xoposho
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Can i assign 042 code if the patient doesn't have any symptoms but his CD4 count is less than 200?
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Aids/hiv
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mitchellde
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you can assign 042 only if the physician states HIV positive as symptomatic in the documentation. A coder may assign a dx based on a lab result.
xoposho
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thank you very much
mitchellde
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i am sorry I meant to say a coder may NOT assign a dx based on a lab. My bad, headcold got in the way.
xoposho
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i got it 