Question

a patient presents to the physician to discuss her acne and ask the physician about a suspicious lesion of the left ear. the patient and physician discuss further treatment of the acne and agree to take a biopsy of the lesion of the ear. billing was sent prior to receiving the pathology report. what icd - 10 - cm code(s) is/are reported? o l70.9 o l70.9, d48.5 o l70.9, c44.202 o l70.9, d49.2

Explanation:

The patient has acne (coded under L70.9) and a suspicious lesion of the left - ear. Since no information about a neoplasm or other specific conditions related to the other codes (D49.2, D48.5, C44.202) is given and the focus is on acne and the ear lesion for which no more specific code is indicated, just the acne code L70.9 is sufficient for initial reporting.

Answer:

L70.9