Mrs. Emma was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of severe joint pain in her hands. She also mentioned severe pain in the hips frequently. After clinical assessment, the diagnosis was done as myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis at multiple sites. What is the appropriate ICD-10 CM coding for this case?
  1. M05.55
  2. M05.49
  3. M05.54
  4. M05.34
Explanation
Answer: B 

M05.49 is the appropriate code for this case because it codes for “Rheumatoid myopathy with rheumatoid arthritis of multiple sites”. This is the diagnosis in this patient. 

Option A is not correct because M05.55 is used to code rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of the hip which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option C is not correct because M05.54 codes for rheumatoid polyneuropathy with rheumatoid arthritis of the hand which is not the diagnosis here. 

Option D is not correct because M05.34 codes for rheumatoid heart disease with rheumatoid arthritis of the hand which is not the diagnosis here. 
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