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Can You Successfully Code a PAP Diagnosis?

Published on Thu Jun 06, 2024

Question: I’ve been a professional coder for more than 20 years, but I recently moved to pulmonology coding. I have a medical report from a pulmonology clinic where the provider diagnosed the patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). The record also shows the patient presented with shortness of breath and a cough that’s lasted for six weeks. What diagnosis codes should [...]
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