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Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

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Veronica, a 24-year-old patient, presented to the clinic with severe pain in her mouth. After examination and X-rays, the patient was diagnosed with sialolithiasis. Assign the correct ICD-10 code for this case.
  1. K11.3
  2. K11.5
  3. K11.0
  4. K11.4
Explanation
Answer: B 

K11.5 is the appropriate code because it is used to code for sialolithiasis which is the diagnosis here. 

Option A is not correct because K11.3 specifies the abscess of the salivary gland. 

Option C is not correct because K11.0 specifies atrophy of the salivary gland. 

Option D is not correct because K11.4 specifies the fistula of the salivary gland. 
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