The Includes Note Located Below Category Code H80 Otosclerosis in the ICD-10-CM

question 51

Multiple Choice

The includes note located below category code H80 Otosclerosis in the ICD-10-CM tabular list indicates that otospongiosis is classified to that same category. This means that the provider __________, and a code from category H80 would be assigned.

• A) could document otosclerosis or otospongiosis
• B) has the option of documenting otoscleritis
• C) must document otosclerosis in the patient record
• D) queries the coder to determine the condition to code

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