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Emergency Department Coding:

Do Extra Leg Work for This Unspecified Dx

Published on Mon Feb 09, 2026

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from an acute embolism in their right lower extremity. I have no other information on the patient’s diagnosis. What is the most appropriate ICD-10-CM code for this condition? New York Subscriber Answer: It looks like you’ll have to opt for an unspecified code for this patient, since you have very little information [...]
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