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Answer Chronic/Acute Question Before Choosing Dx

Published on Fri Nov 17, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from postoperative pain. What is the correct ICD-10 code for this condition? Michigan Subscriber Answer: It depends on whether the pain was chronic or acute—and whether the operation was a thoracotomy or another procedure. Go back and check the notes to see if you can glean this information. Then, choose one of the following [...]
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