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Can You Report Multiple Coronary Codes?

Question: I’m reading an impression that notes atherosclerotic heart disease of the native coronary artery without angina pectoris. The patient also has coronary atherosclerosis due to a calcified coronary lesion. I’ve narrowed my code choices down to I25.10 or I25.84, but I’m not sure which code I should choose. Can you please help? New York Subscriber Answer: You should report [...]
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