tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 33

Reader Question: Know How to Code Wheezing

Question: Sometimes our physician suggests diagnosis 519.11 for wheezing, but sometimes he suggests 786.07. How can I tell which one to use? Answer: The best code for "wheezing," or what allergists call "wheezing associated respiratory illness" (WARI), is diagnosis code 519.11 (Acute bronchospasm). Acute bronchospasm typically occurs in asthma or bronchitis. Although the descriptor for 786.07 is "wheezing," the code refers to stenosis (or narrowing) of respiratory passages that is symptomatic of a variety of conditions, including asthma, croup, hay fever, mitral stenosis, and pleural effusion and may result from a variety of...

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