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Medical Coding

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A patient needs to have an initial assessment by occupational therapy after suffering from a stroke. What is the correct code for this evaluation?

  1. Z51.5
  2. Z51.8
  3. Z51.81
  4. Z51.89
Explanation

Answer: D - Z51.89 "Enounter for other specified aftercare" is the correct code for all occupational therapy and physical therapy visits. Codes for diagnoses and reasons for care are specified separately.

Code Z51.5 is for palliative care and code Z51.81 is for therapeutic drug level monitoring, both of whichdo not apply. Code Z51.8 is a general code for other specified aftercare, so code Z51.89 is more accurate.

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