Sophia Smith was born vaginally today at the hospital with Apgar scores of 9 and 10. On her day 2 visit, the doctor diagnosed Sophia with congenital lordosis of her lumbar spine. What codes are assigned?

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B is the correct choice because Z38.00 indicates the live birth occurred within the hospital setting, and Q76.426 represents congenital lumbar spine lordosis. A is incorrect because it uses the wrong subtype of lordosis. C and D are incorrect because they falsely indicate that the birth occurred outside of a hospital setting.

Sophia Smith Was Born Vaginally Today at the Hospital with Apgar