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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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A 64-year-old patient, Mr. Khan comes to the hospital complaining of fatigue and bone pain. On laboratory assessments, the Hb of 9.8 g/dL, the calcium level of 11.6 mg/dL, and total protein of 9.9 g/dL were found. The diagnosis was made as Multiple myeloma. Select the appropriate ICD-10 code for the diagnosis.
  1. C81
  2. C92
  3. C90
  4. C95
Explanation
 Answer: C 

C90 is the appropriate code for this case because it codes for multiple myeloma which is the diagnosis in this patient. 

Option A is not correct because C81 codes for Hodgkin lymphoma which is not the diagnosis in this patient. 

Option B is not correct because C92 codes for myeloid leukemia which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option D is not correct because C95 codes for the leukemia of unspecified cell type which is not correct for this case. 

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