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A patient is admitted with malignant ascites with widespread metastatic peritoneal lesions,
  primary site sigmoid colon; sigmoid colon resection 6 months ago.
 A. R18.8, C78.6, Z85.038 C. C78.6, R18.0, Z85.038
  B. R18.8, C78.6, C18.9 D. R18.0, C78.6, C18.9

Question 2

When the word in appears in the ICD-10-CM index, it is located in alphabetical order below the main term. To assign a code from the list of qualifiers below the word in, the physician must document __________ condition(s) in the patient record.
 a. both
  b. either
  c. one
  d. mutually exclusive



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kxciann

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

a




dalyningkenk

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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