HAAD RHIA Exam
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) (Page 70 )

Updated On: 12-Feb-2026

A discharge in which the patient was discharged from the inpatient rehabilitation facility and returned within 3 calendar days is called a(n)

  1. interrupted stay.
  2. transfer.
  3. per diem.
  4. qualified discharge.

Answer(s): A



In a global payment methodology which is sometimes applied to radiological and similar types of procedures that involve professional and technical components, all of the following are part of the "technical components EXCEPT

  1. radiological equipment.
  2. physician services.
  3. radiological supplies.
  4. support services.

Answer(s): B



Changes in case mix index (CMI) may be attributed to all of the following factors EXCEPT

  1. changes in medical staff composition
  2. changes in coding rules
  3. changes in services offered
  4. changes in coding productivity

Answer(s): D



this prospective payment system replaced the Medicare physician payment system of "customary, prevailing, and reasonable (CPR)" charges whereby physicians were reimbursed according to historical record of the charge for the provision of each service.

  1. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
  2. Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs)
  3. Medicare Case Mix Index
  4. MEDISGRPS

Answer(s): A



A Medicare patient has arthroscopic analysis of adhesions and shaving of the particular cartilage of the right knee. The codes are:
The Medicare CCI (Correct Coding Initiative) edits indicate that code 29877 is not a component code for 29884, but code 29884 is a component code for 29877. The correct code(s) to be reported on this claim is (are)

  1. 29884-RT and 29877-RT.
  2. 29884-RT.
  3. 29877-RT.
  4. neither code.

Answer(s): C






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