tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 6

ICD-9 CODING QUIZ ANSWERS: Can You Sequence Your Diagnosis Codes Properly on Your Medicare Claims?

Check out the answers to our ICD-9 coding quiz to find out how you fared. You know that you should list your patient's primary diagnosis code first, but many coders are unable to figure out which diagnosis is primary. Find out whether you've sequenced your ICD-9  codes properly with the answers to our quiz (see questions on page 42). Answer 1: You should first code the definitive diagnosis (382.00, Acute suppurative otitis media without spontaneous rupture of ear drum), not the presenting diagnoses (780.60, Fever; and 388.70, Otalgia, unspecified). Because the ear pain and fever are...

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