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The Coding Challenge Question: A patient is seen for an electronic cigarette-related lung injury with cough, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Assign for ICD-10-CM. A. U07.0, R10.84B. U07.0, R05.9, R10.9, R19.7C. U07.0D. U07.0, R10.84, R19.7 Answer: (more…)
The Coding Challenge Question: A 56-year-old morbidly obese female with a BMI of 50 and diabetes had a recent polysomnography. Her husband had witnessed loud snoring and pauses in her breathing during sleep. The sleep study showed an Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) of 6. She is diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. Which of the following ICD-10-CM…
The Coding Challenge Question: A female patient with chronic complaints of left pelvic pain is taken to the operating room for a laparoscopy. Upon inspection of the pelvis, multiple adhesions were found attached to the right fallopian tube and ovary. A probe was used to bluntly lyse the adhesions. No other abnormalities were found. What…
The Coding Challenge Question: An established 44-year-old male is seen at his physician’s office today for a new 3-cm lump on the left arm. The physician spends 5 minutes reviewing the patient’s chart while other qualified clinical staff takes the patient’s vitals. The physician then spends 15 minutes updating the patient’s history and performing a…
Question: Patient with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis is admitted for a total knee replacement of both knees. The patient has significant bilateral knee joint pain, stiffness, and loss of function. Assign the CPT code(s). A. 27447, 27447-50B. 27446-50C. 27447-51D. 27487-RT, 27487-LT Answer: (more…)
Take the Free ICD-10-CM Coding Challenge below and test your medical coding skills on swimmer’s ear. Then check your answer against the answer and rationale provided. I’m pulling for you!! Not your ear though. I won’t pull your infected ear because that would hurt. 😉 The Coding Challenge Question: A 10-year-old male complains of pain…