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Wiki Acute vs. ???

Thread starter BPerciak
Start date Sep 13, 2011

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Sep 13, 2011

I dont have the chart in front of me but my manager says that for confusion I should code 298.9 rather than 293.0, unless specified as acute or epileptic. Im a little confused...are we not suppose to put everything to acute status when it isnt specified.

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