Sunny Valley Rehabilitation Center is completing a coding training for staff members. In preparation for the training, Ms. Rhit is preparing a list of common codes used by providers. For the following questions, for each diagnostic statement listed, select the appropriate ICD-9-CM code

You are reviewing a prehospital care report (PCR) and note the following entry: "Pt. took PCN b.i.d. PO for 5 days." You would interpret this as the patient took:

A) penicillin injections for five days. B) a total of 10 pills of penicillin. C) a penicillin pill every other day for five days. D) antibiotic injections two times a day for five days.

The following questions will require the use of the ICD-9-CM code book to select the proper answer. A laser procedure to destroy a lesion of the rectum is coded to which procedure code?

A) 48.31 B) 48.32 C) 48.33 D) 48.34