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soccerdreamer_17

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on: Jun 27, 2018
A total breast reconstruction is performed on a radical mastectomy patient. The radical mastectomy was done six months prior. What would a coder looking at the record for this encounter code?
 A) mastectomy and reconstruction
  B) mastectomy only
  C) reconstruction only
  D) none of the above

Question 2

Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given in the following questions.
 
  Thoracic osteoarthritis


TheNamesImani

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

721.2


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