This male patient is three days post-op. At the time of his surgery he had an indwelling catheter. He is complaining of pain in the testes. Exam: The testes appear swollen. Assessment: The symptoms are a result of an infection that is undetermined at

this time. Orchitis and epididymitis are present. Plan: Ten-day course of ceftriaxone. Using an ICD-9-CM code book, select the appropriate code(s) for this encounter.


604.90

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