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Wiki Covid-19 U07.1

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Brenda1973

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Hi, When U07.1 is my primary diagnosis do I need to follow it up with secondary codes for the covid symptoms (cough, fever, congestion,ect.) or is U07.1 billable alone?
 
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Hi, When U07.1 is my primary diagnosis do I need to follow it up with secondary codes for the covid symptoms (cough, fever, congestion,ect.) or is U07.1 billable alone?
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Only assign U07.1 when symptoms are an integral part of disease progression.

Per 2025 Official Coding Guidelines ". Conditions that are an integral part of a disease processSigns and symptoms that are associated routinely with a disease process should not beassigned as additional codes, unless otherwise instructed by the classification. Conditions that are not an integral part of a disease processAdditional signs and symptoms that may not be associated routinely with a diseaseprocess should be coded when present."
 
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