Pulmonology Coding Alert

ICD-10-CM 2023:

Understand Why TAD Stands Alone in the 2023 ICD-10-CM Code Set

Hint: TAD has only one symptom. Dyspnea, also known as difficulty breathing or shortness of breath (SOB), is a respiratory symptom that’s common to several pulmonology diagnoses. Starting Oct. 1, 2022, dyspnea is a crucial factor for physicians diagnosing a patient’s adverse reaction to a blood transfusion. Get to know the differences between TACO, TRALI, and TAD and which codes [...]
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