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Conditions that are not considered an integral part of a disease process __________.
 a. are not coded when documented
  b. have modifiers added to them
 c. result in a physician query
 d. should be coded when present

Question 2

The patient is treated for complaints of shortness of breath, with a chest x-ray resulting in the diagnosis of pneumonia for which an antibiotic is prescribed. Assign ICD-10-CM code(s) for __________.
 a. pneumonia
 b. shortness of breath
 c. shortness of breath and pneumonia
  d. signs and symptoms of pneumonia



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a





 

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