CCS PRACTICE EXAM 1&2 UPDATED EXAM 2023 -2024 REAL EXAM OVER 210 + QUSTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS AND RATIONALES GRADED A+ LATEST VERSION BRAND NEW !!! Patient admitted with hemorrhage due to placenta previa with twin pregnancy. This patient had two prior (cesarean section) deliveries. Emergency C-section was performed due to the hemorrhage. The appropriate principal diagnosis would be: a. Prior cesarean sections b. Placenta previa without hemorrhage c. Twin gestation d. Placenta previa with hemorrhage - ANSWERS- d. Placenta previa with hemorrhage The principal diagnosis should be the condition established after study that was responsible for the patient's admission. If the patient was admitted with a condition that resulted in the performance of a cesarean procedure, that condition should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis. If the reason for the admission or encounter was unrelated to the condition resulting in the cesarean delivery, the condition related to the reason for the admission or encounter should be selected as the principal diagnosis, even if a cesarean was performed (CMS 2018a, Section I.C.15.b., 58). The "code, if applicable, any causal condition first" note in the ICD-10-CM tabular lists indicates that this code may be assigned when the causal condition is unknown