Question 62 2 out of 2 points 2 Dx An 8-day-old male infant was brought by his m

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Question 62 2 out of 2 points 2 Dx An 8-day-old male infant was brought by his mother to his pediatrician's office for his first well baby exam. The mother told the physician she was concerned about the malodor- ous discharge from his umbilical stump that she had been cleaning several times a day. Upon examination the physician found periumbilical erythema and tenderness as well as discharge from the umbilical stump but no hemorrhage from the site. The baby did not have a fever or other signs of systemic infection. The physician prescribed liquid antibiotics to be started the same day and arranged for an appointment with an infectious disease specialist the next day to confirm the antibiotic was appropriate. A culture was taken from the umbilical drainage. The physician's final diagnosis for the office visit was neonatal omphalitis Selected Answer

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Correct Answer: ICD-10-CM Codes are Z00.111, P38.9

Explanation: ICD Code Z00.11 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of Z00.11 that describes the diagnosis 'newborn health examination' in more detail.

P38.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of omphalitis without hemorrhage. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

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