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Medical Coding Exam Prep

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A patient comes with a complaint of fever, cough, and difficulty in breathing for eight days. He gave the history of alcohol consumption at weekends and had a party ten days ago. Based on the symptoms and history, the diagnosis was made as aspiration pneumonia. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this diagnosis?
  1. J69.0
  2. J69
  3. J69.1
  4. J69.8
Explanation
Answer: D 

J69.8 codes for aspiration pneumonia due to liquids or solids other than food, milk and, oil and essences. Here, the cause is alcohol. 

Option A is not correct because it codes for aspiration pneumonia, which is caused due to aspiration of food or milk. 

Option B is not correct because it is a broader code and is not the best choice here. 
Option C is not correct because it codes for aspiration pneumonia due to oil and essences. 
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