Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
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Handle Your Pulmonary Diagnoses With Care by Pinpointing Anatomic Site
Published on Fri Oct 01, 2010 
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Here's how to differentiate the trachea from the bronchi. Doctors who treat lung conditions don't only deal with COPD, and it's up to you to link the correct diagnoses to the pulmonary treatment codes. Use the anatomic drawing below to locate the site that your physician addressed, and match that to the sampling of applicable ICD-9 codes in the chart at the bottom of this page. 
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