Injury to unspecified blood vessel of thorax (901.9)
ICD-9 code 901.9 for Injury to unspecified blood vessel of thorax is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INJURY TO BLOOD VESSELS (900-904).
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I work for an Infectious disease doctor and this patient was seen IP. Coded in this same order: R50.81,Z34.82,G43.901. It was denied for missing/inc... [ Read More ]
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I work for an Infectious disease doctor and this patient was seen IP. Coded in this same order: R50.81,Z34.82,G43.901. It was denied for missing/inc... [ Read More ]
I work for an Infectious disease doctor and this patient was seen IP. Coded in this same order: R50.81,Z34.82,G43.901. It was denied for missing/incomplete/invalid other diagnosis. All I can think is ... [ Read More ]
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