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Coding Educator, February 15, 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.

What is the correct ICD-9-CM code for an atypical fibrous histiocytoma of the retroperitoneum?

The winner from January was Claire Mahoney CCS, CPC-H, at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. Claire won an HCPro 2010 ICD-9 Coding Manual. The correct answer to the question “Which ICD-9 code should you report for displacement of thoracic intervertebral disc with myelopathy?” is 722.72

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