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edema
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“Edema, bilateral lower extremities”
Having a disagreement with billing the symptom of “edema, bilateral lower extremities” Colleague insists R60.0 Localized Edema I had been trained most specific code for this is R22.43 Localized swelling, mass and lump, lower limb, bilateral Tried explaining the medical definition of edema IS...- tetrok
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- audit edema icd 10 swelling
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- Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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Wiki Lower extremity swelling during travel
Medicare patient presented for med-refill. The patient was previously prescribed furosemide (Lasix) due to bilateral swelling in her lower extremities from travel. The patient has a history of swelling during travel. The swelling in question persisted for 5 days and the patient was prescribed...- apearceak@gmail.com
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- airtravel edema lower extremity r60.0 z codes
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- Forum: ICD-10