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Use This Code Trio When Choosing Hypotension Dx

Published on Tue May 20, 2025

Question: If a patient has intracranial hypotension, is there a single diagnosis code to represent this condition? Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: Actually, there are three ICD-10-CM options in the G96.81- (Intracranial hypotension), and you’ll have to check the notes for more information before settling on a code. You need to check if the hypotension was spontaneous or it was another type [...]
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