Systemic infection whose severe form in ICD-10-CM requires at least two codes: the underlying systemic infection first, followed by subcategory R65.2 and any acute organ dysfunction.
Which modifier indicates the left side of the body in a procedure claim?
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According to CPT guidelines, when reporting anesthesia services, what is the appropriate way to bill for the administration of anesthesia during a cholecystectomy?
Circulatory failure associated with severe systemic infection whose ICD-10-CM code R65.21 or T81.12 can never be assigned as a principal diagnosis.
1.3 Secondary Diagnoses Reporting & Present on Admission (POA) Indicators
For a Medicare beneficiary receiving an influenza vaccine, which listed HCPCS Level II code reports the vaccine administration service?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
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Source Control
After study, the attending identifies aspiration pneumonia as chiefly responsible for admission; acute respiratory failure developed on hospital day 2. Which is principal?
Antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus bacterium for which ICD-10-CM combination codes like A41.02 or J15.212 prohibit adding B95.62 or Z16.11.
A patient is admitted specifically for IV rehydration of severe dehydration due to gastroenteritis; gastroenteritis itself receives no directed inpatient treatment. Which condition is principal?
Source control in coding
Which condition is not among the selected Medicare payment-related hospital-acquired conditions listed below, although an applicable nonexempt diagnosis still requires POA reporting?
Third character of an ICD-10-PCS Medical and Surgical code that defines the objective of the procedure.
Chapter 2: Circulatory, Cardiac & Vascular Inpatient Coding
2.1 Hypertension, Hypertensive Heart & Chronic Kidney Disease, and CAD
An inpatient is admitted with sepsis due to documented Staphylococcus aureus, but the strain and dialysis-access source are not specified. Septic shock, ESRD, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension are documented. Which coding principle is correct?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
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