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Pick the Correct Pulmonary Edema Code
Published on Fri Jul 08, 2022
Question: I have documentation that lists the patient’s diagnosis as pulmonary edema, but the documentation doesn’t say whether the condition is acute or chronic. What ICD-10-CM code should I use to report pulmonary edema? Texas Subscriber Answer: If the documentation doesn’t have more information specifying the diagnosis, then you’ll assign J81.1 (Chronic pulmonary edema) to report the patient’s diagnosis. Code J81.1 carries [...]