Wiki Covid-19 U07.1

[Brenda1973]

Hi, When U07.1 is my primary diagnosis do I need to follow it up with secondary codes for the covid symptoms (cough, fever, congestion,ect.) or is U07.1 billable alone?

 

[such78]

Hi, When U07.1 is my primary diagnosis do I need to follow it up with secondary codes for the covid symptoms (cough, fever, congestion,ect.) or is U07.1 billable alone?

Only assign U07.1 when symptoms are an integral part of disease progression.

Per 2025 Official Coding Guidelines ". Conditions that are an integral part of a disease processSigns and symptoms that are associated routinely with a disease process should not beassigned as additional codes, unless otherwise instructed by the classification. Conditions that are not an integral part of a disease processAdditional signs and symptoms that may not be associated routinely with a diseaseprocess should be coded when present."