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jman1234

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A patient is referred to a radiologist for an outpatient abdominal ultrasound due to jaundice. After review of the ultrasound, the interpreting physician also discovers that the patient has an aortic aneurysm. Which ICD-10-CM code is reported as the first-listed condition?
 a. I71.8
 b. I79.0
 c. K76.9
  d. R17

Question 2

When a patient presents to his provider's office with intermittent hydrarthrosis of the right foot, which ICD-10-CM code is assigned?
 a. M12.40
 b. M12.471
  c. M12.48
 d. M12.49



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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