Discuss the patients status to be a covid-19 reinfection

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Assignment:

1. 4 year-old patient presents to office for removal of right ear myringotomy tube. (code only the principal diagnosis)

2. A patient presented to the hospital with acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia and COPD exacerbation. It was noted that the patient tested positive for COVID-19 approximately 80 days prior to this admission. A repeat COVID-19 test was performed and came back positive but the provider documented she did not consider the patient's status to be a COVID-19 "reinfection." The discharge summary states:

1. Acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia

2. Acute COPD exacerbation

3. History of COVID infection currently still testing positive for COVID

4. Patient intubated and placed on mechanical ventilator for 56 hours

Code the following scenario with both ICD-10-CM and PCS codes:

3. A patient, who is status post colectomy secondary to ulcerative colitis, presents with complaints of skin irritation around his ileostomy. The provider diagnosed irritant contact dermatitis caused by leakage of stool related to the retraction of the ileostomy. What are the appropriate diagnosis code assignments for the encounter?

Reference no: EM133449771

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