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Step Up Your UTI Coding With This Handy Guide

Published on Wed Feb 16, 2022

Know how and when to bypass N39.0. Coding for urinary tract infections (UTIs) seems very simple. The ICD-10 index for infection - urinary tract automatically leads you to N39.0 (Urinary tract infection, site not specified). But underneath that entry are a number of other choices that you need to rule in or rule out before opting for the unspecified code. [...]
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