ICD-9 code 002 for Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INTESTINAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (001-009).
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[U]Patient [/U]1: This established 2-year-old female presents with cough, nasal discharge, and fever. Cough onset was one... [ Read More ]
Sorry i totally read the diagnosis code wrong (pains of staring at a screen all day)
Any chance one of the following dx codes that do not support Medical Necessity are also included?
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[b]home[/b]
for me there are different types of home, you can call apartment as a home, condo as a home, a mobile home as a home "obviously", and so on.
it's appropriate to code Y92.002 for this case... [ Read More ]
That's what I thought until I reviewed the answer.
This is what it says:
Patient used a razor to cut himself in a suicide attempt while at home in the bathroom today.
I answered Y92.002 but the ans... [ Read More ]
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[B]Final Diagnosis[/B]: Missed abortion.
[B]HISTORY[/B]: This is a 22-year-old white female, gravida 1, para 0, at 14 weeks by dates, confirmed on ultrasound, with spotting only and nonviable intraute... [ Read More ]
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H26.00Unspecified infantile and juvenile cataract
H26.001…… right eye... [ Read More ]
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