Pulmonology Coding Alert

Occupational history is the main clue to diagnosis.As a pulmonology coder, you're likely to encounter patients with extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis). To be ready to accurately report for every type of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) when ICD-10 codes come into effect, see our guidance that follows.Take This Symptoms, Tests Refresher Your pulmonologist will arrive at a diagnosis of bagassosis based on an occupational history of exposure to cane dust and on the findings of blood tests and diagnostic tests such as pulmonary function tests and chest x-rays.Some of the common symptoms that you will encounter in a patient with bagassosis will include fever (R50.9, Fever unspecified), malaise (R53.81, Other malaise), fatigue (R53.83, Other fatigue), cough (R05, cough), shortness of breath (R06.02, Shortness of breath), painful breathing (R07.1, Chest pain on breathing), anorexia (R63.0, Anorexia) and weight loss (R63.4, Abnormal weight loss).Your pulmonologist might order certain lab tests such as [...]