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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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Mr. Donald was admitted to the hospital with severe pain in the upper abdomen due to acute gastric ulcers that have perforated. Select the appropriate ICD-10 code for this case?
  1. K25.3
  2. K25.1
  3. K25.7
  4. K25.2
Explanation
Answer: B 

K25.1 is the appropriate code because it is used for acute gastric ulcer with perforation which is the diagnosis in Mr. Donald. 

Option A is not correct because K25.3 is used to code for acute gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation which is not the diagnosis in this case. 

Option B is not correct because K25.7 codes for chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation. 

Option D is not correct because K25.2 codes for acute gastric ulcer with both hemorrhage and perforation. Here, hemorrhage is not seen. 
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