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462 Acute Pharyngitis vs. 784.1 Throat Pain

halebill

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Happy Wednesday!

I'm crystal clear on Dx 462 acute pharyngitis. I have a provider who likes to sometimes report 784.1 throat pain, which excludes sore throat. Who can tell me, what exactly does "throat pain" entail? Thanks!


Bill Hale, CPC
 
Sore throat is actually " pain or irritation of the throat". Normally using 462 for the diagnosis of sore throat as the alphabetic index directs, the code description is acute pharyngitis. But here I think the provider wants only the pain code, so he chose 784.1 simple throat pain...the definition of sore throat is also like that, pain in throat...

Thara L CPC H
 
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