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AAPC CPC Medical Coding ICD-10 Practice Exam

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A newborn was examined for severe recurrent infection involving his mouth and skin that began at 4 weeks of age. She also has a fever and on detecting was found to be affected with congenital agranulocytosis. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this condition?
  1. D70.4
  2. D70.2
  3. D70.0
  4. D70.3
Explanation
Answer: C 

D70.0 is the correct code for this case because it codes for congenital agranulocytosis which is the diagnosis in this newborn child. 

Option A is not correct because D70.4 is used to code for cyclic neutropenia which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option B is not correct because D70.2 is used to code for other drug-induced agranulocytosis. 

Option D is not correct because D70.3 is used to code for neutropenia due to infection. 
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