Determining Diagnosis Code Case Study
Checkpoint: Determining Diagnosis Code Categories
Determine a diagnosis code category for the following case studies and explain the rationale for your selections: * A 32-year-old pregnant woman comes into your Urgent care department. She is experiencing increased fatigue, dizziness, dehydration, and vaginal bleeding. * Since this is a pregnant woman, her symptoms would be coded as complications to the primary condition of pregnancy. Therefore, it would be coded under: * Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium, Codes 630-677
* A 13-year-old female with a history of mild migraines, presents to the neurology doctor’s office with repeated claims that the chairs and tables in the school cafeteria
Determine a diagnosis code category for the following case studies and explain the rationale for your selections: * A 32-year-old pregnant woman comes into your Urgent care department. She is experiencing increased fatigue, dizziness, dehydration, and vaginal bleeding. * Since this is a pregnant woman, her symptoms would be coded as complications to the primary condition of pregnancy. Therefore, it would be coded under: * Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium, Codes 630-677
* A 13-year-old female with a history of mild migraines, presents to the neurology doctor’s office with repeated claims that the chairs and tables in the school cafeteria