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Relieve Your Confusion Over Aspirin Allergy Coding

Published on Wed Aug 09, 2023

Question: I’ve been confused for a while about which ICD-10 code is appropriate for reporting an aspirin allergy. Aspirin is a pain reliever but also a platelet inhibitor, so is Z88.6 or Z88.8 the best choice? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: For an allergy to aspirin, Z88.6 (Allergy status to analgesic agent) is the best choice over Z88.8 (Allergy status to other drugs, [...]
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