Author Question: Carol had an aspiration biopsy of the thyroid. What is the appropriate ICD-9-CM procedure code? A) ... (Read 33 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Carol had an aspiration biopsy of the thyroid. What is the appropriate ICD-9-CM procedure code?
A) 06.09
B) 06.11
C) 06.19
D) 06.2

Question 2

For the following questions, use an ICD-9-CM code book and select the appropriate code(s) for the diagnostic statements given.

Dr. Smith records the following diagnoses at the time of discharge:
Left leg lesion
The pathology report in the record records:
Malignant melanoma