NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
HEALTH INFORMATICS
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Question
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A patient is treated for fever/cough/malaise. An insurance clerk assigns an ICD-9 code to/for:
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diagnosis
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charges
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procedure
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supllies
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -R50. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R50. 81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, ICD-9 provides a fifth-digit subclassification for use with the diagnostic category for migraine (346) and instructs users to extend the four-digit codes for classical migraine (346.0), common migraine (346.1), etc., to five digits.
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