ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Flashcards
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A patient with Hb-SS sickle cell disease presents with acute chest syndrome and pain crisis. What is the correct coding?
Answer: D57.01 for acute chest syndrome, which encompasses the crisis state
D57.01 specifically identifies acute chest syndrome in Hb-SS disease, which inherently indicates a crisis state.
A provider documents 'paraplegia secondary to old T12 spinal cord injury' from 8 years ago. How should this be coded?
Answer: G82.20 and S34.109S for both current condition and cause
Both the current functional deficit (G82.20) and the sequela code for the cause should be coded. Paraplegia maps to HCC 70.
A patient has atrial fibrillation and sick sinus syndrome with tachycardia-bradycardia. How are these coded?
Answer: I48.91 and I49.5 separately
These are distinct arrhythmia conditions without an Excludes1 note between them. Both may coexist independently.
A patient has 'chronic pain syndrome' and 'chronic pain due to left hip osteoarthritis.' How should the coder proceed?
Answer: Code G89.4 and M16.12, with the underlying condition first
Per ICD-10-CM guidelines, when chronic pain syndrome coexists with an identified cause, both should be coded with the underlying condition sequenced first.
A provider documents 'patient has controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy with undetectable viral load.' What code is assigned?
Answer: B20 Human immunodeficiency virus disease
B20 is correct. Once diagnosed with HIV disease, B20 is assigned for all subsequent encounters regardless of viral load status.
A patient has rheumatoid arthritis affecting both hands with rheumatoid nodules and rheumatoid lung disease. What codes are needed?
Answer: M05.441, M05.442, and M05.10 for hands with lung involvement
RA with nodules needs laterality-specific codes for each hand, plus M05.10 for lung involvement as a separate manifestation.