Patient is admitted for treatment of pneumonia.She has had a cough and fever for the past 3 days.Patient has mild COPD.She is treated with IV fluids for dehydration and antibiotics.
Final Diagnoses:
Fever due to pneumonia.
Dehydration.
COPD.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

J18.9 - ICD-10 code for pneumonia, unspecified organism, E86.0 - ICD-10 code for dehydration, J44.9 - ICD-10 code for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified. This combination of codes covers all the diagnoses mentioned in the scenario. J18.1 (pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae) and J43.1 (emphysema) are not mentioned in the scenario, and J43.9 (COPD, unspecified) is not specific enough.

Patient Is Admitted for Treatment of Pneumonia