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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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Ron, a 45-year-old male had mild joint pain, fatigue, and loss of appetite for the past 5 months. On clinical examination, yellowing of his skin and eyes is noted. The symptoms have been persisting for the last few months and on getting examined he is found to be suffering from chronic viral hepatitis B. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this condition?
  1. B18.0
  2. B18.1
  3. B18.2
  4. B19.1
Explanation
Answer: A 

B18.0 is the correct code for this case because it codes for chronic viral hepatitis B with delta agent. Since the patient had a yellow color of the skin, nausea, etc. for the last 5 months, it denotes the chronic nature of hepatitis. 

Option B is not correct because B18.1 is used to code for chronic viral hepatitis B without a delta agent. 

Option C is not correct because B18.2 is used to code for chronic viral hepatitis C. 

Option D is not correct because B19.1 is used to code for unspecified viral hepatitis B. 
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