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Distinguish AIDS, HIV This Way

Published on Wed May 23, 2018

Question: How do I know when to code for AIDS (B20), not HIV (Z21)? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: The distinction between ICD-10 codes B20 (Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease) and Z21 (Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status) is based on whether the physician documents that the patient infected with HIV is symptomatic. The physician might document a B20 diagnosis with [...]
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