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441.4 Crosses to I71.4 for Unruptured AAA

Published on Thu Jan 03, 2013

Aortic anatomy lesson helps keep your coding on the straight and narrow. An important element of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) coding is knowing whether the aneurysm has ruptured. Here’s a quick look at diagnosis coding for unruptured AAA, which is a ballooning of the portion of the aorta located in the abdomen. ICD-9-CM Code 441.4, Abdominal aneurysm without rupture ICD-10-CM [...]
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