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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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Mr. Daniel, who is experiencing acute pain in the right leg, went to the hospital for a check-up. On assessment, the orthopedic doctor diagnosed the patient with Achilles tendonitis of the right leg. Assign the correct ICD-10 code for this case.
  1. M76.51
  2. M76.01
  3. M76.61
  4. M76.12
Explanation
Answer: C 

M76.61 is the correct code because it is used to code for Achilles tendinitis in the right leg which is the diagnosis here. 

Option A is not correct because M76.51 is used to specify patellar tendinitis in the right knee which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option B is not correct because M76.01 is used to specify Gluteal tendinitis of the right hip which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option D is not correct because M76.12 is used to specify psoas tendinitis of the left hip which is not the diagnosis here. 
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