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tatyanajohnson

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Codes for malignancies of the blood and blood-forming organs:
 
  a. appear within block D81  D96 within Chapter 3 of ICD-10-CM.
   b. appear in block C81  C96 within the neoplasm chapter of ICD-10-
  CM.
   c. both a and b.
   d. neither a nor b.

Question 2

When anemia is caused by CKD, the coder should:
 
  a. use an additional code to identify the state of the kidney disease.
  b. query the physician to see if the CKD should also be coded.
  c. refer to the OGCR for further instructions.
  d. check to see if acute kidney disease is also present.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a



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