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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue 7
ICD-10: Can You Decipher These Common Infection Diagnoses?
Some are straightforward, others require several steps.
From strep throat to otitis media, you are likely to see infections in your ED on a daily basis. Do you know how to code them? Check these common scenarios and determine if you’d know which codes to report.
Strep Throat
When you see a chart for a patient with strep, your first step is to determine whether the patient has streptococcal pharyngitis or tonsillitis. The following code sets apply to those diagnoses:
J02.0 — Streptococcal pharyngitis
J03.00 — Acute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
J03.01 — Acute recurrent...
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