Radiology Coding Alert

Verify Your Answers To The ICD-10 Coding Quiz

Check this one-to-one match for aortic dissection. Answer 1: The correct answer is option c, I71.02. Like ICD-9, ICD-10 offers a definitive code for aortic dissection in the abdominal region. You submit ICD-9 code 441.02 (Dissection of aorta, abdominal). This code corresponds to I71.02 (Dissection of abdominal aorta) in ICD-10. Similarly, you submit ICD-9 code 441.01 (Dissection of aorta, thoracic) [...]
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