HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2020 Issue 16 (April)

Q&A: Reporting COVID-19-positive cases based on diagnostic test results

April 21st, 2020

Q: If laboratory results supporting a positive case of COVID-19 are included in the physician’s note for an emergency department visit, but the physician does not provide an interpretation of the laboratory results, would it be appropriate to report an ICD-10-CM code for a confirmed case of COVID-19?

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