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NEW QUESTION # 79
An ACO with 50,000 beneficiaries just completed its first year of a 3-year contract where the final scores were quality 90%; expected costs were $50 million, and actual costs were $52 million. The shared savings rate determined by CMS was 50%. Which of the following is MOST accurate and applies for the ACO?
Answer: A
Explanation:
In MSSP-style ACO financial reconciliation, performance is evaluated against a benchmark (expected costs). Here, the ACO's actual spending ($52M) exceeds the expected benchmark ($50M) by $2M, meaning the ACO generated shared losses rather than savings. In risk-bearing ACO arrangements, when costs exceed the benchmark and the ACO is in a track that includes downside risk, the organization may owe CMS a portion of those losses. The shared savings/loss rate (50% in this scenario) represents the percentage of the difference from the benchmark that the ACO shares with CMS, assuming applicable thresholds are met. Thus, instead of receiving a shared savings payment, the ACO would be accountable to pay back a share of the excess spending (conceptually 50% of the $2M overage, if all model requirements are satisfied). Option D is not correct because reconciliation is typically performed on a performance-year basis rather than only at the end of the full agreement period, and option C is not how MSSP eligibility works.
NEW QUESTION # 80
What diagnoses are included in code category N18, chronic kidney disease?
Answer: C
Explanation:
ICD-10-CM category N18 (Chronic kidney disease) is used to report CKD by stage, including stage-based descriptors and end stage renal disease (ESRD). Within N18, codes identify CKD stage 1 through stage 5, ESRD (stage 5D), and CKD unspecified. Outpatient CDI review focuses on ensuring providers document the stage (often supported by eGFR trends) because stage drives correct code selection and accurately reflects disease severity for risk, quality, and medical necessity. Options that include dialysis are not part of N18 itself; dialysis status and encounter codes are reported elsewhere (e.g., dialysis dependence/status codes), not as N18 category diagnoses. AKI (acute kidney injury) and ATN (acute tubular necrosis) are acute renal conditions and are coded outside N18. Likewise, polycystic kidney disease and "uremia" are separate diagnoses with their own code categories. Therefore, the set that correctly matches what N18 represents is CKD stage-based diagnoses such as CKD stage 3, more advanced/severe CKD stages, and ESRD.
NEW QUESTION # 81
In which of the following ways does payment determination (risk score calculation) differ between HHS-HCCs and CMS-HCCs?
Answer: B
Explanation:
A key ambulatory CDI distinction between the two major risk models is timing. The HHS-HCC model (used for ACA Marketplace risk adjustment) is commonly described as a concurrent model: it uses the enrollee's demographics and diagnoses from the same benefit year to reflect morbidity and support that year's risk transfer/payment balancing. In contrast, the CMS-HCC model (commonly applied in Medicare Advantage) is prospective: conditions documented and coded in the prior data collection year are used to predict expected cost for the following payment year. From an outpatient CDI perspective, this timing difference affects operational priorities. For CMS-HCC, accurate annual capture and recapture of active chronic conditions is essential because last year's documented conditions drive next year's risk score and revenue. For HHS-HCC, complete documentation and coding during the current year impacts the current year's risk measurement. Options referencing CPT codes are not correct for the core HCC risk score calculation, which is driven by demographics and ICD diagnosis reporting mapped to HCC categories.
NEW QUESTION # 82
A patient is evaluated in the primary care clinic for chest pain, slight shortness of breath, and mild nausea. Documentation includes an ECG and chest x-ray to rule out MI. Which of the following diagnoses are reportable?
Answer: B
Explanation:
In the outpatient/ambulatory setting, ICD-10-CM reporting rules applied in CDI education distinguish clearly between confirmed diagnoses and "uncertain" or "rule out" conditions. Terms such as "rule out," "suspected," or "probable" generally are not coded as established diagnoses in the outpatient record because the encounter is often for evaluation and testing rather than definitive confirmation. Instead, coders report the patient's presenting signs and symptoms when a definitive condition has not been documented as confirmed by the provider. Here, the clinician ordered diagnostic testing (ECG and chest x-ray) specifically to rule out myocardial infarction (MI), but no final diagnosis of MI or angina is documented in the scenario. Therefore, "rule out MI" is not reportable, and neither is acute MI or angina unless explicitly diagnosed. The reportable conditions are the symptoms that drove the visit and required evaluation: chest pain (captured as "other chest pain" in the options), shortness of breath, and nausea.
NEW QUESTION # 83
In which of the following situations would a yes/no query format be considered compliant?
Answer: A
Explanation:
A yes/no query format is considered compliant when it is used to resolve a clear documentation conflict and the provider is being asked to confirm which statement accurately reflects the patient's condition for that encounter. In these situations, the intent is not to introduce a new diagnosis or steer the provider toward a particular coded outcome, but to reconcile inconsistent information already present in the record (e.g., one clinician documents a condition and another documents the opposite, or different notes describe different statuses). A focused yes/no confirmation can be appropriate because the clinical question is essentially binary: which interpretation is correct. By contrast, obtaining a new diagnosis generally requires an open-ended or multiple-choice format with balanced options (including "unable to determine") and strong encounter-specific indicators to avoid leading. Likewise, organism specification and acuity clarification often involve more than two clinically valid possibilities (different organisms, acute vs chronic vs acute-on-chronic, etc.), making yes/no overly restrictive and potentially leading. Therefore, resolving conflicting documentation is the best fit for a compliant yes/no query.
NEW QUESTION # 84
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