Hot Shot Pop Quiz
Coding Educator, September 21, 2009
Do you know the answer to the question below? If so, submit your name and answer to Managing Editor Andrea Kraynak, CPC-A, at akraynak@hcpro.com. Each correct answer will be entered into a drawing with a chance to win a surprise. The winner will be announced in next month's issue.
What is the correct code to report a complete radiologic examination of left knee?
The winner from August was Deborah Herrera, CPC, from El Rio Health Center in Tucson, AZ! Congratulations! Deborah won a FREE 2009 ICD-9 Manual. The correct answer to the question "Which is the correct code to report for acute diastolic heart failure?" is code 428.31.
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