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Wiki To code or not to code: Mild (diagnosis)?

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Hi.

I was once told by an "experience" coder to never code a mild condition. Has anyone ever heard of this? I discussed this same issue with another coder and they don't feel that is correct. I haven't seen any guidelines for this topics so I'm trying to confirm with any physical back up. Is this only correct only for certain conditions?

I currently have a physician diagnosis on his notes "Mild Obstructive Lung Disease".What do you think?

Any helps....
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I am what you would call an "experienced" coder and I have never heard of this. Mild is a definitive finding and therefore should be coded if it is related to the reason for the study. Mild obstructive pulmonary disease could be a related finding to shortness of breath or of chest pain. Which brings up another point -- A patient would be treated the same in an ER setting if they presented with "mild" chest pain vs chest pain.
 
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