An elderly patient comes into the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath. An ECG is performed The final diagnosis at discharge is impending myocardial infarction. According to ICD-10-CM…

The correct answer is D. I21.3, R06.02. Impending myocardial infarction is reported with I21.3 for a myocardial infarction (acute). The shortness of breath, which is a symptom, is coded separately as R06.02. According to ICD-10- CM guidelines, when a definitive diagnosis is established, the diagnosis code is…

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An elderly patient comes into the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath. An ECG is performed The final diagnosis at discharge is impending myocardial infarction. According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is this reported?

Options

AI20.0
BR06.02
CI20.0, R06.02
DI21.3, R06.02

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A
13% (3)
B
4% (1)
C
4% (1)
D
78% (18)

Explanation

Impending myocardial infarction is reported with I21.3 for a myocardial infarction (acute). The shortness of breath, which is a symptom, is coded separately as R06.02. According to ICD-10- CM guidelines, when a definitive diagnosis is established, the diagnosis code is sequenced first followed by symptom codes.

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