Pre-op diagnosis: scar on cornea.
Post-op diagnosis: adherent leukoma, right eye.
Procedure: laser excision of leukoma.
The correct diagnosis code to report is ____________________.

An energy expenditure (EE) of 60 kcal/hr/m2 for an adult is indicative of which of the following conditions?

a. Burns b. Sedation c. Starvation d. Hypothermia

Susie Coder is a hospital inpatient coder. She is coding a complex Medicare record. She has to choose between two codes for the bill. Code A pays $3,400. Code B pays $9,700. The coding rules indicate that Susie should use code A

Susie uses code B. What is Susie guilty of? A) Miscoding B) Hospital coding C) DRG coding D) Upcoding