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Decipher Notes to Nail Carditis Dx

Published on Fri Nov 10, 2023

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffers from “rheumatoid carditis w/RA, R shoulder.” I’m at a loss here; can you help me choose a diagnosis code for this shorthand? Illinois Subscriber Answer: This one is tricky, as you’ll need to grapple with alternate terms in ICD-10 as well as wading through the shorthand. The abbreviations your physician uses translates to: rheumatoid [...]
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