A 23-year-old female is being seen by her physician today for anemia. She is one week post appendectomy. Her hemoglobin prior to surgery was 13.4g/dL. Today her lab results read 10.3 g/dL and the physician concluded she lost a large amount of blood after her appendectomy. She does not have any history of anemia prior to her surgery.

What is the correct diagnosis for this patient’s anemia?

What does the Excludes 1 note mean?

A 66-year-old male received a viral test for Covid-19 by his physician. The results of the viral test were positive. His physician also sent him to receive a chest x-ray, in which he also tested positive for pneumonia in the RUL.

What ICD-10 code should be used?

An 89-year-old female with a history of smoking cigarettes daily since 1950. She is seen in the emergency department for shortness of breath (SOB), hypertension, and congestive heart failure (CHF). According to her previous cardiology notes she has acute diastolic CHF.

What ICD-10 codes should be used?

A patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is admitted to the hospital for treatment for bacterial pneumonia.

What ICD-10 codes should be used?

A 34-year-old male with sepsis is admitted into the hospital. He received a Covid-19 viral test, and the results are positive. His medical records show that he has been vaccinated. While in the hospital he developed symptoms of septic shock.

What are the appropriate ICD-10 codes for this scenario?

A lady comes into the ED with SOB. She is hypoxic and hypercapnic and is having possible respiratory failure. The physician determines she has acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). What is the correct diagnosis for this scenario?

When coding the placement of a catheter in the right middle artery, should the case be coded where the line begins (the insertion) or where the line ends up?

A patient was assaulted in the street, just outside the local grocery store. No one saw how the incident occurred, but the patient suffered from multiple fractures and contusions. The patient stated it was very dark then suddenly felt a hit. According to the patient’s x-rays, the left zygoma, left humerus, left tib/fib and left cuboid are fractured.

Where is the zygoma located?

The patient comes into the office complaining of a sore throat. The throat is bright red. There is no sinus drainage or fever. The provider asks for a throat swab to be performed to rule out strep throat. The test results are negative.

What is the correct ICD-10 code?