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Wiki Exposure to influenza

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Please help me: 87804/87804-59 were given to pt whose wife has flu. Used V0179 but rejected saying this procedure is not consistent with the diagnosis given.
What is the appropriate code to this situation?
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How about V73.89, Special screening examination for other specified viral diseases? (I'm not sure why V01.79 wasn't acceptable...:confused:)
 
V01.7 Contact with or exposure to other viral diseases
Conditions classifiable to 042-078 and V08,
V01.79 Contact or exposure to other viral diseases

So we cannot code this, we can go with V01.9.
V01.9 Contact with or exposure to unspecified communicable disease
 
Exposure to Influenza

When I have a diagnosis like that and they are given Tamiful to cover it I use V01.89 exposure to other communicable diseases and V07.8 (prophylaxis). Since they consider SARS (coronvirus) communicable, Influenza can be considered a communicable disease. It is spread by other people, it can be spread through touching objects the infected person has touched, sneezed on and so forth. I have not had any claims rejected using this code so far.
 
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