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Understand What to Do With Ruled-out Diagnoses

Published on Fri Sep 23, 2022

Question: The gastroenterologist suspected Barrett’s esophagus, which prompted an upper GI. Ultimately, the physician found a gastric ulcer that they attribute to the patient’s long-term use of ibuprofen. They do not confirm Barrett’s esophagus, but it’s still in the notes. Do I code it? Oregon Subscriber Answer: In this situation, report the primary diagnosis, which is a gastric ulcer, but [...]
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