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[perkins05]

Help CPAP dependency????

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If patient is dx with OSA 327.23 and use a CPAP machine nightly. Should we also code the pateints dependency of the machine? If so what code can be used?


Thanks

 

[mjb5019]

Cpap

Go Status in the alphabetical and look up ventilator dependence. Go to that code in the tabular and come down to "other enabling machine."