Reader Question: Use Secondary Dx for COPD, Bronchitis
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Reader Question:
Use Secondary Dx for COPD, Bronchitis
Published on Fri Jul 14, 2017
Question: A patient presented to the ED who has chronic COPD and we diagnosed him with bronchitis. Our ED physician wants to only report J44.0 (Chronic [...]
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