mjb5019
Guru
Does the word "with" show causation or must it state hypertensive nephropathy in order to use that code?
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Wiki hypertension with nephropathy
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mitchellde
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the only renal codes combined with hypertension are those conditions coded with a 585.x code for chronic kidney disease. Nephropathy does not code with a 585.x so it would not combine with the 401.9