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RHIT VIP Certification Practice Exam III
RHIT — The Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam is administered by AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association); it consists of 150 questions (130 scored, 20 pretest) delivered via computer-based testing over 3.5 hours, scored on a 100–400 scale with a passing score of 300.
55
Questions
210m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 55👑 VIP
A coder is reviewing a record for a patient admitted with acute exacerbation of COPD. The physician also documented type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease, stage 3. The patient's creatinine levels were monitored but no specific treatment for the CKD was initiated beyond fluid management. Which coding principle applies to whether the CKD should be coded as an additional diagnosis?
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