If a patient with HIV is admitted for an unrelated condition, code _____.
A. B20 only
B. B20 and them any unrelated condition
C. Code the unrelated condition as the first listed diagnosis
D. Code B20.02
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Physician diagnoses a patient with iron-deficiency anemia and begins treatment with iron supplementation. He scheduled a repeat appointment in six months that included routine blood work
Her blood work at this repeat appointment indicates a microcytic normochromic picture with elevated iron levels. Based on these findings, what should the doctor do next? a. Order a bone marrow aspirate b. Order a hemoglobin electrophoresis c. Order a repeat CBC d. Repeat the iron studies
The most commonly occurring malignancy in the oral cavity is:
a. Basal cell carcinoma b. Kaposi's sarcoma c. Adenocarcinoma d. Metastatic cancer e. None of the above