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Yes, You Can Report COPD and Chronic Bronchitis, but Not With Separate Codes

Published on Wed Mar 06, 2013

Question: Is it appropriate to code 491.0 with 496 when the patient has chronic bronchitis and COPD? The explanation in ICD-9 of billing acute bronchitis [...]
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