Question

A patient is admitted with a history of prostate cancer and with mental confusion. The patient completed radiation therapy for prostatic carcinoma three years ago and is status post a radical resection of the prostate. A CT scan of the brain during the current admission reveals metastasis. Which of the following is the correct coding and sequencing for the current hospital stay?

a) C79.31, C61
b) C79.31, Z85.46, C61
c) C79.31, Z85.46
d) C61, C79.31, Z85.46

Answer 1

The correct coding and sequencing for the current hospital stay would be C61, C79.31, Z85.46.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct coding and sequencing for the current hospital stay would be option D: C61, C79.31, Z85.46.

The reason for this is that the patient is admitted with a history of prostate cancer (C61) and is found to have brain metastasis on CT scan (C79.31). Additionally, the patient has a history of radical resection of the prostate (Z85.46), which is also included in the coding.

Therefore, the correct coding and sequencing for the current hospital stay would be C61, C79.31, Z85.46.