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Medical Coding

Category - ICD-10-CM Volumes 1 and 2

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What codes are correct for impaired fasting glucose and for elevated blood alcohol level?
  1. R73.0, R78.0
  2. R73.01, R78.0
  3. R73.02, R78.1
  4. R73.0, R78.1
Explanation
Answer: B - Codes R73.01 and R78.0 are the correct codes for impaired fasting glucose and for finding of alcohol in the blood.

Code R73.0 is incorrect because this code is for abnormal glucose, but there is a subcategory for impaired fasting glucose. Code R73.02 is incorrect because this is for impaired oral glucose tolerance and R78.1 is incorrect because this code is for finding opiates in the blood
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