These coding exercises and scenario are designed to help you put the new ICD-10
guidelines and conventions into practice. An answer key is provided so you can
verify if your answers are correct. In addition, code narratives are included
to describe each ICD-10 code used in the exercises and scenario.
If needed, use the [
]ICD-10 Spotlight: Know
the codes[] booklet for assistance with these exercises.
[
]Specialty focus: Dermatology[
]
[
]Coding exercises[
]
Code the following conditions according to ICD-10 coding conventions and
guidelines:
Diaper rash
Keloid scar
Sebaceous cyst
Boil of the left foot
Eczema
Premature greying of hair
Plaque psoriasis
Dry skin dermatitis
Bed sore with abrasion and blisters of left buttock
Freckles
[
]Coding scenario[
]
Code the following scenario according to ICD-10 coding conventions and
guidelines:
Susie has a distinctive birthmark on her face that she is not fond of. To make
matters worse, she woke up on her 40th
birthday feeling like she was in her prime ? until she looked in the mirror and
saw the acne that had formed sometime
during the night. It brought back memories of her awkward teenage years. Susie
made a call to her dermatologist,
dreading to deal with these issues as an adult.
[
]Narratives[
]
The following are the corresponding code narratives for each of the codes in
the answer key:
ICD-10 code
Code narrative
Exercises
L22
Diaper dermatitis
L91.0
Hypertrophic scar
L72.3
Sebaceous cyst
L02.622
Furuncle of left foot
L30.9
Dermatitis, unspecified
L67.1
Variations in hair color
L40.0
Psoriasis vulgaris
L85.3
Xerosis cutis
L89.322
Pressure ulcer of left buttock, stage 2
L81.2
Freckles
Scenario
Q82.5
Congenital non-neoplastic nevus
L70.9
Acne, unspecified
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]ICD-10[] section of
our website. On this site you will find additional information related to the
transition to ICD-10, including frequently asked questions, examples of how
ICD-9 codes will translate to ICD-10 codes in the [
]ICD-10 Spotlight: Know the codes[]
booklet, and ICD-10 coding exercises and scenarios in the [
]Putting ICD-10 into Practice: Coding exercises
and scenarios[] booklet.
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