The patient was admitted from her primary care physician's office for palpitations. The patient has never had an episode like this. The patient does have a family history of coronary artery disease. The patient was monitored by telemetry, but no specific cardiac arrhythmias were identified. The patient was instructed to return for follow-up if palpitations recurred.Final Diagnosis: Palpitations; cardiac arrhythmia ruled out; family history of coronary artery disease
A)R00.1, Z82.49
B)R00.2, Z82.49
C)R00.2, Z82.41
D)R00.1, Z82.41

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

R00.2 (Palpitations) is the appropriate code to describe the patient's main symptom. Z82.49 (Family history of ischemic heart disease and other diseases of the circulatory system) is also appropriate to report the patient's family history of coronary artery disease.

The Patient Was Admitted from Her Primary Care Physician's Office