Cardiology Coding Alert

Exercise: Match the diagnoses to their corresponding ICD-9 codes:

1. Acute interolateral mycardial infarction
2. Hypertension with CHF
3. Sick sinus syndrome
4. Aortic arch aneurysm
5. Mitral valve regurgitation
6. Palpitations
7. Carotid artery stenosis
8. Degenerative cardiomyopathy with arteriosclerosis
9. Coronary artery disease, arterial bypass graft
10. Hypertension with cardiovascular disease, benign
11. Wenkebach heart block
12. Long-term use anticoagulants (pro-time patients)
13. Personal history of PTCA

A. 414.04
B. 429.1
C. V45.82
D. 410.20
E. 402.91
F. V58.61
G. 427.81
H. 426.13
I. 441.2
J. 424.0
K. 785.1
L. 402.10
M. 433.10

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would match these before looking at the box below for the answer.




Answers:

1. Acute interolateral myocardial infarction: D. 410.20
2. Hypertension with CHF: E. 402.91
3. Sick sinus syndrome: G. 427.81
4. Aortic arch aneurysm: I. 441.2
5. Mitral valve regurgitation: J. 424.0
6. Palpitations: K. 785.1
7. Carotid artery stenosis: M. 433.10
8. Degenerative cardiomyopathy with arteriosclerosis: B. 429.1
9. Coronary artery disease, arterial bypass graft: A. 414.04
10. Hypertension with cardiovascular disease, benign: L. 402.10
11. Wenkebach heart block: H. 426.13
12. Long-term use anticoagulants (pro-time patients): F. V58.61
13. Personal history of PTCA: C. V45.82