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Good Morning,

I am trying to figure out which code to use. 493.82 cough variant asthma vs asthma with an additional code of cough unspecified.

This does not specifically say "Cough variant asthma" but I wondered if coded asthma, did I need to bring down the code for cough or just use the 493.82..see report
This is from outpatient radiology.

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Reason For Exam
asthma/cough
REPORT
Chest 2 views
Heart and mediastinum are normal
There is no pneumonia or pleural effusion there is no pneumothorax stable
since May 17, 2010

Impression: Negative
end of report *********************

Thanks for your help...Again! Also, I tried looking in the guidelines but really could not identify this. Could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Leia
 
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