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[solocoder]

Yet another excludes 1 question-sorry.
Can someone explain this excludes 1 note to me? excludes 1: diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere-see alphabetical index.


Thanks.

 

[mitchellde]

it would help explain this if you could add what code this was attached to.

 

[solocoder]

I see it with "abnormal findings" codes, for example R93.2, R90.89 and R93.5.

 

[mitchellde]

categories R90-R94 have the excludes 1 note:
Excludes 1
•diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
which means if the radiologist renders an impression of a condition which can be coded elsewhere in the classification then you use the more specific code and not a code from these categories and you do not code both.