When coding the phrase “acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma,” the main term to reference in the index is _____.

Harry East is being seen today in the pain clinic due to chronic post-thoracotomy pain. The first-listed diagnosis is _____.

Conjunctival granuloma of the left eye is reported with code H11.222.  

For code G89.2, chronic pain, to be reported, the patient has to have experienced the pain for over seven months.   

If pain is not specified as acute or chronic, post-thoracotomy, postprocedural, or neoplasm related, do not assign codes from category G89. 

Chapter 4 of ICD-10-CM reports codes for nutritional anemias, hemolytic anemias, and other hemorrhagic conditions.  

When a patient is admitted because of a primary neoplasm with metastasis and treatment is directed toward the secondary site only, the secondary neoplasm is designated as the principal diagnosis even though the primary malignancy is still present.  

There are 25 chapters in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.   

John, a 3-year-old male, is being seen today to follow up on previous OT and PT evaluations. His parents have noticed that he appears to have coordination problems. The OT and PT evaluations are unremarkable. Dr. Smith feels that John has a developmental coordination disorder. This case would be reported with code _____.

When a definitive diagnosis has been established, codes such as pain and fever are not coded.