The patient has olecranon bursitis in an unspecified elbow. Which of the following is the proper diagnosis code?

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The patient has olecranon bursitis in an unspecified elbow. <br/><br/>Which of the following is the proper diagnosis code?

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AM70.2.
BM70.21.
CM70.20.
DM70.22.

✓ Correct answer: C. M70.20. Because it is the proper code. The other answers cannot be correct because the code does not match with the patient’s issue or the diagnosis. Instead, the other codes match with the same issue for a different limb or a different medical problem altogether. M70.21 is code for olecranon bursitis in the right elbow. M70.22 is code for olecranon bursitis in the left elbow. M70.2 is code for the category of olecranon bursitis.

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