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mckennatimberlake

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ICD-10-CM category M1a (chronic gout) requires the assignment of a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh character to complete the code. It is incorrect to report a category M1a code without the fourth through seventh characters. Thus, which code is assigned for idiopathic chronic gout of the right shoulder, without tophus.
 a. M1a
 b. M1a.----
 c. M1a.x110
  d. M1a.0110

Question 2

An ICD-10-CM code is considered __________ if the number of characters required have not been assigned.
 a. complete
 b. invalid
 c. necessary
  d. reportable



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deja

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b




mckennatimberlake

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


laurnthompson

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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