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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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Jordan, a 52-year-old male complains of shortness of breath, swelling in feet and ankles, persistent nausea and vomiting for the past 1 year. Since then, he is urinating very less and has difficulty in sleeping. The diagnosis is found to be the end-stage renal disease. What is the ICD-10 code of his condition?
  1. N18.1
  2. N18.2
  3. N18.3
  4. N18.6
Explanation
Answer: D 

N18.6 is the correct code for this case because it codes for end-stage renal disease which has led to these symptoms in the patient. 

Option A is not correct because N18.1 is used to code for chronic kidney disease, stage 1. 

Option B is not correct because N18.2 is used to code for chronic kidney disease, stage 2 (mild). 

Option C is not correct because N18.3 is used to code for chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate). 
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