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Acute Laryngitis Remains Easy Coding With J04.0 in ICD-10

Look how many conditions the code will represent when ICD-10 goes into effect. Diagnosis coding is simple when the pediatrician diagnoses acute laryngitis: If no obstruction is present, you assign 464.00 (Acute laryngitis; without mention of obstruction). The code applies to patients with several types of laryngitis, provided they don't experience blockages of the passageway: Edematous laryngitis Hemophilus influenzae laryngitis Pneumococcal laryngitis Septic laryngitis Suppurative laryngitis Ulcerative laryngitis. The code also applies to acute laryngitis not otherwise specified. ICD-10 change: Once ICD-10 goes into effect, you'll use code J04.0 (Acute laryngitis) to report acute laryngitis without obstruction. ICD-10 has a broader description of acute laryngitis that doesn't include the explanatory phrase "without obstruction" in the descriptor. Also, ICD-10 asks you to report an additional code (B95-B97) to identify the infectious agent responsible for the acute laryngitis. Remember, until a test confirms a condition, you should use signs-and-symptoms diagnoses rather than [...]
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