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Let Guidelines Lead You to Correct Long COVID Reporting

Question: What is long COVID, how is it coded, and how does that differ from active COVID? Wyoming Subscriber Answer: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), long COVID is “a chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least 3 months.” Among its many symptoms are fatigue, fever, difficulty breathing, coughing, [...]
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