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Pulmonology Coding:

Avoid Unspecified Codes When a NOS Diagnosis Is Made

Published on Tue Oct 28, 2025

Question: A patient presented to our outpatient pulmonology clinic with wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. The patient attested that the symptoms had been occurring a couple times a week. The pulmonologist performed spirometry, administered a bronchodilator, and then performed the spirometry again. The second test showed significant improvement in lung function after bronchodilator use. The pulmonologist diagnosed the [...]
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