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    Wiki ICD 10 code for Mucous plug for Pulmonology help please!

    Hello, What is the correct code please? I am always confused which to code 1) excessive sputum (R09.3 or 2) Other Foreign Object in Other Parts of Respiratory Tract causing aspiration. I feel that 2) referring to "foreign object" is inaccurate because mucous isn't a foreign object, IMO. thank...
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    Wiki Expanded Respiratory Panel and COVID 19 PCR Testing-Coding Question.

    I work for an independent laboratory. I am looking for opinions on how you would code the follow Respiratory Panel with Viruses and Bacterial. I just want to be sure that I am doing everything correctly and by the book. I appreciate any and all feedback. I also would like to know if I should be...
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    Wiki Endobronchial CPT code

    I need a little help in choosing a code. The doctor performed an, excision of left mainstrem endobronchial tumor with snare. The note reads, We were able to get around the base with a snare. We applied 25 walls(?) (maybe joules) of electrocautery and were able to detach the lesion. It was...
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    Wiki Acute/chronic keywords

    Keywords such as "probable", "suspected", "likely", "rule out", etc. indicate uncertainty. So how about acute and chronic? Are there any keywords to watch out for whenever "acute" or "chronic" are absent? One example would be "develops", such as in the statement "The patient subsequently...
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    Wiki dx specificity help

    Hello, Just wondering, if a diagnosis is listed under the p/a as an unspecified code and in the same note under current hospital problems it is written with more specifics, can I code to the higher specificity? see dx *** below. I bill professional services for pts who are seen in the hospital...
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    Wiki Nasal Cannula ICD-10-PCS

    I'm looking for confirmation on what ICD-10-PCS code should be used when a patient receives supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Another coder and myself are not certain of the correct code. These are the codes we've considered: 3E097GC Introduction of Other Therapeutic Substance into Nose...
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