tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q4

Reader Questions: Use This Guide to Acute Laryngitis, Tracheitis Dx Codes

Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician treated a patient with ‘acute subglottic laryngitis.’ What is the correct diagnosis code for this condition, and could you tell me more about the codes in the J04.- (Acute laryngitis and tracheitis) code set? Montana Subscriber Answer: The code you’ll want to choose for this patient is J04.0 (Acute laryngitis). “Subglottic laryngitis [acute]” is in the list of alternate terms for J04.0. Here’s a bit more about the other codes in J04.-: J040.0 (Acute laryngitis): Acute laryngitis is a condition characterized by...

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