mad_one80
Guest
i have a 1 month old baby found to be in acute respiratory distress...should i use the 518.82(specifies for adult) or 770.89(specifies for fetus or newborn) dx code? 
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Wiki Respiratory Distress Dx
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magnolia1
Guest
If this baby is over 28 days old, I think you have to go with 518.82
Sheri Bernard
Contributor
Remember, the parentheticals are not required elements, which is why the government calls them "nonessential modifiers". Therefore, in the index,
Distress
respiratory (adult) 518.82
the "(adult)" is an optional element, ie, the patient is not required to be an adult for this code to be correct.
If the patient is more than 28 days old, that would be the code to use.
Distress
respiratory (adult) 518.82
the "(adult)" is an optional element, ie, the patient is not required to be an adult for this code to be correct.
If the patient is more than 28 days old, that would be the code to use.
srinivas r sajja
True Blue
when can we use 786.09 then?
Please clarify.
Please clarify.
FTessaBartels
Guest
786.09
786.09 does NOT specify ACUTE respiratory distress.
518.82 specifies ACUTE respiratory distress.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
786.09 does NOT specify ACUTE respiratory distress.
518.82 specifies ACUTE respiratory distress.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC