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Don't Confuse Suspected COVID-19 Dx With Suspected Exposure
Published on Fri Jun 19, 2020
Question: On a computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest for a patient with respiratory distress, the radiologist documents bilateral ground glass opacities and pulmonary consolidation and suspects a COVID-19 diagnosis. In the impression, the radiologist recommends a test to rule out a COVID-19 diagnosis. How should I sequence the diagnoses? Also, should modifier CS be appended to 71250? Wyoming [...]