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How should sepsis due to Dengue fever be coded?
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A patient was admitted with viral sepsis secondary to acute hepatitis B infection. What are the appropriate code assignments?
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How should acute respiratory failure due to severe viral sepsis be coded?
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The patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and is admitted to the hospital for treatment of lobar pneumonia. Under code J44.10, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute l...
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What are the diagnosis code assignments for an acute exacerbation of COPD with pneumonia? Is it appropriate to assign code J44.0, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory ...
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The patient has an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and acute bronchitis. What are the diagnosis code assignments?
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The title of code J44.0 states, “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection.” What infections are included in “lower respiratory infections?”
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A patient was admitted to an acute rehab facility for physical and occupational therapy following a total hip replacement (THR) due to a right intertrochanteric femur fracture. Since the hip joint ...
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An audiologist performs a hearing screening for a newborn in the hospital prior to discharge. The results are normal. What code should the audiologist report for his/her services?
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During the birth episode, a newborn does not pass a routine hearing screening exam. What code should the audiologist report for his/her services?
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