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Know That Diarrhea Is Sometimes a Symptom of Colitis

Published on Tue Aug 03, 2021

Question: The indication of my provider’s report details the patient having both diarrhea and colitis. Do I assign codes to both conditions, or is only one code used in this case? And if I do code the diarrhea, do I use R19.7 or K59.1? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: First, you can determine the difference between the two diarrhea codes — [...]
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