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Old 05-01-2012, 10:54 AM
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Default Viral syndrome

Can URI be coded with viral syndrome ?

Resident documented "URI viral syndrome"

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Old 05-01-2012, 12:00 PM
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Probably trying to indicate that the cause is viral, which does not really help. They should have specified the type of virus.... Still very general....
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