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Pregnant Patient Has Respiratory Illness? Code This

Published on Fri Sep 10, 2021

Question: Our facility has a debate on when we should assign O99.5- (Diseases of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium). For example, pregnant patient, 18 weeks, presents with nasal congestion, headache and ear fullness. She denies any cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, fever, chills, dizziness, or changes in bowel or bladder function. Provider stated, “I do not [...]
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