AAPC CPC Medical Coding ICD-10 Practice Exam

Category - ICD-10

Mr. Logan came to the hospital for treatment of the red sores on his face as caused due to impetigo. Assign the correct ICD-10 code for this case.

Explanation

Answer: B

L01.00 is the appropriate code because it codes for unspecified impetigo. Here, the type of impetigo is not mentioned.

Option A is not correct because L01.03 codes for bullous impetigo but the specific type is not mentioned here.

Option C is not correct because L01.01 codes for non-bullous impetigo but the specific type is not mentioned here.

Option D is not correct L01.03 codes for bockhart’s impetigo but the specific type is not mentioned here.

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