Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Mr. Robin visits the emergency department with complaints of excessive sweating, loss of appetite, excessive coughing, and extreme fatigue. After extensive testing and a chest x-ray, the emergency department physician diagnoses tuberculous meningoencephalitis. The patient is placed on oral medications and asked to visit for a follow up in one week. Assign the correct ICD-10 code for this case. 
  1. A17.82
  2. A15.0
  3. A17.1
  4. . A15.6
Explanation
Answer: A 

The code A17.82 is correct as it is used to specify tuberculous encephalitis. This is the diagnosis in this patient. 

Option B is not correct because A15.0 is used to code for the tuberculosis of the lung. Here, tuberculosis is seen in the meninges and not the lungs. 

Option C is not correct because A17.1 is used to code meningeal tuberculoma, which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option D is not correct because A15.6 is used to code tuberculous pleurisy, which is not the diagnosis here. 
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