Other procedures without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or of later complication (E879)
ICD-9 code E879 for Other procedures without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or of later complication is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -SURGICAL AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES AS THE CAUSE OF ABNORMAL REACTION OF PATIENT OR LATER COMPLICATION,WITHOUT MENTION OF MISADVENTURE AT THE TIME OF PROCEDURE (E878-E879).
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[QUOTE="suzyrene, post: 360281, member: 23183"]I am looking for some assistance in how to code post radiation syndrome. The Documentation reads
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