Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified (496)
ICD-9 code 496 for Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ALLIED CONDITIONS (490-496).
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[QUOTE="LoriCox, post: 332157, member: 31257"]Are you able to ask the physician for clarification? If not, I would only approve the 496 for COPD.[/QUOTE]
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