Patient complains of severe abdominal pain. A CT of the abdomen shows surgical scissors that were inadvertently left in the patient at the time of his cholecystectomy six months ago

Select the correct code for each of the diagnoses:
a. K91.71, R10.9, Y81.3
b. K91.5, R10.9
c. K91.89, R10.9, Y81.3
d. K91.5, Y81.3

Answer: c

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