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CDIP Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner VIP Exam III
CDIP — The CDIP credential is issued by AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association). The exam consists of approximately 115 scored items plus unscored pretest questions, administered over 3.5 hours, covering clinical documentation review, ICD-10-CM/PCS coding, CDI program management, compliance, and data analytics.
53
Questions
210m
Time Limit
72.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 53👑 VIP
A CDI specialist is reviewing the record of a 74-year-old patient admitted with acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring 4L nasal cannula oxygen. The hospitalist documents 'COPD exacerbation' as the principal diagnosis but the discharge summary states the patient was treated for 'acute-on-chronic respiratory failure secondary to COPD exacerbation.' The coder queries the CDI specialist asking which condition should drive DRG assignment. What is the most appropriate response?
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