ICD 10 Coding Alert

Use the fifth digit to designate site.

You can take it easy. ICD-10 offers simple and specific codes for aortic dissection. Like in ICD-9, the site of the aortic dissection guides you to the right code. Take this quick quiz to assess how well you understand the diagnosis coding for aortic dissection.

Question 1: Which of the following ICD-10 codes do you submit for aortic dissection in the abdominal aorta?

a) I71.00 

b) I71.01 

c) I71.02 

d) I71.03

Question 2: Which of the following ICD-10 codes do you report when your physician documents a diagnosis of aortic dissection but does not mention the affected site in the aorta?

a) I71.00 

b) I71.01 

c) I71.02 

d) I71.03

Question 3: Which of the following ICD-10 codes do you submit when your physician documents an aortic dissection at a site which lies at the junction of the thoracic and abdominal parts of the aorta?

a) I71.00 

b) I71.01 

c) I71.02 

d) I71.03