Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Ziya, a 12-year-old girl had a piece of class embedded in her face after falling through a window. On observation, the doctor saw a deep wound penetrating her cheeks denoting a puncture wound of the cheeks.  What is the correct ICD-10 code for his condition?
  1. S01.41
  2. S01.42
  3. S01.43
  4. S01.44
Explanation
Answer: D 

S01.44 is the correct code for puncture wounds with the foreign body of the cheeks and temporomandibular area. As Ziya had a glass embedded in her face representing a foreign body and a puncture wound on the face. 

Option A is not correct because S01.41 is used to code for laceration without a foreign body of the cheeks and temporomandibular area. 

Option B is not correct because S01.42 is used to code for laceration with foreign body of the cheeks and temporomandibular area. 

Option C is not correct because S01.43 is used to code for puncture wounds without the foreign body of the cheeks and temporomandibular area. 
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