Reader Question: Don't Worry About Frequency if Patient is Documented Smoker
Radiology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Don't Worry About Frequency if Patient is Documented Smoker
Published on Mon Oct 15, 2018
Question: On a chest X-ray, the indication notes an intermittent smoker, but used to be a heavy user. The doctor documents chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [...]
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