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Get to the Bottom of Sequencing for Inpatient COVID-19

Published on Thu Nov 05, 2020

Question: In a previous issue, you discussed a case where the pulmonologist treated a patient for a collapsed lung in the hospital and suspected the patient had COVID-19. After the patient was discharged, they learned that the patient had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. You advised reporting U07.1 (COVID-19) as the primary diagnosis, followed by J98.11 (Atelectasis) as secondary, [...]
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