Post AHIMA Assessment ICD-10-CM

A patient presents to the ER with right lower quadrant pain. A surgeon is consulted and decides to take the patient emergently to the OR for appendectomy. Intraoperatively, the appendix appears normal. Some adhesions in the right lower quadrant are taken down. The appendix is removed as planned but pathology indicates no inflammatory changes. The patient has no further complaints of pain. What diagnosis should be used for the surgical procedure?

Patient presents today for a screening colonoscopy, this patient has a family history of colon polyps.

What ICD-10-CM category is used to report weeks of gestation?

ICD-10-CM provides aftercare Z codes for injuries.

Observation codes can be utilized as:

What is the ICD-10-CM code for status kidney transplant?

A patient presents for a recheck after suffering an acute myocardial infarction of the left anterior descending artery 2 weeks prior and had postinfarction angina. He is being seen mainly for the angina.

The codes to report an encounter for an uncomplicated termination of pregnancy are located in which ICD-10-CM chapter?

A patient presents today complaining of itching and burning on her stomach. This patient is not obese but does have a pannus as a result of having two cesarean sections. On exam it was determined that this patient has cellulitis, in review of the patient’s history a cause cannot be determined.

Sue had epilepsy with seizures, at this time they are not responding to medication. What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code?