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A newborn infant is transferred to Community General Hospital for treatment of an esophageal
  atresia. What codes should be reported for Community General Hospital?
 A. Z38.00, Q39.0 C. Z38.00, Q39.1
  B. Q39.0 D. Q39.1

Question 2

ICD-10-CM code M19.14 Post-traumatic osteoarthritis, hand contains an Excludes2 note for post-traumatic osteoarthritis of first carpometacarpal joint (M18.2-, M18.3-). The Excludes2note means that __________.
 a. both codes can be assigned if the provider documented treatment of both conditions
  b. just one of the codes is assigned because an Excludes2 note means pure excludes
  c. neither code is assigned, and a physician query is generated to request clarification
  d. patient record documentation must be modified to allow both codes to be assigned



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

a



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