Anna is a 32-year-old woman who was trapped under debris from a tornado for approximately 10 hours a year ago. Now, she is having a difficult time with the symptoms of nightmares reliving the experience, fear of storms, and difficulty concentrating. She went to the psychiatrist who gave the diagnosis as chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. Assign the correct ICD-10 code for this case.
  1. F43.0
  2. F43.12
  3. F43.22
  4. F43.21
Explanation
Answer: B 

F43.12 is the correct code here because it is used to code for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder which is the diagnosis in the patient. 

Option A is not correct because F43.0 specifies acute stress reaction which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option C is not correct F43.22 specifies adjustment disorder with anxiety which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option D is not correct because F43.21 specifies adjustment disorder with depressed mood which is not the diagnosis here. 
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