Hot Shot Pop Quiz
Coding Educator, January 18, 2010
Do you know the answer to the question below? If so, submit your name and answer to Associate Editor Jimmy Carroll at jcarroll@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.
Which ICD-9 code should you report for displacement of thoracic intervertebral disc with myelopathy?
The winner from December was Mary L. Curtis, CPC-H, at John Muir Physician Network/John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, CA. Congratulations! Mary won an HCPro 2010 ICD-9 Coding Manual. The correct answer to the question "What are the correct codes to report for frostbite incurred during a blizzard?" is 991.3, E908.3.
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