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 correct sequence is to first code for the reason for the encounter, which is chemotherapy treatment (Z51.11), followed by the primary diagnosis of the neoplasm of the left femur (C40.22), and then the symptom experienced during the encounter, which is severe nausea (R11.0).

A Patient Presents with a Primary Neoplasm of the Left