Question

A patient was admitted for abdominal pain with diarrhea and was diagnosed with infectious gastroenteritis. The patient also had angina and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the following would be the correct coding and sequencing for this case?

a) A09, K52.9, R07.9
b) A04.72, K52.9, J44.9, R07.9
c) K52.9, A09, J44.9, R07.9
d) A04.72, K52.9, R07.9, J44.9

Answer 1

The correct coding and sequencing for this case is A04.72, K52.9, R07.9, J44.9.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct coding and sequencing for this case would be option d) A04.72, K52.9, R07.9, J44.9.

When coding for a patient with multiple conditions, it is important to follow the coding guidelines and sequence the diagnoses based on the reason for the encounter, the chronic conditions, and any complications or manifestations associated with the conditions.

In this case, the patient was admitted for abdominal pain with diarrhea, which is the reason for the encounter. The infectious gastroenteritis would be coded first as A04.72. The chronic conditions, angina and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), would be coded next as K52.9 and J44.9 respectively. The abdominal pain and diarrhea would be coded last as R07.9, which represents unspecified chest pain, and K52.9, which represents noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified.

Therefore, the correct coding and sequencing for this case is A04.72, K52.9, R07.9, J44.9.