Practice Quiz

Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day
Mary has skin patches that are painless, reddish-purple involving her lower limb, face, and mouth. The patient has had these lesions for the past 1 year. Due to the skin patches, the patient reports cosmetic disfigurement compromising the esthetics. The skin patches denote the occurrence of Kaposi sarcoma of the skin. What is the correct ICD-10 code for his condition?
  1. C46.5
  2. C46.4
  3. C46.0
  4. C46.2
Explanation
Answer: C 

C46.0 is the correct code for this case because it codes for Kaposi’s sarcoma. As the lesions have occurred on the skin surface and are purple in color, the diagnosis is made to be Kaposi’s sarcoma. 

Option A is not correct because C46.5 is used to code for Kaposi’s sarcoma of the lung. 

Option B is not correct because C46.4 is used to code for Kaposi’s sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract. 

Option D is not correct because C46.2 is used to code for Kaposi’s sarcoma of the palate. 
Previous Next
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details
Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz