A patient presents with a primary neoplasm of the left femur (C40.22) and is admitted for chemotherapy treatment (Z51.11). During the course of treatment, the patient experiences severe nausea and is treated for the nausea in this encounter (R11.0). Select the appropriate code assignment and sequence for this scenario:

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The primary reason for the encounter is the chemotherapy treatment (Z51.11), followed by the primary diagnosis of neoplasm of the left femur (C40.22), and the treatment of severe nausea (R11.0) is secondary to the chemotherapy, thus it is listed last.

A Patient Presents with a Primary Neoplasm of the Left