Medical Coding Exam Prep

Category - ICD-10

Mr. Jones reported to the clinic with a complaint of abdominal pain for 36 hours. On examination, the physician noticed a generalized pain and considered acute gastritis as the probable diagnosis. Which of these is the most appropriate ICD-10 code for this diagnosis?
  1. K29.4
  2. K29.3
  3. K29.2
  4. K29.0
Explanation
Answer: D 

K29.0 is the appropriate code for this case because it codes for acute gastritis which is the diagnosis in this patient. 

Option A is not correct because K29.4 is used to code for chronic atrophic gastritis. Here, atrophy is not mentioned and the gastritis is acute. 

Option B is not correct because K29.3 is used to code for chronic superficial gastritis. In this patient, gastritis is acute. 

Option C is not correct because K29.2 is used to code for alcoholic gastritis. In this patient, no history of alcohol consumption is mentioned. 
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