Read the provided coding scenario in order to answer the questions listed below. Submit as
A 17 year old female patient is seen in Family Planning for a scheduled three month pill evaluation. During the
workup, her blood pressure is elevated and she has complaints of frequent headaches the past 2 months. Due
to the adverse reaction to the Ortho-Novum, she is switched to Cerazette.
• What was the primary reason for the visit?
• What is the key word you will use to look up the primary reason?
• What other problems need to be coded?
• What indexes do you need to use to determine code selection?