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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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Kylie, a 72-year-old lady, reports to the hospital with complaints of hallucinations, disordered thinking, and fear whenever she is alone. On examining the symptoms, she is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. What is the correct ICD-10 code for his condition?
  1. F20.1
  2. F20.2
  3. F20.0
  4. F20.3
Explanation
Answer: C 

F20.0 is the correct code for this case because it codes for paranoid schizophrenia which is the diagnosis in the patient. 

Option A is not correct because F20.1 is used to code for disorganized schizophrenia. 

Option B is not correct because F20.2 is used to code for catatonic schizophrenia. 

Option D is not correct because F20.3 is used to code for undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
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