Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Mary, a 30-year-old woman, presents to the hospital with the symptoms of fever, cough, headache, and generalized weakness for 2 days. She says she hung out with her friend who had a cough and cold as well due to winters. She did not receive the influenza vaccine this season. On laboratory tests, the viral culture showed Novel Influenza A Virus. She is diagnosed with influenza along with pneumonia. What is the correct ICD-10 coding for this case?
  1. J11.0
  2. J09.X1
  3. J13
  4. J14
Explanation
Answer: B 

JO9.X1 is the appropriate code because it is used to code for Influenza due to identified novel influenza A virus with pneumonia. Here, this is the diagnosis given to the patient. 

Option A is incorrect because J11.0 specifies the unidentified influenza virus. Here, the type is specified. 

Option C is incorrect because J13 specifies pneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae but here, the primary diagnosis is influenza. 

Option D is incorrect because J14 specifies pneumonia due to Hemophilus Influenza. Here, the primary diagnosis is influenza. Pneumonia is secondary to influenza. 
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