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Wiki Coding Help- AIDS nephropathy
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JulesofColorado
Expert
Code 042 & 583.9
Tonyj
True Blue
Good Morning,
Could you help me code AIDS nephropathy?
Thank you so much. :
How about :
583.81 Nephritis and nephropathy, not specified as acute or chronic, in diseases classified elsewhere, Code first underlying disease, as:
amyloidosis (277.30-277.39)
diabetes mellitus (249.4, 250.4)
gonococcal infection (098.19)
Goodpasture's syndrome (446.21)
systemic lupus erythematosus (710.0)
tuberculosis (016.0)
JulesofColorado
Expert
I stand by what I already stated: 042 & 583.9.
ohn0disaster
Guest
Stated "AIDS Nephropathy", I would code it 042 & 583.81.
JulesofColorado
Expert
I stand corrected.