Question

The patient is seen in the ED with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. The final diagnoses in the ED are:

1) Probable hepatitis
2) Alcohol use

The patient is admitted as an inpatient, treated, and discharged with a diagnosis of hepatitis due to alcoholism. What is the appropriate ICD-10-CM code assignment for this patient?

A.K70.10, F10.988
B.K70.10, F10.10
C.K70.10
D.K70.10, F10.20

Answer 1

The appropriate ICD-10-CM code assignment for the patient is K70.10.

Step-by-step explanation:

The appropriate ICD-10-CM code assignment for the patient with a final diagnosis of hepatitis due to alcoholism is K70.10, which represents alcoholic hepatitis. The additional code F10.20 is not necessary because the patient already has a diagnosis of hepatitis due to alcoholism, and therefore, the additional code for alcohol abuse is not needed. Therefore, the correct answer is D) K70.10.