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Do You Need to Report Sinusitis Separately?

Published on Fri Aug 05, 2022

Question: I have a report diagnosing the patient with the flu and acute maxillary sinusitis due to the infection. However, the physician didn’t specify the type of influenza virus. How should I code this encounter? West Virginia Subscriber Answer: You’ll assign code J11.1 (Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations) to report the patient’s diagnosis. Code J11.1 features an [...]
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