Patient with Vomiting and Abdominal Pain Is Admitted to the Hospital

question 52

Multiple Choice

Patient with vomiting and abdominal pain is admitted to the hospital. After workup, it is determined that the patient has appendicitis. The patient is taken to the OR for a laparoscopic appendectomy. The physician documents that the pathology report shows acute appendicitis with an abscess.

• A)K35.3, R10.9, 0DYJ0ZZ
• B)K35.3, 0DTJ4ZZ
• C)R10.9, K35.1, 0DTJ4ZZ
• D)K35.9, R10.9, 0DTJ0ZZ

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