Remember to use J65 for tuberculosis-related diagnoses. Patients suffering from pneumoconiosis are noticing its effects after years of exposure to the harmful dust. As a pulmonology coder, you’ll need to know the different pneumoconiosis types and the codes for each [...]
Question: A patient presented with a cough, wheezing, and shortness of breath. The patient is a construction worker who works on old buildings most of the time. After a physical examination, the pulmonologist ordered chest X-rays and reviewed the images. The [...]
Question: A 50-year-old patient came into our pulmonology practice presenting with breathing difficulties and chest tightness. During the questioning, the patient indicated they had been experiencing the symptoms for more than a month and recently their condition had worsened, which [...]
Investigate occupational history to arrive at the specific diagnosis. Coding for lung pathologies due to inhalation of dust can be a daunting task. You may tend to use category J66 (Airway disease due to specific organic dust), but there are [...]
Look for a one-to-one match for coal and asbestos. While ICD-10 will offer you some direct matches for pneumoconiosis, you will be mistaken if you believe it applies to all causative dusts. Here is a layout of new and extended [...]
Hint: Look for other expansions to J66 for pneumopathy due to inhalation of other dusts. When your pulmonologist diagnoses byssinosis, a condition caused by inhalation of cotton dust, you’ll be pleased to know that you have a very specific code [...]
Hint: Look for other expansions to J66 for pneumopathy due to inhalation of other dusts. When your pulmonologist diagnoses byssinosis, a condition caused by inhalation of cotton dust, you’ll be pleased to know that you have a very specific code [...]
Type of inhaled inorganic dust is vital for accurate coding.If your pulmonologist treats patients with occupational respiratory problems, you're likely to see pneumoconiosis diagnoses fairly frequently. Get a head start on coding this condition when ICD-10 codes come into effect [...]
Type of inhaled inorganic dust is vital for accurate coding.If your pulmonologist treats patients with occupational respiratory problems, you're likely to see pneumoconiosis diagnoses fairly frequently. Get a head start on coding this condition when ICD-10 codes come into effect [...]
