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The Coding Challenge Question: A 9-year-old patient with sensorineural hearing loss, bilaterally, is treated with a bilateral cochlear implantation device. The area of the scalp behind the left ear is shaved and cleaned, and a small incision is made in the skin. The surgeon then drills into the mastoid bone and the inner ear and…
The Coding Challenge Question: A 16-year-old male is seen in the ED with complaints of pain and difficulty breathing through his nose. He states he was playing basketball at his high school earlier when another player accidentally elbowed him in the mid-face area. After clinical examination, the physician diagnoses a nasal bone fracture. The nose…
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:
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…
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. š ** This post was reviewed and updated on October 7,…
This article has been updated to reflect the FY 2023 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines. Coding Challenge A new patient presents for an initial office visit with complaints of moderate pain and swelling of the right ankle. The physician performs a history and examination and documents it in the medical record. The patient is diagnosed with a…