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A patient is admitted with chest pain. After workup, the physician documents the diagnosis as acute STEMI of the left anterior descending artery. Which ICD-10-CM code is the principal diagnosis?

I21.02 — ST elevation myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery R07.9 — Chest pain, unspecified I25.10 — Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery I21.9 — Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified

Correct Answer:

I21.02 — ST elevation myocardial infarction involving left anterior descending coronary artery

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