Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I

question 72

Multiple Choice

Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.14.a.2, which states: Patients who have undergone kidney transplant may still have some form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) because the kidney transplant may not fully restore kidney function. Therefore, the presence of CKD alone does not constitute a transplant complication. Assign the appropriate ________ code for the patient's stage of CKD and code ________, kidney transplant status.

• A) N18, Z94.1
• B) N18, Z94.0
• C) Z94.0, N18
• D) N17, Z93.0

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