For ambulatory surgery, assign an ICD-10-CM code to the diagnosis ...

[yoroshambo]

For ambulatory surgery, assign an ICD-10-CM code to the diagnosis for which the surgery was performed; if the postoperative diagnosis is different from the preoperative diagnosis when the diagnosis is confirmed, assign a code to the __________.
 a. postoperative diagnosis instead because it is more definitive
 b. preoperative diagnosis because it was documented by the surgeon
  c. suspected conditions because they are qualified by the physician
  d. therapeutic procedure performed because it results in reimbursement

Question 2

For patients receiving __________ only, assign and report first the appropriate code from ICD-10-CM subcategory Z01.81 (encounter for preprocedural examinations), to describe the preoperative consultations.
 a. ambulatory surgery
 b. preadmission testing
 c. preoperative evaluations
  d. surgical procedures

[Toya9913]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c

[yoroshambo]

Excellent

[laurnthompson]

TYSM