ICD-10-CM Code Q03 Congenital Hydrocephalus Contains an Excludes1 Note for Acquired

question 95

Multiple Choice

ICD-10-CM code Q03 Congenital hydrocephalus contains an Excludes1 note for acquired hydrocephalus (G91.-) . Thus, code G91.- __________.

• A) can be reported with a category Q03 code due to interpretation of the Excludes1 note
• B) may be reported with a code from category Q03 if documentation justifies both codes
• C) is never reported with a code from category Q03 because of the Excludes1 note
• D) results in coders submitting a physician query to request documentation clarification

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