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 75-year-old new patient came into our pulmonology office complaining of a harsh dry cough, shortness of breath (SOB), and fatigue. After a physical examination and patient history, the pulmonologist ordered a two-view chest X-ray, which revealed lung nodules. During [...]
Question: A 75-year-old new patient came into our pulmonology office complaining of a harsh dry cough, shortness of breath (SOB), and fatigue. After a physical examination and patient history, the pulmonologist ordered two-view chest X-rays, which revealed lung nodules. During the [...]
Find the right occupation to code a hypersensitivity pneumonitis dx. You’ll find a bevy of common and rare lung diseases in the ICD-10-CM code set that could afflict your pulmonology patients. Rare lung diseases, such as beryllium disease, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
