Both the coding exercises and the coding scenario are designed to help you put the new ICD-10 guidelines and conventions into practice. An answer key is provided below 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.

Coding exercises

Code the following conditions according to ICD-10 coding conventions and guidelines:

1. Blindness (right eye), low vision (left eye)
2. Hypotension due to drugs (diuretics), initial encounter
3. Fecal impaction
4. Irritable colon with diarrhea
5. Constipation
6. Allergy from cat hair
7. Itch
8. Rheumatoid nodule, both shoulders
9. Kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis
10. Kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis, non-compliant patient

Coding scenario

Code the following scenario according to both ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding conventions and guidelines:

Tim and Susan celebrated their wedding anniversary by making reservations at the restaurant where they had their first date. They both decided to order something they have never tried before. The meal was delicious, but later that evening Tim broke out in a rash and experienced abdominal cramping and diarrhea. Susan suspected it must have been something he ate and advised him to see his doctor. The physician confirmed Susan?s suspicion.

Narratives

The following are the corresponding code narratives for each of the codes in the answer key:

For additional information related to the AmeriHealth transition to ICD-10, please visit the ICD-10 section of our website. On this site you will find examples of how ICD-9 codes will translate to ICD-10 codes in the ICD-10 Spotlight: Know the codes booklet. In addition, you will find examples of ICD-10 coding exercises and scenarios in the Putting ICD-10 into Practice: Coding exercises and scenarios booklet.

Answers to coding exercises:
1) H54.11 2) I95.2, T50.2x5A 3) K56.41 4) K58.0 5) K59.00 6) L23.81 7) L29.9 8) M06.311, M06.312 9) N18.6, Z99.2 10) N18.6, Z91.15

Answer to coding scenario:
ICD-10: K52.2, L27.2, Y92.511
ICD-9: 558.3, 693.1, 787.91, E849.6