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    Wiki Asthma and smoking for Pediatrics

    We are now getting denials from the Medicaid's requesting an additional code for "exposure to smoking". We have patients that are not exposed to smoking and still have asthma. We have to appeal each one of these claims with office notes. Does anyone know of a code we can use for "no exposure...
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    Wiki Asthma And allergic Rhinitis

    8 month old boy came for evaluation of asthma and physician dx as moderate persistent asthma what is the appropriate Icd 10 code that can be assigned in this scenario. 1 yr old 8 month old boy came for evaluation of asthma and allergic rhinitis physician dx as moderate persistent asthma, with...
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    Wiki Help coding - I'm having a bit of an issue with a certain diagnosis

    I'm having a bit of an issue with a certain diagnosis. The physician states "chronic bronchial asthma" as the diagnosis. The code for Bronchial Asthma is 493.90. The code 493.9X also states "Allergic Asthma", "Allergic Bronchitis", and "Asthmatic Bronchitis". There is no code for "chronic"...
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