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HCS-D ACTUAL EXAM (Home EXAM COVARAGE
Care Coding Specialist -
Diagnosis) ICD-10-CM CODING CONVENTIONS AND
OFFICIAL GUIDELINES
DIAGNOSIS CODE SEQUENCING
(PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND COMORBID
CONDITIONS)
HOME HEALTH-SPECIFIC CODING
SCENARIOS
WOUND, ULCER, INJURY, AND AFTERCARE
CODING
Z-CODES AND EXTERNAL CAUSE CODES
CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION REVIEW AND
INTERPRETATION
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE

,PROCESSES
BASIC PHARMACOLOGY KNOWLEDGE
LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE
CASE-BASED CODING APPLICATION AND
CRITICAL THINKING

,A 68 yr old admitted with an d. E11.621, L97.424, L89.320, E11.42, E11.51,
infected diabetic ulcer to left Z79.2, Z45.2
midfoot due to stepping on a
tack and being unable to feel
the tact. The pt has diabetes,
polyneuropathy, and
angiopathy. On MRI, the results
show destruction of the bone of
the midfoot. The pt does have a
history of ostemyelitis, but is not
showing any current signs of
active osteomyelitis. THe pt is
also noted to have decubitus to
the left buttock covered with
slough. SN to provide wound
care to both wounds, and IV
antibiotics for 6 weeks. Code:
a. E11.69, M86.571, E11.621,

, L97.424, L89.320, E11.40, E11.51,
Z45.2
b. E11.622, L97.424, L89.320,
E11.40, E11.51
c. L97.429, E11.40, E11.51, L89.320,
Z79.2, Z45.2
d. E11.621, L97.424, L89.320,
E11.42, E11.51, Z79.2, Z45.2


Pt has intermittent abdominal b. K80.10
pain. The MD has documented
that the pt has gallstones, which
causes occasional cholecystitis.
Code:
a. K80.00
b. K80.10
c. K80.13
d. K80.01

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