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Plumb Your J-Code Understanding

Published on Wed Jan 03, 2024

See if you caught the right codes for this common pneumonia. Coders had ample warning that the J code category of ICD-10-CM code set would see a lot of changes, but now you have an opportunity to see how you measure up. Rely on J15 Code for This Bacterial Pneumonia Answer 1: You’ll assign J15.61 (Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii) [...]
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