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1      1  )   2 Look up Dehydration in the index.

                        Find 276.51

                        Confirm in the Tabular List

                        ICD-9 276.51

    1      2  )   2 Hypovolemia is a decreased amount of blood in the body. Remember Hypo- (less)  and not

                        hyper- (more)

    1      3  )   3 Look up Chemotherapy, in the index to find V58.11

                        Confirm in the Tabular List.

                        Look up in the Neoplasm Index, Brain, Malignant, Secondary (It has metastisized from

                        another region) 198.3

                        Since it states, "From the Lungs", Lungs is primary.

                        Look up Lungs, Malignant, Primary, code 162.9 since the specific location is not mentioned.

                        Confirm in the Tabular List

    1      4  )   4 All of the Answers are Correct 183.0 ovarian ca, 196.2 metastatic intrapelvic lymph nodes

                        and V58.11 Chemo encounter. You do not want to use the V code as primary. Most

                        carriers may not cover the service.

    1      5  )   1 Peritonitis is the main term in ICD-9. Acute is the subterm.

                        Confirm the selection of the 567.21 in the tabular list.

                        ICD: 567.21

    1      6  )   4 Look up nephropathy in the Index and find 403.90 and the note "See Also Hypertensive -

                        kidney, malignant" for Code 403.00.

                        Look up Uremia in the index and find with hypertension (403.91) for complicating

                        hypertension (403.91). Confirm these codes in the Tabular List. Code 403.01.

                        The 4rth digit is for "malignant".

                        Uremia is a condition resulting from advanced stages of kidney failure in which urea and

                        other nitrogen-containing wastes are found in the blood

    1      7  )   3 Look up neuropathy in the Index to find "uremic" 585.x and [357.4]

                        Select 357.4 for the polyneuropathy.

                        Confirm in the Tabular List.

                        Confirm Uremia, 585.9 in the Tabular List.

                        Code FIRST the underlying disease, 585. 9 Chronic kidney disease, unspecified

    1      8  )   2 V85.21 Body Mass Index 25.0-25.9, adult

                        V85.22 Body Mass Index 26.0-26.9, adult

                        V85.23 Body Mass Index 27.0-27.9, adult

                        V85.24 Body Mass Index 28.0-28.9, adult

    1      9  )   3 The body-mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing your weight (in kg) by the square of

                        your height (in meters).

      1     10  )   3 The body-mass index (BMI) is calculated by dividing your weight (in kg) by the square of

                        your height (in meters). A BMI greater than 25 may indicate that you are overweight, while

                        a BMI greater than 30 generally indicates obesity.