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ACDIS CCDS-O Exam Syllabus Topics:

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Topic 1
  • Quality, Regulatory, and Health Initiatives: Covers population health, MSSP, ACO models, MACRA
  • MIPS, compliant query development, RADV audits, OIG compliance, problem list maintenance, and HIPAA requirements in outpatient CDI.
Topic 2
  • Healthcare regulations, reimbursement, and documentation requirements related to the Official Guidelines for
Topic 3
  • Diseases and Disease Processes and Application to the Clinical Chart Review: Covers clinical indicators across all ICD-10-CM chapters, applied to chart reviews, with recognition of medications, diagnostic tests, and abbreviations as documentation clarification triggers.
Topic 4
  • and billing: Covers Official Coding Guidelines, OPPS reimbursement (APCs), and professional billing concepts including CPT E
  • M codes and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule documentation.
Topic 5
  • Risk Adjustment Models and Impact of Documentation and Coding: Covers CMS-HCC model fundamentals, RAF scoring, Medicare Advantage payments, hierarchies, disease interactions, and compliant HCC reporting requirements.

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ACDIS Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient Sample Questions (Q81-Q86):

NEW QUESTION # 81
A 75-year-old with a PMH of chronic foot ulcer, CKD, and depression is seen by his PCP for continued fatigue and decreased urination. Labs drawn on previous day are reviewed. Patient describes extreme fatigue and no motivation. Assessment and plan include: "CKD 3 with renal failure - refer to nephrologist. Chronic nonpressure foot ulcer - home care for wound assessment. Depression - Rx for SSRI." Which of the following are the validated diagnoses that risk adjust and qualify as CMS-HCCs?

Answer: A

Explanation:
Under CMS-HCC methodology, risk adjustment is driven by ICD-10-CM diagnoses that map to HCC categories and are supported as active conditions addressed at the encounter. CKD stage 3 is a classic HCC-qualifying chronic condition because it represents ongoing kidney disease severity and expected resource use, and in this note it is actively assessed with labs reviewed and a nephrology referral. A chronic non-pressure foot ulcer is also typically HCC-qualifying when documented as ongoing and requiring management, which is supported here by home care/wound assessment planning. In contrast, "depression" (without specification such as major depressive disorder severity/status) commonly does not qualify for HCC in the way major depressive/bipolar categories do, making it less reliable as a risk-adjusting diagnosis. Likewise, "renal failure" is nonspecific and potentially conflicting with CKD stage 3; CDI best practice would be to clarify acuity/severity (acute kidney injury vs CKD stage vs ESRD) rather than assume "renal failure" as an HCC driver. Therefore, the validated HCC-qualifying pair is CKD 3 and chronic non-pressure ulcer.


NEW QUESTION # 82
For outpatient/provider services, the primary sources of coding authority include the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, AHA's Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, as well as which of the following?

Answer: A

Explanation:
Outpatient/provider coding relies on two major code sets: ICD-10-CM for diagnoses and CPT/HCPCS for professional services, procedures, and supplies. Because of that, outpatient coding authority is anchored not only in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines and AHA Coding Clinic guidance for diagnosis reporting, but also in the authoritative guidance that clarifies CPT/HCPCS reporting. ACDIS outpatient CDI education stresses that CDI specialists must understand both sides: the diagnosis coding rules (ICD-10-CM) and the procedural/service reporting rules (CPT/HCPCS) that drive much of outpatient reimbursement. AMA's CPT Assistant is a key interpretive authority for CPT coding guidance, while AHA's Coding Clinic for HCPCS provides clarification on HCPCS Level II reporting. The other options focus on ICD-10-PCS guidelines and DRG tools, which are primarily inpatient facility concepts (PCS is inpatient procedure coding; DRGs are inpatient payment groupers). Therefore, the correct supplemental outpatient authority pair is AHA's Coding Clinic for HCPCS and AMA's CPT Assistant.


NEW QUESTION # 83
In the outpatient setting, which of the following guidelines depicts the reason for the encounter/visit shown in the medical record to be chiefly responsible for the services provided?

Answer: C

Explanation:
In outpatient and physician-office reporting, the diagnosis that best describes the main reason for the visit is reported as the first-listed diagnosis. Outpatient coding guidance emphasizes that the "principal diagnosis" concept is primarily an inpatient construct (the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for admission). In ambulatory encounters, patients are often seen for evaluation, management, follow-up, or symptom assessment, so the coding framework uses first-listed to identify the condition, problem, or symptom chiefly responsible for the services provided during that encounter. Co-existing conditions may also be reported when they are addressed or affect care (e.g., monitored, evaluated, assessed/managed, or treated), but they do not replace the requirement to sequence the primary reason for the visit first. Differential diagnoses are not used as the "reason chiefly responsible" in outpatient coding unless a confirmed diagnosis is established; if uncertainty remains, symptoms may be reported instead. Therefore, "first-listed diagnosis" is the correct term for the outpatient setting.


NEW QUESTION # 84
When evaluating a CDI specialist's performance, which of the following expectations is held to the same standard for both inpatient and outpatient initiatives?

Answer: B

Explanation:
Across both inpatient and outpatient CDI, the single expectation that must remain consistent is query compliance. While productivity targets, the types of query opportunities, and the way "impact" is measured can differ significantly by setting (e.g., DRG/CC-MCC focus in inpatient vs. HCC capture, specificity, and MEAT support in outpatient), the compliance framework for querying does not change. A compliant query must be clinically supported, non-leading, clearly written, and must allow the provider to independently determine the most accurate documentation based on the record. It should include relevant clinical indicators, present reasonable options (including "other"/"unable to determine" when appropriate), and avoid language that appears to request diagnoses for payment purposes. These principles protect documentation integrity, support defensible coding, and reduce audit risk regardless of whether the encounter is hospital-based or ambulatory. By contrast, "review productivity" and "revenue impact" vary widely by program design and setting, and "query opportunities" differ because inpatient vs. outpatient have different reportability rules and documentation drivers. Therefore, query compliance is the metric held to the same standard in both environments.


NEW QUESTION # 85
Which of the following adds weight to the risk score over and above the CMS-HCC weights for individual conditions?

Answer: B

Explanation:
CMS-HCC risk adjustment assigns a baseline coefficient (weight) to each qualifying HCC condition, but certain combinations of conditions can increase predicted cost beyond what would be expected by simply adding the two individual weights. These added increments are captured through disease interaction factors, which apply when specific conditions coexist (for example, diabetes with certain severe complications, or other paired conditions defined by the model). In outpatient CDI, this is why documentation must clearly support both diagnoses-each must be clinically evaluated/managed and meet reporting rules-because accurately capturing the interacting conditions can legitimately increase the beneficiary's risk score. By contrast, hierarchies are designed to prevent double-counting within related condition families (the more severe manifestation typically supersedes a less severe one), which often limits-not adds-separate weights. Resource-based relative values and conversion factors belong to physician fee schedule payment methodology for services/procedures (RVUs and payment conversion), not HCC risk score calculation. Therefore, disease interactions are the correct concept that adds risk score weight beyond individual HCC coefficients.


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