Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Mr. Ronald was brought to the emergency department of the hospital in an unconscious state. After a clinical examination and CT scan, the diagnosis was made that he is in a coma because of cerebral infarction caused due to thrombosis in the cerebral artery. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this case?
  1. I63.30
  2. I63.11
  3. I63.41
  4. I63.12
Explanation
Answer: A 

I63.30 is the appropriate code here as it is used to code cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of an unspecified cerebral artery. 

Option B is not correct because I63.11 codes for cerebral infarction due to embolism of the vertebral artery. Here, embolism is not seen in the vertebral artery. 

Option C is not correct because I63.41 codes for cerebral infarction due to the middle cerebral artery’s embolism, which is not seen here. 

Option D is not correct because I63.12 codes for cerebral infarction when it is caused due to the embolism of a basilar artery. This is not seen in this patient. 
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